| Responsible Department | Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology
90 % Department of Basic Animal and Veterinary Sciences 10 % | ||||||||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | MSc. 1 year | ||||||||||||||||
| Duration | One block | ||||||||||||||||
| Credits | 7.5 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||||
| Level of Course | MSc | ||||||||||||||||
| Examination | Final Examination oral examination All aids allowed Description of Examination: Final 15 min. oral examination without preparation, 7-point scale, internal examiner. Exam topics will cover general and specific intellectual property right issues Weight: 100% 7-point scale, internal examiner | ||||||||||||||||
| Requirement for Attending Exam | An approved written miniproject report, made in groups, is a prerequisite for access to the oral examination | ||||||||||||||||
| Block Placement | Block 4 Week Structure: A | ||||||||||||||||
| Language of Instruction | English | ||||||||||||||||
| Course Content | |||||||||||||||||
| The course is theoretical and basic intellectual property right issues will be taught in parallel with patent reading classes and group work on a miniproject concerning the use of protection of intellectual property rights | |||||||||||||||||
| Teaching and learning Methods | |||||||||||||||||
| Lectures, group work, discussions and presentations in relation to the project: 20 hours of lectures, 20 hours patent reading classes, 125 hours project work, 20 hours computer exercises and 20 hours for preparation | |||||||||||||||||
| Learning Outcome | |||||||||||||||||
| After completion of the course the student is expected to have the following knowledge, skills and competences: Knowledge - Describe the relationship between patenting and scientific discovery - Describe the patenting process and how it relates to the international patent authorities and organizations - Understand patents as strategic tools in business development - Understand how intellectual property rights relates to and handles genetic sequences and other biological material Skills - Read and interpret patents within bioscience - Determine the freedom to operate for a given new bio-product emphasizing intellectual property rights - Understand the importance of intellectual property rights in interacting with external partners both industrial and academic - Understand the value of intellectual property rights Competences - Identify relevant patent and patent applications within a specific bioscience field - Make a well documented report concerning the use of protection of intellectual property rights - Exploit knowledge in relevant patents and patent applications within a specific bio-science field | |||||||||||||||||
| Course Literature | |||||||||||||||||
| A textbook on intellectual property rights and relevant patent material. Some literature will depend on the miniproject. | |||||||||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||||||
| Peter Ulvskov, ulvskov@life.ku.dk, Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology/Section for Plant Glycobiology, Phone: 353-32580 | |||||||||||||||||
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