The Art of Patenting: patents for chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology 1200-2CHMSZP1M
Introduction to intellectual property (IP)
• The role of IP in commercialization.
• Basic law regulations for IP protection.
• Types of IP rights.
• Scope of protection by IP rights.
• Differences between IP rights.
Obtaining IP rights.
• Requirements and obstacles for the registration of IP rights.
• Patentable and non-patentable inventions.
• Scope of the patent and the significance of patent claims.
• National and international IP protection.
Development of strategy for IP protection.
• Which IP right is selected for protection in chemistry, medicine and biotechnology.
• Case study using patent relating to pharma invention.
IP in commercialization
• Factors influencing commercialization.
• Costs of IP protection.
• IP in building value of an enterprise.
Ownership of IP rights
• Ownership of inventions/right to the patent.
• Inventions made by employees.
• Inventions made on University.
Enforcement of IP rights
• Assessment of infringement of IP rights.
• Exemptions (Bolar, Research).
• Methods of enforcement of IP rights.
• Case study using patent relating to pharma invention.
Patent attorney profession and tasks
• How to become a patent attorney?
• Entities where a patent attorney may work.
• Activities for which a patent attorney is authorized.
Type of course
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
1. Student has knowledge of the types and scope of protection of intellectual property rights, in particular used in chemistry, medicine and biotechnology.
2. Student has knowledge of methods for obtaining intellectual property rights.
3. Student is able to analyse patent specification and differentiate parts thereof (description, claims, etc.).
4. Student has knowledge of importance of preparing strategy for intellectual property protection.
5. Student has knowledge of enforcement of intellectual property rights.
6. Student is aware of the importance of intellectual property rights for commercialization of different solutions.
7. Student is able to use appropriate vocabulary when discussing intellectual property rights.
8. Student has knowledge of patent attorney profession.
Assessment criteria
Final exam in the mixed form of test and open-ended questions.
Bibliography
European Patent Convention
Industrial Property Law
A. Pyrża et al. "Inventor's Guide", 3rd edition, UPRP, Warsaw 2017
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