Scientific projects and intellectual property protection

Course Description

During lectures and discussions, students will be  introduced to the key concepts of project planning (idea, structure, managament) and its realization through doctoral work. Also, importance of intellectual property protection by patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets etc. will be emphasized. The role and importance of keeping laboratory notes and results presentation will be also discussed. Students will gain practical skills in patent and trademark searching through available non-commercial databases (Espacenet, OHIM).

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• explain the basic elements of project management
• present the project idea and develope strategies for project realization
• describe the main categories of intellectual property and patent issuess in the field of biotechnology
• demonstrate competencies in patent/trademark databases searching

Lectures

Lectures: 15 h

Practical work: 10 h

Examination: Seminar and oral exam

Literature

1. Grubb, P.W. (1999) Patents for Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology, Clarendon Press, Oxford. 
2. Kniewald J. (1993) Metodika znanstvenog rada, Multigraf d.o.o., Zagreb. 
3. Grupa autora (1999) Međunarodna klasifikacija patenata; knjige 1-10, Državni zavod za intelektualno vlasništvo RH, Zagreb. (prijevod s engleskog) 
4. Frascati Manual 2002 – Proposed Standard Practice for Surways on Research and Experimental Development, OECD 2002, ISBN 92-64-19903-9 
5. Group of authors (2008) Teaching of Intellectual Property - Principles and Methods. WIPO, Geneve