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[ 405ERSLTSDS26 ] KS Patents and Innovation: Legal Foundations and Practical Applications

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Workload Education level Study areas Responsible person Hours per week Coordinating university
2 ECTS R - Doctoral programme Human Medicine Michael Stadler 1,5 hpw Johannes Kepler University Linz
Detailed information
Pre-requisites (*)Zulassung zum Doktoratsstudium Medical Sciences
Original study plan Doctoral programme Medical Sciences 2026W
Learning Outcomes
Competences
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to apply their knowledge and skills to assess patentability and interpret patent claims in practical contexts, evaluate legal situations involving industrial property rights by identifying potential risks and solutions, address basic legal issues related to the transfer and licensing of intellectual property in a professional setting, and engage in reasoned discussions on patent law matters while contributing to problem-solving within interdisciplinary teams.
Skills Knowledge
  • Identify and distinguish between different industrial property rights.
  • Search for and read patent documents and form a general understanding of a patent’s scope of protection.

* Examine inventions with regard to individual patentability requirements.

  • Recognize and analyze legal problems and conflicts in the field of patent law.
  • Address fundamental questions relating to the transfer and licensing of intellectual property rights.
  • The different types of industrial property rights and their practical significance.
  • Patent documents and the concept of the scope of protection of patents.
  • The requirements for patentability, including novelty, inventive step, and other criteria.
  • Patent application procedures, infringement, and invalidity proceedings.
  • International aspects of patent protection.
  • The basic principles of the transfer and licensing of intellectual property rights.
  • Supplementary Protection Certificates
Criteria for evaluation Attendance of at least 80 %; Oral Examination
Methods Online Course. Students file questions that are discussed in subsequent Q&A sessions
Language English and French
Study material Lecture notes will be provided in the course
Changing subject? No
On-site course
Maximum number of participants 30
Assignment procedure Assignment according to priority