Course syllabus
Course-PM/guide
TEK350 / MED985 Intellectual property and innovation strategies lp3 VT20 (7.5 hp)
Course is offered by the department of Technology Management and Economics
1. Contact details and participants
Examiner: Ulf Petrusson, University of Gothenburg (ulf.petrusson@law.gu.se)
Course leader: Christoffer Hermansson, University of Gothenburg (christoffer.hermansson@gu.se)
Lecturers and other participants
Mats Lundqvist, Chalmers
Henric Rhedin, University of Gothenburg
Magnus Eriksson, University of Gothenburg
Anna Holmberg Borkmann, University of Gothenburg
Richard Furst, Wistrand Advokatbyrå
Gunilla Karlsson, Wistrand Advokatbyrå
Lars Andersson, IC Boost
2. Course purpose
The aim of the course is to provide students with a fundamental understanding of the critical role that intellectual assets and property play in commercial activities within the knowledge economy. The course puts particular emphasis on strategic management of technology through patents and other control mechanisms as a core means to create successful entrepreneurial start-ups and achieve competitive advantage in corporate settings.
3. Schedule
4. Course literature
- Spence, Michael - Intellectual Property, 2007 (non-Swedish speaking students)
- Levin, Marianne - Lärobok i immaterialrätt, 2019/12th edition (Swedish speaking students)
- Various - The Compendium of Legal Acts
- Various - Collection of articles presented on the course platform
The Compendium of Legal Acts can be bought at Cremona. Books can be bought on the Internet.
5. Course design
The aim of the course is to provide students with a fundamental understanding of the critical role that intellectual assets and property play in commercial activities within the knowledge economy. The course puts particular emphasis on strategic management of technology through patents and other control mechanisms as a core means to create successful entrepreneurial start-ups and achieve competitive advantage in corporate settings within various technology areas, including a particular emphasis on how bio-related companies can use these strategically important assets to achieve a competitive advantage.
The course gives a general overview of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) as a tool and building block to build sustainable technology based innovations, and how to manage IPRs as a strategic asset in organizational and business strategic development. In the course students learn the basics regarding when and how IPR protection can be claimed based on the status of current Intellectual Assets (IAs), and how patent information and documentation can be used for monitoring technological, competitive and market developments. Finally the course also focuses on the commercialization of IPRs, including licensing of technology and bioscience based innovations.
The course consists of lectures, group work and a series of exercises/seminars. Attendance at the exercises is mandatory.
6. Changes made since the last occasion
Course materials including exercises have been updated to correspond current technology and market trends.
7. Learning objectives and syllabus
Learning objectives:
Chalmers (TEK350) |
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University of Gothenburg (MED985) |
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Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to): · Demonstrate ability to define and interpret the concepts of intellectual assets and property in relation to innovation and business strategy from a legal, management and technology context including ethics and sustainable development. · Demonstrate knowledge regarding the relevance and scope of different mechanisms for controlling intellectual assets and property, such as patents, trademark rights, copyrights, design rights, and secrecy. · Use and apply the concepts of intellectual property to business constructions in order to formulate and successfully express intellectual property-based strategies based on choosing and using appropriate intellectual property protection; making strategic choices as to how and when to obtain protection, enforce protection and evaluate the protection of others (and act accordingly); and on evaluating and creating licensing strategies and other value creation mechanisms to leverage the value in intellectual property. · Demonstrate ability to functionally and creatively utilize their knowledge of legal constructions in combination with their awareness of knowledge-based business development to perform an intellectual asset and property analysis to support strategic innovation and business decisions |
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After completing the course the students will be able to Knowledge and understanding · Define and explain intellectual property frameworks such as patents, copyrights, design rights and trademark law and their importance for knowledge-based business creation. · Explain and critically discuss the role intellectual property has in knowledge-based business strategies.
Competence and skills · Identify and apply intellectual property rights as tools and building blocks to objectify intellectual assets as controllable property. · Construct and develop strategies based on intellectual property rights as well as utilization models for technology development processes and knowledge-based business creation.
Judgement and approach · Evaluate intellectual property-based strategies and utilization models as value creation processes for both knowledge-based innovation processes and technological development processes.
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Link to the syllabus on Studieportalen Chalmers. (https://www.student.chalmers.se/sp/course?course_id=28906)
For University of Gothenburg see course plan in Files.
8. Examination form
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Examination Activities |
Points |
Group/Individual |
Learning objectives |
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Patent Exercise/seminar |
Pass/fail |
Individual |
TEK350 – 1,2 MED985 – 1,2 |
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Copyright Exercise/seminar |
Pass/fail |
Individual |
TEK350 – 1,2,3 MED985 – 1,2,3,4 |
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Trademark and Design Rights Exercise/seminar |
Pass/fail |
Individual |
TEK350 – 1,2, MED985 – 1,2, |
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Degunkification Exercise/seminar (Deadline hand-in 28th of Feb 12.00) |
Pass/fail |
Individual |
TEK350 – 3,4 MED985 – 3,4 |
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IPS Case report (Deadline 9th of March at 17.00) |
0-5pp (Pass/fail) |
Group |
TEK350 – 2,3,4 MED985 – 3,4,5 |
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Written Exam |
0-20pp |
Individual |
TEK350 – 1,2,3,4 MED985 – 1,2,3,4,5 |
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MAXIMUM TOTAL SUM OF POINTS |
25p |
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Written Exam
The written exam takes place at the end of the course and is the main form of examination. The purpose of the exam is for the student to demonstrate familiarity with, knowledge of and understanding of key components in the course and the literature. The exam contains questions relating to classes, literature as well as key take-aways from the assignments. Re-takes are offered according to schedule.
Assignments
The course contains one main group assignment (case report) and a number of smaller exercises/seminars (see below). Details relating to the assignments (content as well as how they are assessed) are published as the course progresses. Your individual understanding of the assignment can also be assessed as part of the written exam. Missing an assignment result in a supplementary assignment according to teacher´s instruction in close connection to the original examination
Exercises/seminars
The exercises/seminars are case-based training in relation to the theoretical lectures where the students get to train and discuss in groups to develop their skills and tools. The exercises are tied to the weekly themes throughout the course. The exercises also contribute to the learning progression by increasing the complexity in relation creating, establishing and executing intellectual property strategies. If absent an written supplementary shall be sent to course leader before the written exam.
Plagiarism
All work handed in for examination must have been produced by the ones claiming to have produced the work. Written hand-ins is scanned through the ‘URKUND’ plagiarism check. By submitting an assignment for grading you acknowledge that you have read and understood the rules regarding plagiarism and its consequences.
9. Grading
Grading TEK350 (Chalmers)
The final grade for the course TEK350 is determined based on the total sum of points earned as described in figure
Grading for specific course elements is as follows:
The grade for the Written exam is determined by using the following scale:
0 – 7,5pp = U/F
8 - 11,5pp = 3
12 - 15,5pp = 4
16 - 20pp = 5
The grade for the IPIS case work is determined by using the following scale:
0 – 1,5pp = U/F
2- 2,5pp = 3
3- 3,5pp = 4
4 - 5pp = 5
The final grade for the course is determined by using the following scale:
Total sum of points Grade
0 - 9,5pp = U/F
10 - 14,5pp = 3
15 - 19,5pp = 4
20 - 25pp = 5
The minimal requirement to pass the course is Pass on all of the examination activities presented in figure 1. The final grade is further determined by the points earned in the IPS case report and Written Exam summing up to a total sum of points.
Grading MED985 (GU)
The final grade for the course MED985 is determined based on the total sum of points earned as described in figure The minimal requirement to pass the course is Pass on all of the examination activities presented in figure 1.
Pass on the Written Exam 10p of 20p (50%)
Pass on the IPS case report 2,5p of 5p (50%)
Pass on the exercises/seminars active participation is required
The final grade is further determined by the points earned in the IPS case report and Written Exam summing up to a total sum of points.
The final grade for the course MED985 is determined by using the following scale:
Total sum of points Grade
0 - 12pp = U/Fail
12,5 - 18,5pp = G/Pass
18,5 - 25pp = VG/Pass with distinction
Course summary:
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