Psychology
Bachelor	Length of the Programme: 4	Number of Credits: 240	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF: Level 6

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

School/Faculty/Institute

Faculty of Law

Course Code

HUK 411

Course Title in English

Intellectual and Industrial Property Law

Course Title in Turkish

Fikri ve Sınai Mülkiyet Hukuku

Language of Instruction

Type of Course

Lecture

Level of Course

Advanced

Semester

Fall

Contact Hours per Week

Lecture: 2

Recitation:

Lab:

Other:

Estimated Student Workload

60 hours per semester

Number of Credits

2 ECTS

Grading Mode

Standard Letter Grade

Pre-requisites

None

Expected Prior Knowledge

Civil Law

Co-requisites

None

Registration Restrictions

None

Overall Educational Objective

Students will learn the general principles of and the current developments in intellectual and industrial property law.

Course Description

Öğrenciler derste eser türleri, eser sahibinin hakları, bağlantılı ve komşu haklar, davalar, marka hukuku, patent, başvuru ve tescil, hakkın sınırları ve sona ermesi, tasarımlar, sınai hakların korunması konularını öğreneceklerdir.

Course Description in Turkish

Students will learn types of intellectual works, author’s rights, neighboring rights and lawsuits for their protection; trademarks, patents, application procedure and registration, limits of the rights and their expiration, industrial designs, lawsuits for the protection of the industrial rights.

Course Learning Outcomes and Competences

Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) Develops an understanding of the concept of intellectual property rights their place in the legal system.
2) Defines the concept of intellectual work and knows the rights on intellectual works.
3) Recognizes the concept of trademark and knows the principles regarding rights on a trademark.
4) Recognizes patents and geographical indications, knows the principles of legal protection provided to them.

Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4
1) Thorough knowledge of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology.
2) Understanding of and ability to apply essential research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and data interpretation.
3) Competence to use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry and a scientific approach to solving problems related to behavior and mental processes.
4) Understanding and ability to apply psychological principles, skills and values in personal, social, and organizational contexts.
5) Ability to weigh evidence, to tolerate ambiguity, and to reflect other values that underpin psychology as a discipline.
6) Internalization and dissemination of professional ethical standards.
7) Demonstration of competence in information technologies, and the ability to use computer and other technologies for purposes related to the pursuit of knowledge in psychology and the broader social sciences.
8) Skills to communicate the knowledge of psychological science effectively, in a variety of formats, in both Turkish and in English (in English, at least CEFR B2 level).
9) Recognition, understanding, and respect for the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity.
10) Recognition for the need for, and the skills to pursue, lifelong learning, inquiry, and self-improvement.
11) Ability to formulate critical hypotheses based on psychological theory and literature, and design studies to test those hypotheses.
12) Ability to acquire knowledge independently, and to plan one’s own learning.
13) Demonstration of advanced competence in the clarity and composition of written work and presentations.

Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

N None	S Supportive	H Highly Related

	Program Outcomes and Competences	Level	Assessed by
1)	Thorough knowledge of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology.	N
2)	Understanding of and ability to apply essential research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and data interpretation.	N
3)	Competence to use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry and a scientific approach to solving problems related to behavior and mental processes.	H	Exam,HW,Participation
4)	Understanding and ability to apply psychological principles, skills and values in personal, social, and organizational contexts.	N
5)	Ability to weigh evidence, to tolerate ambiguity, and to reflect other values that underpin psychology as a discipline.	N
6)	Internalization and dissemination of professional ethical standards.	N
7)	Demonstration of competence in information technologies, and the ability to use computer and other technologies for purposes related to the pursuit of knowledge in psychology and the broader social sciences.	N
8)	Skills to communicate the knowledge of psychological science effectively, in a variety of formats, in both Turkish and in English (in English, at least CEFR B2 level).	N
9)	Recognition, understanding, and respect for the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity.	S	Participation
10)	Recognition for the need for, and the skills to pursue, lifelong learning, inquiry, and self-improvement.	S	HW,Participation
11)	Ability to formulate critical hypotheses based on psychological theory and literature, and design studies to test those hypotheses.	N
12)	Ability to acquire knowledge independently, and to plan one’s own learning.	S	Exam,HW
13)	Demonstration of advanced competence in the clarity and composition of written work and presentations.	H	Exam,HW

Prepared by and Date	ALİ DURAL , December 2023
Course Coordinator	ALİ DURAL
Semester	Fall
Name of Instructor	Asst. Prof. Dr. ALİ DURAL

Course Contents

Week	Subject
1)	Introduction -The concept of intellectual property and its place within the legal system.
2)	The concept and types of intellectual work - Authorship
3)	Authors' rights over their work and the limitation thereof
4)	Contracts and disposals on intellectual works
5)	Related Rights - Professional Associations
6)	Protection of rights over the work
7)	Definition, elements, and types of trademarks
8)	Trademark Owner - Application for trademark registration and opposition against it
9)	Legal transactions related to trademarks
10)	Rights of the trademark owner and their protection
11)	Limits of rights over a trademark
12)	Trademark invalidation and termination of the rights on the trademark - Actions to be filed in case of infringement
13)	Patents
14)	Geographical indications, rights over designs

Required/Recommended Readings

Students may follow any of the following as per their preference: - Cahit Suluk/Rauf Karasu/Temel Nal: Fikri Mülkiyet Hukuku, last edition. - M. Ahmet Kılıçoğlu: Fikri Haklar, last edition. - Engin Erdil: Fikri Mülkiyet Hukuku Ders Kitabı, last edition. - Ünal Tekinalp: Fikri Mülkiyet Hukuku, last edition. - Arslan Kaya: Marka Hukuku, last edition. - Uğur Çolak: Türk Marka Hukuku, last edition.

Teaching Methods

The lectures will be taught in a way to support student participation via in-class discussions on relevant legislation and court cases.

Homework and Projects

Laboratory Work

Computer Use

Other Activities

Assessment Methods

Assessment Tools	Count	Weight
Midterm(s)	1	% 40
Final Examination	1	% 60
TOTAL		% 100

Course Administration

durala@mef.edu.tr

ECTS Student Workload Estimation

Activity	No/Weeks	Hours			Calculation
	No/Weeks per Semester	Preparing for the Activity	Spent in the Activity Itself	Completing the Activity Requirements
Course Hours	14	1	2		42
Application	2	1	2		6
Midterm(s)	1	4	2		6
Final Examination	1	4	2		6
Total Workload					60
Total Workload/25					2.4
ECTS					2