Learning outcomes of the curricular unit

• Lecture the basic notions of Portuguese Intellectual Property Law
• Reflection about the most important contemporary problems in this area, namely because of digitalization, internet, artifical intelligence and Portuguese EU membership.
• Development of analysis and reflection skills and of the ability to apply intellectual property rights to specific situations.

Syllabus

I Copyright and Related Rights
1 Introduction
2 Legislation
3 Principles
4 Work: requirements and types
5 Author and holder of copyrights
6 Personal and patrimonial content
7 Duration, limitations and exemptions of copyright protection 9 Licences and transfer of copyright, copyleft and creative commons
8 Related Rights
9 Infringement of copyrights, related rights, technological protection measures and DRM sistems
10 Jurisdiction and procedure
11 Managing societies
12 Nature and structure
13 Paradoxes in Information Society 

II Industrial Property
1 Introduction
2 Legislation
3 Principles
4 Common rules
5 Patents and utility models: notion, protection requirements, effects, limitations, exemptions
6 Designs and models: notions, protection requirements, effects, limitations, exemptions.
7 Trademarks: notion, types, protection requirements, effects, limitations, exemptions
8 Other distincitve signs
9 Licenses and transmission
10 Infringement
11 Unlawful competition and secrets of commerce
12 Overlapping