Duration
36h Th
Number of credits
| Master in law (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits | |||
| Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) (Faculty of Law, Political Science and Criminology) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course concerns, on the one hand, the areas of intellectual property rights that are most relevant and common for the business world, namely the field of distinctive signs (trade marks, but also trade names and signs, domain names, geographical indications and quality schemes), and on the other hand the legislation concerning market practices and the general obligation of fair competition between companies, the violation of which can give rise to legal proceedings for unfair competition.
The following concepts are specifically raised: conterfeit, risk of confusion, tarnishment, parasitism, comparative and misleading advertising and the poaching of employees.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the outcome of the course, the student must be capable of advising a company on the limits of the freedom of trade and concerning the way to protect its commercial interests and its market share, both in a preventive and curative context.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Parts of commercial law.
Notions of intellectual property law (15h min).
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Jurisprudence of both the European Court of Justice and the Belgian courts is an essential part of the course. Readings are required in prepartion of each course.
If the number of students allows, moot court exercises are organized, where two teams of students represent on of the party in an infringement/unfair competition action and exchange briefs before pleading the case before the rest of the class. A judgment is rendered by a fifth student. The exercise is commented by the professor during a debrief.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face teaching with streaming
Recommended or required readings
The readings (jurisprucence) will be provided during the course.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions ) AND oral exam
Written work / report
Other : Assessment of performance in a mock trial
Additional information:
First session:
- Assessment of performance in a mock trial
Written exam containing two parts:
- True/false, without notes or materials (test of basic knowlegde)
- Casus and in-depth questions (use of legislative texts allowed, not annotaded).
If mock trials are not organised (too large a cohort), the assessment will be based solely on the written exam (V/F + casus and/or reflective question(s)).
second session: idem; oral exam if less than 10 students.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Prof: b.vanbrabant@uliege.be
Ass: dietger.glorieux@uliege.be