Intellectual Property Law (HUK347) | GSÜ

Content

Objective

The objective is to give in depth knowledge about intellectual property, and general knowledge about design law and patent law

Course Content

Week 1. Introduction to copyright and relationship with intellectual and industrial property.

Week 2. Subject matter of the copyright: work.

Week 3.Autorship and ownership.

Week 4. Nature of rights and specifically Moral rights of the autor.

Week 5. Copyright of the autor I.

Week 6. Copyright of the autor.

Week 7. Protection of copyright.

Week 8. Infringement and defences.

Week 9. Exploitation and use of copyright

Week 10. Limits on exploitation

Week 11. Professional organizations.

Week 12. Related rights, performers rights.

Week 13. Related rigts.

Week 14. Cumulative protection for copyright and works of art.

Course Learning Outcomes

As the Turkish intellectual and insdustrial property is transposed from the European Union law, the students will have knowledge about Turkish and European intellectual and industrial law.

Teaching and Learning Methods

Lecturer explains the content and then give students opportunity to discuss the current issues and jurisdictional decisions.

References

Ünal Tekinalp, Fikri Haklar, André Bertrand, Le droit d’auteur,
Bentley/Sheman, Intellectual Property Law.

Weekly Contents

Theory Topics
Week	Weekly Contents
1	Introduction to copyright and relationship with intellectual and industrial property.
2	Subject matter of the copyright: work.
3	Autorship and ownership.
4	Nature of rights and specifically Moral rights of the autor.
5	Copyright of the autor
6	Copyright of the autor
7	Protection of copyright
8	Infringement and defences
9	Exploitation and use of copyright
10	Limits on exploitation
11	Professional organizations
12	Related rights, performers rights
13	Related rigts
14	Cumulative protection for copyright and works of art.

Assessment System

Contribution to Overall Grade
Activities	Number	Contribution
Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade	1	50
Contribution of final exam to overall grade	1	50
Total	2	100

In-Term Studies
Activities	Number	Contribution
Assignments	0	0
Presentation	0	0
Midterm Examinations (including preparation)	1	50
Project	0	0
Laboratory	0	0
Other Applications	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Term Paper/ Project	0	0
Portfolio Study	0	0
Reports	0	0
Learning Diary	0	0
Thesis/ Project	0	0
Seminar	0	0
Other	0	0
Total	1	50

Relation of Proficiency

No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	Recognizing fundamental legal concepts, defining, interpreting and using them.					X
2	Recognizing fundamental disciplines of law and their content, including legislation, case-law and the doctrine in the relevant discipline.					X
3	Recognizing positive norms in the legislation and being able to define and explain the principals of methodology.				X
4	Being able to determine, identify and restate legal problems.					X
5	Being able to use legal interpretation principals in an efficient manner in order to analyse and resolve a legal problem and in order to develop a strategy.					X
6	Being able to conduct academic researches on legal problems and to propose solutions.					X
7	Assuming responsibility individually or collectively for resolving complicated legal problems.				X
8	Being able to criticise positive norms of the law system.					X
9	Being able to explain technical legal knowledge in Turkish, French and English verbally or in writing, being able to report personal opinion concerning a legal problem verbally or in writing in a persuasive manner.					X
10	Being able to follow up the local and international legal literature, to update technical legal knowledge permanently, to use information technology in an efficient manner in order to achieve these goals.				X
11	Being able to conduct comparative academic researches between different law systems.				X
12	Respecting human rights and universal principals and notions of law.				X
13	Respecting the ethical standarts, good faith, fairness and equity principals.					X
14	Being sensitive to social problems, democracy, laicism and rule of law principal.					X

ECTS

Activities	Number	Period	Total Workload
Class Hours	13	2	26
Working Hours out of Class	8	3	24
Assignments	0	0	0
Presentation	0	0	0
Midterm Examinations (including preparation)	1	2	2
Project	0	0	0
Laboratory	0	0	0
Other Applications	0	0	0
Final Examinations (including preparation)	0	0	0
Quiz	0	0	0
Term Paper/ Project	0	0	0
Portfolio Study	0	0	0
Reports	0	0	0
Learning Diary	0	0	0
Thesis/ Project	0	0	0
Seminar	0	0	0
Other	0	0	0
Total Workload			52
Total Workload / 25			2.08
Credits ECTS			2