Applying Industrial and Intellectual Property Law in practice: case studies

This week’s topics

Applying Industrial and Intellectual Property Law in practice: case studies

1. Case analysis
2. Linking theory to practice
3. Evaluating evidence
4. Meet the business experts talking IP
5. CASE STUDY of Aardman Animations
6. Case study: protecting your IP with cycling company Hornit

What you will be able to do

• 1.1 Analyse the term ‘intellectual property’.
• 1.3 Evaluate types of intellectual property and associated laws.
• 1.4 Critically analyse the impacts of intellectual property on public interest.
• 1.5 Analyse issues relating to the breach of confidential information in the intellectual property.
• 2.1 Analyse the underlying principles of copyright.
• 2.2 Evaluate trademark and its various elements to protect words and symbols.
• 2.3 Compare and contrast the forms of copyright laws in the UK and internationally.
• 2.4 Analyse the framework of trademark law as operated in the UK, Europe and internationally.
• 2.5 Evaluate limits, enforcement and infringement of copyright and trademark.
• 3.1 Critically analyse the justifications for intellectual property.
• 3.2 Analyse law of industrial designs.
• 3.3 Compare and contrast the UK law national registered design right and an unregistered design right system.
• 4.1 Evaluate the application of sanctions for misuse of intellectual property including civil and criminal remedies.
• 4.2 Evaluate legal and administrative modes to apply for or to deal with infringement of industrial property rights.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Case-study workshop: apply the unit’s concepts to a real or realistic case and evaluate the outcome.

Study materials

Videos

• Meet the business experts talking IP · YouTube · Intellectual Property Office UK · 9 min · for registered students
• CASE STUDY of Aardman Animations · YouTube · Intellectual Property Office UK · 4 min · for registered students
• Case study: protecting your IP with cycling company Hornit · YouTube · Intellectual Property Office UK · 5 min · for registered students

Further resources

• Introduction to Intellectual Property, ch. 2: Patent Enforcement · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 65–100 · for registered students
• 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