MAN 231 – Patent, Trademark Intellectual Industrial Property Law

Course Content:

Industrial property rights, patent, utility model, trademark, industrial design, geographical indications, topography of integrated circuits.

Topics Covered:

Week 1: Introduction to industrial property law and its history
Week 2: Elements constituting the industrial property system
Week 3: Copyrights and related rights
Week 4: Protection of computer-related intellectual property
Week 5: The role of the Turkish Patent Institute in the industrial rights system
Week 6: Trademark, history, Decree-Law No. 556, basic functions of the trademark
Week 7: Trademark types and acquisition of trademark rights
Week 8: Right of priority, classification, and examination procedures
Week 9: Geographical indications
Week 10: What is a patent? History and international agreements
Week 11: IPC: International Patent Classification
Week 12: European Patent Procedure
Week 13: Topography of integrated circuits
Week 14: Industrial design

Instructor

Instructor Füsun SİNGİ