HUK 411 Intellectual and Industrial Property LawMEF UniversityDegree Programs LawGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy Statement
Law
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 TR
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) The ability to recognize and apply basic principles and theories of law, legal methodology, and interpretation methods.
2) The ability to follow, evaluate, interpret and apply the current developments and legislative amendments.
3) The ability to locate and use legal resources; to follow and evaluate current legislative amendments, legal science, and court decisions.
4) The ability to internalize social, scientific and ethical values while evaluating legal information.
5) The ability to recognize, examine and resolve legal issues with respect to general principles of law, de lege feranda and de lege lata; to take into consideration both national and international aspects of law; and to acknowledge the importance of personal conviction while making decisions.
6) The ability to critically analyze legal disputes, legislation, court decisions and different views in the legal science; to form his/her own opinions; to detect legal lacuna and suggest alternative solutions.
7) The ability to understand issues regarding different fields of law; to characterize and propose solutions to complex issues arising from legal practice.
8) The ability to participate in and organize legal projects and activities as a socially responsible individual; to put his/her legal knowledge and skill to use efficiently (in the public or private sector).
9) The ability to use a foreign language at least on a B2 Level on the European Language Portfolio, to follow legal developments and communicate with colleagues in that language; to use computer software and information and communication technologies necessary in the law field at an Advanced Level of the European Computer Driving License.
10) Adoption of a positive approach to the concept of lifelong learning.
11) The ability to understand the development, evolution, and problems of the society and to contribute to the solution of these problems by legal methods.
12) The ability to understand the structure, organization, and functioning of law on the national and international level; to contribute to the development thereof.

Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

N None S Supportive H Highly Related
     
Program Outcomes and Competences Level Assessed by
1) The ability to recognize and apply basic principles and theories of law, legal methodology, and interpretation methods. H Exam
2) The ability to follow, evaluate, interpret and apply the current developments and legislative amendments. H Exam
3) The ability to locate and use legal resources; to follow and evaluate current legislative amendments, legal science, and court decisions. H Exam
4) The ability to internalize social, scientific and ethical values while evaluating legal information. S Exam
5) The ability to recognize, examine and resolve legal issues with respect to general principles of law, de lege feranda and de lege lata; to take into consideration both national and international aspects of law; and to acknowledge the importance of personal conviction while making decisions. H Exam
6) The ability to critically analyze legal disputes, legislation, court decisions and different views in the legal science; to form his/her own opinions; to detect legal lacuna and suggest alternative solutions. H Exam
7) The ability to understand issues regarding different fields of law; to characterize and propose solutions to complex issues arising from legal practice. H Exam
8) The ability to participate in and organize legal projects and activities as a socially responsible individual; to put his/her legal knowledge and skill to use efficiently (in the public or private sector). N
9) The ability to use a foreign language at least on a B2 Level on the European Language Portfolio, to follow legal developments and communicate with colleagues in that language; to use computer software and information and communication technologies necessary in the law field at an Advanced Level of the European Computer Driving License. N
10) Adoption of a positive approach to the concept of lifelong learning. N
11) The ability to understand the development, evolution, and problems of the society and to contribute to the solution of these problems by legal methods. S Exam
12) The ability to understand the structure, organization, and functioning of law on the national and international level; to contribute to the development thereof. H Exam
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 ReadingsStudents 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 MethodsThe 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