Advanced Intellectual Property Rights: Licensing, IP litigation, and international IP laws.

Advanced Intellectual Property Rights: Licensing, IP litigation, and international IP laws.

Week 1: Licensing of copyrights, patents, and trademarks

1. Day 1: Basics of IP licensing: definition, benefits, considerations
2. Day 2: Licensing of copyrights: terms, royalties, rights granted
3. Day 3: Licensing of patents: terms, royalties, rights granted
4. Day 4: Licensing of trademarks: terms, royalties, quality control
5. Day 5: Review and wrap-up

Week 2: IP litigation, remedies, and defenses

1. Day 1: Overview of IP litigation: stages, strategies, issues
2. Day 2: Remedies in IP litigation: injunctions, damages, attorney’s fees
3. Day 3: Defenses in IP litigation: fair use, first sale doctrine, patent misuse
4. Day 4: Case study analysis of IP litigation
5. Day 5: Review and wrap-up

Week 3: Trade secret law, protection, and misappropriation

1. Day 1: Introduction to trade secret law: definition, examples
2. Day 2: Protection of trade secrets: confidentiality agreements, security measures
3. Day 3: Misappropriation of trade secrets: civil and criminal liability
4. Day 4: Remedies for trade secret misappropriation: damages, injunctions
5. Day 5: Review and wrap-up

Week 4: International IP laws, treaties, and agreements

1. Day 1: Overview of international IP laws: Berne Convention, Paris Convention
2. Day 2: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO): roles and functions
3. Day 3: Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
4. Day 4: European Union IP law: Community Trademark, European Patent Convention
5. Day 5: Review and wrap-up