Duration
1 year
Training structure
Faculty of Law and Political Science
Presentation
Industrial properties (trademarks, patents, designs, software, domain names) are operating monopolies that constitute a company's wealth. The role of industrial property attorneys, lawyers and attorneys-at-law is to ensure effective management of these monopolies, in terms of establishing, exploiting and defending these rights. This course is designed to reinforce knowledge of industrial property law in relation to the issues at stake for companies, and offers certified training leading to a diploma to professionals in law or other disciplines (accountants, engineers, R&D department employees).
Objectives
- In-depth knowledge of industrial propertý law seen as a business law (Obtaining industrial property rights - Exploiting industrial property rights: ownership of rights, exploitation contracts, industrial property rights and competition - Defending industrial property rights: acts of infringement, seizure against infringement, infringement action).
- Acquisition of up-to-date doctrinal knowledge and case law (patents, trademarks, designs, software, domain names).
Know-how and skills
- Mastery of case studies, drafting of contracts, filing of industrial property titles, management of industrial property portfolios.
Organization
Knowledge control
Grand oral
Program
Module 1 (20 hours): Obtaining industrial property rights
Filing procedure - Identification of the holder - Consistency of rights
Module 2 (40 hours) : Operating contracts
Know-how communication agreements - Assignment - Licensing - Operating agreements and Competition law
Module 3 (30 hours) : Defending industrial property rights
Proof of infringement - Infringement action - Related actions
Admission
Access conditions
For initial training students: Hold a law degree (L3)
For continuing education professionals: Hold a law degree (L3) or equivalent.
Target audience
Law students wishing to specialize in industrial property law, to join the legal divisions of corporate research and development departments, or to become a lawyer specializing in this field.
Students in management science, pharmacy, science or engineering school wishing to acquire in-depth knowledge of industrial property law.
Lawyers, in-house counsel wishing to specialize in industrial property law.
Accountants, engineers, employees of corporate R&D departments wishing to acquire knowledge in this field.
Tuition fees
Students in initial training:
Scholarship holders:
Professionals: (continuing education)
Necessary prerequisites
Hold a law degree (L3) or equivalent diploma for both initial and continuing training courses.
And then
Professional integration
Company: Industrial property law department
Law firm
Industrial property law firm