SemesterFall Semester, 2023
DepartmentJunior Class A, Department of Law Junior Class B, Department of Law Junior Class C, Department of Law Senior Class A, Department of Law Senior Class B, Department of Law Senior Class C, Department of Law
Course NameSeminar on International Intellectual Property Law (II)
InstructorSHEN CHUNG-LUN
Credit2.0
Course TypeElective
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
Course Schedule

09/14



Introduction to the Course



09/21



Topic: Introduction to International Intellectual Property Law(1)



Class instructor: Professor Shen



Reading Assignment: Frederick M. Abbott et al., International Intellectual Property in an Integrated World economy, pp1-19;The TRIPS Agreement



Hours input for learning on preview and review: 4 hours



 



09/28



Topic: National Treatment for Protection of Intellectual Property



Class instructor: Professor Shen



Reading Assignment: ECJ Case C_92_92 and C_326_92_ Phil Collins v. Imtrat Handelsgesellschaft MbH



Hours input for learning on preview and review : 4 hours



 



10/05



Topic: Choice of Forum for the Intellectual Property Litigation



Class instructor: Professor Shen



Reading Assignment: Goldstein & Tremble, International Intellectual Property pp. 25-52



Hours input for learning on preview and review : 4 hours



 



10/12



Topic: Choice of Law for the Intellectual Property Litigation



Class instructor: Professor Shen



Reading Assignment: Goldstein & Tremble, International Intellectual Property pp. 52-70



Hours input for learning on preview and review : 4 hours



 



10/19



Topic: Patent and Territoriality



Class instructor: Professor Shen



Reading Assignment: Goldstein & Tremble, International Intellectual Property pp. 422-35



Hours input for learning on preview and review : 4 hours



 



10/26



Reservation for activities of the individual group and no class:  preparation for  TA sessions.



11/02



Academic Speech



Guest Speaker: TBA



Topic: TBA



11/09



Topic: copyright exhaustion



Class instructor: Professor Shen



Reading Assignment: C-263/18 Nederlands Uitgeversverbond v Tom Kabinet Internet BV



Hours input for learning on preview and review: 4 hours



11/16



TA Session (1)



Topic: Copyright Infringement and Internet Service Provider



Class instructor: Professor Shen and the teaching assistants on duty



Assignment: CJEU Joined Cases C?682/18 and C?683/18 Frank Peterson v Google LLC and Others and Elsevier Inc.v Cyando AG



Hours input for learning on preview and review : 4 hours



11/23



TA Session (2)



Topic: The European Unified Patent Court



Class instructor: Professor Shen and the teaching assistants on duty



Assignment: Stefan Luginbuehl & Dieter Stauder, Specialized IP Court: the Unified Patent Court (UPC), in Research Handbook on Patent Law and Theory (Toshiko Takenaka ed. 2d. ed. 2019). 



Hours input for learning on preview and review : 4 hours



11/30



TA Session (3)



Topic: The Three-Step Test under International Copyright Law



Class instructor: Professor Shen and the teaching assistants on duty



Assignment: Christopje Geiger et al., Understanding the “three-step test”, in Research Handbook on International Intellectual Property (Daniel J. Gervais ed. 2015)



Hours input for learning on preview and review : 4 hours



12/07



TA Session (4)



Topic: Geographical Indication and International Intellectual Property Law



Class instructor: Professor Shen and the teaching assistants on duty



Assignment: Carlos Maria Correa, Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights: A Commentary on the TRIPS Agreement 201-39 (2d. ed. 2020).



Hours input for learning on preview and review : 4 hours



12/14



TA Session (5)



Topic: The Exhaustion Doctrine under EU Trademark Law



Class instructor: Professor Shen and the teaching assistants on duty



Assignment: Annette Kur & Martin Senftleben, European Trade Mark Law: A commentary 435-455 (2017).



Hours input for learning on preview and review : 4 hours



12/21



Reservation for activities of the individual group and no class:  preparation for the final presentation



12/28 Final Presentation Session (1)



01/04 Final Presentation Session (2)



01/11 Final Presentation Session (3)



 



 


Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant
Requirement/Grading

Class Participation                                                                                35%



Presentation of the Assignment  (TA Session)                                      20%



Comment on Your Colleague's Presentation  (TA Session)                   10%



Final Paper                                                                                              35%



It should be noted that the grading is not based on the fluency of English speaking, but rather on the willingness to express your idea in English. Those who don't speak English well can still perform well in this class if they do work hard and are willing to participate.


Textbook & Reference

Abbott, Frederick, et al., International Intellectual Property System in an Integrated World Economy (3d. ed. 2019).



Correa, Carlos M., Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights-A Commentary on the TRIPS Agreement (2020).



Gervais, Daniel J., International Intellectual Property: A Handbook of Contemporary Research (2015).



Goldstein, Paul & Marketa Tremble, International Intellectual Property: Cases and Materials (5th. edition, 2019)



 



 


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