MANAGEMENT AND EVALUATION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

YBUS516

Course Code: YBUS516
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree Without Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Know patent, copyright and intellectual property.
Know the ways of patent ownership.
Know the law of copyright.
Know the law of intellectual property.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

This course covers the legal foundations of the intellectual property rights on the national and international level. The effects of the intellectual property rights on the global economy and the development will be discussed, as well as, the place of the intellectual property rights in the society. In this respect, copyright, design rights, trademarks, patents, confidentiality agreements, infringment of trademarks, database rights will be examined. Moreover, the development of the international policy and the agreements dealing with the intellectual property rights in the social, cultural and commercial foundations will be handled.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	What is Intellectual Property?,Why Intellectual Property?
2^nd Week	The Law of Intellectual Property
3^rd Week	What is Copyright?
4^th Week	The Basics of Copyright Law
5^th Week	Registration of Copyright
6^th Week	How to Protect Copyright?
7^th Week	Duration of Copyright, International Copyright Law
8^th Week	Mid-term Examination
9^th Week	What is Patent?
10^th Week	How to Make Patent Application?
11^th Week	The Patent Law
12^th Week	Ownership and Transfer of Patent
13^th Week	International Patent Law
14^th Week	Unfair Competition and Unethical Behaviors

Recommended or Required Reading

Lecture notes

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Case Study
Problem Solving
Practice
Project
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	1	35	35
Preparation for Final exam	1	120	120
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	100	100
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework
Total Work Load			300
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1
K2
K3
K4
K5
K6
K7
K8
K9
K10
K11
K12
K13
K14
K15
K16