Intelectual Property Protection 2400-ZL1POWI

The course is designed to familiarize students with the basic information on copyright and indicate some issues of industrial property protection. Special attention will be paid to copyright protection in the context of studying at university and research. Course participant will acquire knowledge about the sources of law and fundamental concepts relating to intellectual property rights and will be able to apply them at basic level. Students will be aware of protection of intellectual property rights (in particular in the field of copyright) and the complexity of these issues.
The following topics will be covered:
1) National (Polish) legal acts of intellectual property rights protection
2) The general concepts of intellectual property rights - the scheme of intellectual property rights
3) Some aspects of industrial property rights (patents, trademarks, /industrial/ designs)
4) Right-holder, subject and content of the copyright - moral and economic rights, the idea of neighbouring rights, specific rules for computer software
5) The practical aspects of copyright law - how to use the third parties works (e.g. copying, bibliographical references), use of third parties research results and databases, the concept of plagiarism, how to protect own works - copyright issues in scientific papers and dissertations.
6) The copyright protection and the Internet

Szacunkowy nakład pracy studenta:
Typ aktywności K (kontaktowe) S (samodzielne)
wykład (zajęcia) 6 0
egzamin / zaliczenie 0,5 0
konsultacje 1 0
przygotowanie do wykładów 0 0,5
przygotowanie do egzaminu / zaliczenia 0 3
praca z materiałami umieszczonymi na platformie Moodle lub udostępnionymi inaczej 0 1,5
Razem 7,5 5 = 12,5

Mandatory:
1) The Act of February 4, 1994 on copyright and related* rights (Journal of Laws 2018 No. 1191 – the act from 1994 with amendments)
2) The Act of June 30, 2000 on industrial property law (Journal of Laws 2017 No. 776 – the act from 2000 with amendments)

Supplementary:
1) Adamczak A., Dobosz E.,Gędłek M., Co pracownik i student szkoły wyższej o prawie autorskim wiedzieć powinien, UOTT UW, Warszawa 2009.
2) Domańska-Baer A., Co pracownik i student szkoły wyższej o ochronie własności przemysłowej wiedzieć powinien, UOTT UW, Warszawa 2009.
3) Łazewski M., Ochrona własności intelektualnej - podstawy, UOTT UW, Warszawa 2008
4) other proposed during the lecture