LBIK10215U Intellectual Property Rights

Volume 2013/2014
Education
MSc Programme in Biology - Biotechnology
Content
The course is theoretical and basic intellectual property right issues will be taught in parallel with patent reading classes and group work on a miniproject concerning the use of protection of intellectual property rights
Learning Outcome
After completion of the course the student is expected to have the following knowledge, skills and competences:

Knowledge
- Describe the relationship between patenting and scientific discovery
- Describe the patenting process and how it relates to the international patent authorities and organizations
- Understand patents as strategic tools in business development
- Understand how intellectual property rights relates to and handles genetic sequences and other biological material

Skills
- Read and interpret patents within bioscience
- Determine the freedom to operate for a given new bio-product emphasizing intellectual property rights
- Understand the importance of intellectual property rights in interacting with external partners both industrial and academic
- Understand the value of intellectual property rights

Competences
- Identify relevant patent and patent applications within a specific bioscience field 
- Make a well documented report concerning the use of protection of intellectual property rights
- Exploit knowledge in relevant patents and patent applications within a specific bio-science field
Literature
A textbook on intellectual property rights (Patenting in Biotechnology, a Laboratoty Manual, Peter Ulvskov) and relevant patent material. Some literature will depend on the miniproject.
Lectures, group work, discussions and presentations in relation to the project: 20 hours of lectures, 20 hours patent reading classes, 125 hours project work, 20 hours computer exercises and 20 hours for preparation
  • Category
  • Hours
  • Colloquia
  • 20
  • Exam
  • 1
  • Guidance
  • 20
  • Lectures
  • 20
  • Preparation
  • 20
  • Project work
  • 125
  • Total
  • 206
Credit
7,5 ECTS
Type of assessment
Oral examination, 15 min
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Aid
Written aids allowed
Marking scale
7-point grading scale
Censorship form
No external censorship
One internal examiner
Criteria for exam assesment
Focus is on practical skills: How to search for patents and applications, follow application through the patenting system in Europe and the USA, and how to read and analyse patents.