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ICTLINTELL - Intellectual Property and Information Technology in a European and International perspective
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Course content
Starting from autumn 2011, the course will continue with a new course code. Please see the website for JUS5660 - Intellectual Property Law in the Information Society
The main focus of the course is on copyright and neighbouring rights. Patents on software and business methods will be covered in brief. Trademarks will be covered in the context of domain name protection. However, there will not be any in-depth discussion of patent and trademark law.
The course will have an international and European perspective. It will give an overview over different national traditions and to some extent national legislation within the field of intellectual property. The main focus, though, will be on international and European legal instruments.
Learning outcomes
The primary objective of this course is to facilitate an understanding of intellectual property law applied to modern information technology and to distribution of information in digital networks (internet), and how recent developments in information and communication technology challenge traditional intellectual property law.
A secondary objective is to discuss some of the contractual issues related to licensing of intellectual property.
Admission
To be allowed to take the exam in ICTLINTELL - Intellectual Property and Information Technology in a European and International perspective, you must be accepted in the Master degree course in Information and Communication Technology Law (1 year).
Students at UiO must apply for courses in StudentWeb.
International applicants, if you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.
Prerequisites
Recommended prior knowledge
The course provides a general introduction to general intellectual property law. However, it is desirable that students have some knowledge about intellectual property law in their country of origin.
Teaching
Lectures
Exam information
4-hour written exam
Exam resources
Auxiliary materials allowed during examinations for courses taught in English.
Language of examination
Students may answer the examination question in English, Norwegian, Swedish or Danish pursuant
to Regulations governing studies and examinations at the University of Oslo. (§ 5.4 Forskrift om studier og eksamener ved Universitetet i Oslo)
Assessment and grading
Course grades are awarded on a descending scale using alphabetic grades from A to E for passes and F for fail. Read more about the grading system .
Explanations and appeals
Students can request an explanation of their grades, and can also appeal against their grades or make a complaint about formal examination errors. Read more about explanations and appeals
Possibility of make-up exams and re-takes
You can usually resit an exam, but the conditions depend on whether you had a valid reason for absence from the regular exam. Read more about resitting an exam .
Withdrawing from exams and limits on re-takes
A student can sit for this exam up to 3 times. If a student wishes to withdraw from the exam, s/he must do this in StudentWeb at least
two weeks prior to the first day of the exam. Failure to do so will be counted as one of the three opportunities to sit for the exam.
A study programme may have rules that further limit the number of times a student may re-take this exam. In such instances the rules of the study programme will have priority.
Exam options for students with special needs
Please se Detailed regulations for the Faculty of Law, Chapter 3 regarding application, responsibilities and special measures.
Students may apply for access to alternative exam resources or exam forms on the basis of chronic illness and/or special needs that create a marked disadvantage to other students in the exam situation. Mothers who are breastfeeding may apply for extra time to complete the exam.
Evaluation of this course
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Contact us
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