International Intellectual Property Law
About This Course
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
1. Understand the sources of public international intellectual property (IP) law, including the principal treaties, their interpretation, and domestic implementation;
2. Analyze the general architecture of the international IP system and its implications for the protection of intellectual property rights (IPRs) globally;
3. Examine the intersection between intellectual property rights (IPRs) and other international obligations, such as trade and investment protection measures, and human rights obligations;
4. Evaluate selected case studies to understand the practical application of international intellectual property (IP) law and its impact on global IPRs protection; and
5. Explore the private international law issues related to the global exploitation of IPRs, particularly in the context of the Internet, and analyze their legal implications.
What You'll Learn
This course addresses the public and private international law issues concerned with the protection of intellectual property rights (IPRs) globally. It commences with an overview of the sources of public international IP law, including the principal treaties, their interpretation and domestic implementation, and the general architecture of the international IP system. Using selected case studies, it then considers other international obligations that intersect with IPRS, including trade and investment protection measures and human rights obligations. It concludes with a survey of the private international law issues affecting the global exploitation of IPRs, particularly in the context of the Internet.
Entry Requirements
A good Bachelor's or Juris Doctor degree in Law