COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
LAW 409	B	7	4	0	0	4	6

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
Main Course Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Prof.Dr. Endri Papajorgji epapajorgji@epoka.edu.al , During working hours
Second Course Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Compulsory
Study program: (the study for which this course is offered)	Integrated second cycle study program in Law
Classroom and Meeting Time:	Thursday 8:45 - 12:30
Code of Ethics:	Code of Ethics of EPOKA University Regulation of EPOKA University "On Student Discipline"
Attendance Requirement:	In person (Online in exceptional cases)
Course Description:	This course aims to train students with in-depth information on the international components of copyright, patents, trademarks, and other forms of intellectual property rights. In detail, this course will deal with the legal concept of works which are the fruit of the intellectual/industrial creativity of natural/legal persons; the conditions that must be met for the products of intellectual creativity to enjoy protection from each normative act in force; entities that the law recognizes the right to appeal in administrative and judicial ways; the procedure followed for examining the appeal and making the decision. The course will analyze the basic principles and legal instruments of international intellectual property law, including consideration of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary Works and Artistic Property and the WTO Agreement on Trade- Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS). The course will acquaint students with recent developments in the European Union and the problems of implementing intellectual property rights in less developed countries.
Course Objectives:

BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE COURSE

1	Upon completion of this course, students will have gained knowledge about the international intellectual property and the legal effects on individuals and business organizations.
2	Upon completion of this course, students will be trained in IP property, TRIPS etc.
3	Students will be able to obtain information about the basic rules of technology transfer, regional transactions, intellectual property, product liability and relevant legal arrangements.
4	The course will prepare students for a career in international organizations with their training in the structure and powers of international organizations.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction - History and general concepts
2	Patents, Copyright The WIPO Intellectual Property Handbook: Policy, Law and Use
3	Trademarks, Industrial Designs, Geographical Indications The WIPO Intellectual Property Handbook: Policy, Law and Use
4	The principle of territoriality A.PEUKERT, Territoriality and Extraterritoriality in Intellectual Property Law, in G.Handl, J.Zekoll (eds.), Beyond Territoriality: Transnational Legal Authority in an Age of Globalization, Boston, 2012
5	Copyright Law, The Berne Convention, The WIPO Copyright Treaty. Special Conventions in the Field of Related Rights
6	Patent Law The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, The Patent Law TreatyThe Patent Cooperation Treaty,
7	Trademark Law, The Paris Convention, The Madrid Agreement:
8	Case Law class
9	Intellectual Property in the age of internet (electronic commerce and data)
10	Choice of Law in Intellectual Property Disputes
11	Dispute settlement and alternative dispute resolution
12	Intellectual Property in Albania Part 1
13	Intellectual Property in Albania Part 2
14	Class Presentation Group Questions and Answers

Prerequisite(s):
Textbook(s):	- Caterina Sganga Propertizing European Copyright: History, Challenges and Opportunities (EE Elgar 2018) - Justin Pila/Paul Torremans, European Intellectual Property Law (Oxford University Press 2019) - Abbe Brown/Smita Kheria/Jane Cornwell/Marta Iljadica, Contemporary Intellectual Property Law. Law and Policy (Oxford University Press 2019) [this one has an additional UK focus] - James Boyle and Jennifer Jenkins, Open IP Casebook (2021)
Additional Literature:
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Ability to understand general rules and principles of IP protection within the framework of the major international treaties and conventions.
2	Ability to make a proper distinction between the national, regional and international instruments of protection and enforcement of IP rights.
3	Ability to understand the principle of territoriality and to solve conflicts of law and jurisdictional problems.
4	Ability to explain the effects of the international harmonization of intellectual property on national laws, and to identify the areas still characterized by divergent national solutions.
5	Ability to understand the general rules and principles of IP in Albania.

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Integrated second cycle study program in Law Program
1	Fitimi dhe përdorimi i njohurive të avancuara në fushën e drejtësisë dhe jurisprudencës, mbështetur në tekstet mësimore, materialet dhe burimet e tjera shkencore.	5
2	Fitimi i njohurive rreth çështjeve dhe problematikave të fushës së drejtësisë, së bashku me analizën e aspekteve historike, shoqërore e politike.	5
3	Fitimi i njohurive rreth organizimit të shtetit.	5
4	Fitimi i njohurive rreth kapaciteteve të analizës lidhur me konceptet dhe ndarjet kryesore të degëve të së drejtës.	5
5	Përmirësimi i aftësive për të punuar së bashku me disiplinat kryesore të shkencave sociale dhe disiplinat e tjera të cilat janë të lidhura me drejtësinë.	4
6	Fitimi i njohurive rreth drejtësisë duke përthithur terminologjinë profesionale të fushës.	5
7	Përcaktimi i ngjarjeve dhe temave komplekse, nëpërmjet zhvillimit të diskutimeve dhe bërjes së sugjerimeve të reja në përputhje me hulumtimet e fushës.	5
8	Fitimi i aftësive në përdorimin e programeve kompjuterike dhe të teknologjisë së informacionit me qëllim arritjen e qasjes në dijen aktuale.	5
9	Përmirësimi i të menduarit kritik dhe aftësive në kryerjen e hulumtimit në mënyrë të pavarur.	5
10	Fitimi i njohurive për të folur në një gjuhë të huaj në një nivel të mjaftueshëm për të komunikuar me kolegët dhe për të kuptuar zhvillimet bashkëkohore në fushën e drejtësisë dhe të jurisprudencës.	5
11	Fitimi i aftësive për të respektuar vlerat shoqërore, shkencore dhe etike gjatë mbledhjes dhe interpretimit të të dhënave që kanë të bëjnë me zhvillimet shoqërore dhe atyre në drejtësi.	4
12	Ndërgjegjësimi në lidhje me rëndësinë e të drejtave të njeriut dhe mjedisit.

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm Exam(s)	1	30
Project	1	20
Final Exam	1	40
Attendance		10
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	4	64
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	13	4	52
Mid-terms	1	11	11
Assignments	2	3.5	7
Final examination	1	16	16
Other	0	0	0
Total Work Load:			150
Total Work Load/25(h):			6
ECTS Credit of the Course:			6

CONCLUDING REMARKS BY THE COURSE LECTURER

More exercises are needed in order to engage the class.