JUR 3660 Market Law and Intellectual Property Law
JUR 3660 Market Law and Intellectual Property Law
In this course, an overview is provided of national and EU/EEA legal regulation concerning the competitive conditions for individuals and businesses in the market. This regulation consists of three main pillars: intellectual property law, competition law, and protection against unfair competition.
The course covers questions regarding how intellectual property rights are established, their content, and the limits on the use of these rights. Particular emphasis is placed on patent law for technical inventions, trademark rights, and copyright for creative works. In competition law, the rules for the efficient use of societal resources by promoting competition in the business sector are addressed, including the prohibition of anti-competitive cooperation (such as illegal price-fixing) and the abuse of a dominant position in a market.
Technological developments lead to an increased need for legal regulation, and knowledge of this framework is important for individual businesses. At the same time, the rules must be viewed in conjunction with sustainability goals, which is reflected in how we interpret and understand intellectual property law, competition law, and protection against unfair competition.
After completing the course, students will:
- Have a solid understanding of the primary legal sources in intellectual property law, competition law, and protection against unfair competition.
- Have a good knowledge of the considerations and background for the rules in market and intellectual property law.
- Be well acquainted with the conditions for protection under the Copyright Act, the Patent Act, the Design Act, and the Trademark Act, as well as sections 28−30 of the Marketing Control Act.
- Be well acquainted with the rules regarding infringements and violations of protection under the aforementioned laws.
- Be well acquainted with the general clause in section 25 of the Marketing Control Act.
- Be well acquainted with the rules for the protection of trade secrets.
- Have a solid understanding of the conditions in the prohibitions against anti-competitive cooperation (section 10 of the Competition Act) and against the abuse of market dominance (section 11 of the Competition Act).
- Have a fundamental understanding of the considerations behind the relevant legal frameworks and the relationships between them.
After completing the course, students will be able to:
- Identify and analyze issues related to intellectual property law, competition law, and protection against unfair competition.
- Apply legal methods, considering both Norwegian and international legal sources, particularly EU/EEA legal sources, and be capable of using relevant digital tools in this work.
- Conduct independent assessments of questions within intellectual property law, competition law, and protection against unfair competition.
After completing the course, students will have:
- developed the ability to understand the legal and ethical aspects of the rules within intellectual property law, competition law, and protection against unfair competition.
- cultivated the ability for an independent and critical approach to questions within intellectual property law, competition law, and protection against unfair competition.
- gained the ability to perceive the connections and interactions between national and international legal sources, including the significance of EU/EEA law.
- developed an understanding of the importance of a sustainable business sector and how the aforementioned legal frameworks can impact society and the environment.
- The background, sources, and basic concepts of intellectual property law
- Rules for trademarks according to the Trademark Act
- Rules for design according to the Design Act
- Rules for patents according to the Patent Act
- Rules for copyright according to the Copyright Act
- Prohibitions against anti-competitive cooperation (section 10 of the Competition Act)
- Prohibition against the abuse of market dominance (section 11 of the Competition Act)
- Rules for unfair competitive practices according to Chapter 6 of the Marketing Control Act
- Rules regarding trade secrets according to the Trade Secrets Act
The course consists of a variety of learning activities, combining traditional lectures, different digital tools, and self-study. The primary focus of the structured teaching is on lectures and problem-solving exercises.
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Deviations in teaching and exams may occur if external conditions or unforeseen events call for this.
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Exam category: School Exam Form of assessment: Written School Exam - digital Exam/hand-in semester: First Semester Weight: 100 Grouping: Individual Support materials:
Duration: 5 Hour(s) Exam code: JUR 36601 Grading scale: ECTS Resit: Examination every semester |
| Activity | Duration | Comment |
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Teaching | 30 Hour(s) | |
Feedback activities and counselling | 6 Hour(s) | |
Group work / Assignments | 9 Hour(s) | |
Student's own work with learning resources | 100 Hour(s) | |
Prepare for teaching | 50 Hour(s) | |
Examination | 5 Hour(s) |
A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 7,5 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of at least 200 hours.
