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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND OPENNESS: USING LEGAL TOOLS TO ENHANCE INNOVATION, CREATIVITY AND RELATED INVESTMENTS
2018-2019	EnIESEG School of Management ( IÉSEG )
Class code :	1819-IÉSEG-M1S2-ENT-MA-EI25UE	ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Level	Year	Period	Language of instruction
Master	1	S2	EnEnglish

Academic responsibility	C.SAPPA
Lecturer(s)	Cristiana Sappa

IÉSEG > IESEG Degree - Programme Grande École > Semester 2 > 2,00 ECTS

Prerequisites

The course on Protection of Innovation and Creativity is highly recommanded.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
Define what are the access requirements for being granted an intellectual property right (IPRs);
Choose the most appropriate IPR for their production;
Identify who are the right owner and when their consent is required;
Understand what are the activities that fall under the scope of IPRs;
Identify and choose different ways of IPRs management;
Understand open policies and open licences (content and functioning);
Be able to think strategically and choose the most suitable open licence (if any);
Apply legal rules to concrete scenarios autonomously and in group

Course description

I. Introduction
II. The traditional protection of innovation: A. Patents; B. Other forms of Protection (including Trade Secrecy)
III. The traditional protection of creativity: A. Copyright; B. Neighboring Rights
IV. Open licences: A. The importance of Public Domain; B. Free and Open Software; C. Open Data