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Level 7 Diploma in International Business Law

Taxonomy of Intellectual Property and Public Interest Balancing

IBL703 · Industrial and Intellectual Property Law — Week 2 of 16

CourseIBL703
Week2 of 16
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This week’s topics

Taxonomy of Intellectual Property and Public Interest Balancing

  1. Categorization of statutory IP rights
  2. Monopoly rights versus consumer welfare
  3. Compulsory licensing and access to medicine
  4. Human rights and technology transfer
  5. 20. Technology Transfer at Stanford University

What you will be able to do

  • 1.3 Evaluate types of intellectual property and associated laws.
  • 1.4 Critically analyse the impacts of intellectual property on public interest.

Activity

Start with this week’s video, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: evaluate types of intellectual property and associated laws.

Study materials

Videos

  • 20. Technology Transfer at Stanford University · YouTube · Stanford · 13 min · for registered students
  • Trade-related Intellectual Property rights · YouTube · World Trade Organization · 12 min · for registered students
  • Public health, intellectual property and WTO rules at 20 · YouTube · World Trade Organization · 6 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) (text) · PDF · Wto, legislation · for registered students
  • Understanding Industrial Property (WIPO, 2016) · PDF · Wipo, guidance; 28 pages · for registered students
  • Guide on Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights – Protection of property (updated 28 February 2026) · Reading · Coe, guidance; 113 pages · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Foundations and Theoretical Justifications of Intellectual …
  • Week 2: Taxonomy of Intellectual Property and Public Interest Balan…
  • Week 3: Breach of Confidence and Trade Secrets Protection
  • Week 4: Copyright Principles and International Harmonisation
  • Week 5: Trademark Law and Transnational Registration Systems
  • Week 6: Infringement, Defences, and Limitations in Copyright and Tr…
  • Week 7: Industrial Design Law and International Frameworks
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Comparative Design Rights: Registered versus Unregistered R…
  • Week 10: Sanctions and Remedies for Intellectual Property Misuse
  • Week 11: Administrative and Procedural Mechanisms for Industrial Pro…
  • Week 12: Applying Industrial and Intellectual Property Law in practi…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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