IP Connecting Students 2.0

2 september - 20 november

Participation in the project is free of charge

COURSE COMPLETED

Thematic lecture blocks and list of topics:

BLOCK 1. Intellectual Property in the Modern World: Creativity, Business, Technology

Topics:

Intellectual property in the modern world: the system of objects and rights.
Artificial intelligence and intellectual property: challenges and prospects.
Copyright in action: from inspiration to commercial success.
Academic integrity and cases of fair use of intellectual property objects.
Music and law: how intellectual property works in the creative sphere.
Trademarks as tools of recognition and trust: how individualization works in business, culture, and everyday life.
From region to market: geographical indications as a tool for promoting Ukrainian products.
I am a brand: how intellectual property helps build personal recognition.

BLOCK 2. Intellectual Property and Innovation Management: From Development to Market

Topics:

Legal regulation of innovation activity and its features.
Intellectual property: the path from idea to product implementation in innovative projects.
IP commercialization: licensing, franchising, and in-house use.
Innovative business models: how companies of the future make profit.
An effective IP strategy as a key to successful commercialization: specific aspects in IT.
The essence and features of IP strategy in startup activities: practical cases and recommendations.
The innovation ecosystem for startups: the role of hubs, incubators, and clusters.
Legal protection and defense of rights for hardware–software complexes.
Legal protection of industrial property objects: application and patenting procedures.

BLOCK 3. Intellectual Property and Innovation in Healthcare

Topics:

The role of intellectual property law in healthcare.
Use of biometric personal data: limitations, third-party access, protection, and liability.
Filming rules for doctors: when permission is required and when not.
Creation and use of biobanks in Ukraine: the medical and innovation ecosystem aspects.
Biotechnology and genetic engineering: medical breakthroughs and legal dilemmas.
Legal liability in medicine: how IP protection mechanisms work in healthcare.
Healthcare in the digital transformation era: innovative technologies in practice.

BLOCK 4. Intellectual Property in National Security and Defense: From Secret Inventions to Miltech Startups

Topics:

Protection of intellectual property rights in national security and defense: general provisions.
Secret inventions (utility models) and the use of trade secrets and NDAs in miltech.
Comprehensive IP protection in miltech: patents, copyrights, know-how, and more.
IP strategy for miltech startups: from idea to commercialization.
Intellectual property and weaponry: its role in the export of military technologies.
Ownership of IP rights for objects created by military personnel.
Technology transfer agreements in Ukraine’s defense industry.
Cybersecurity in military medicine: Ukrainian and international experience.

BLOCK 5. IP Mediation: From Theory to Practice

Topics:

Introduction to IP mediation: concept, essence, and differences from other alternative dispute resolution methods.
IP mediation worldwide: international experience and trends.
Mediation and Conciliation Center of the Ukrainian National Office for Intellectual Property and Innovations (UANIPIO): activities, tools, and Register of IP Mediators.
IP mediation procedure at the UANIPIO Mediation and Conciliation Center: stages and rules.
IP mediation in practice: case studies.

BLOCK 6. Offenses in the Field of Intellectual Property and Effective Countermeasures

Topics:

Violations of intellectual property rights, liability, and protection mechanisms.
Protection of IP rights in the digital environment.
Famous brands against counterfeits: international and national cases.
How trademarks and designs protect a brand from counterfeits.

A series of thematic lectures for students designed to open new horizons in the world of intellectual property, reveal modern development trends, teach how to value creativity, and properly protect the results of creative and scientific activity in any field of life.

Participants Will Have the Opportunity To:

Join lectures delivered by experts with practical experience.
Ask questions to UANIPIO experts.
Take part in interactive discussions.

Receive a certificate of participation.

Course speakers

PhD in Law, Associate Professor, Adviser to the Director of UANIPIO, UNDP National Consultant in Ukraine, member of the European Association of Health Law, National Consultant of the Council of Europe

Doctor of Law, Associate Professor, Head of the Department «Academy of Intellectual Property» at UANIPIO, mediator

PhD in Law, Deputy Head of Department – Head of Division at UANIPIO, lawyer, member of the Bar Council’s IP Committee, psychologist, lecturer

Deputy Head of the Department of the Intellectual Property Rights Infringement Monitoring Center (IPR) at UANIPIO, mediator

PhD, Head of the Mediation and Conciliation Center at UANIPIO, mediator

Leading IP Specialist, IPR Monitoring Center, UANIPIO

Deputy Head of the Department of Educational, Methodological, and Analytical Work, Department «Academy of Intellectual Property» at UANIPIO

Leading IP Specialist at UANIPIO, PhD student at the Department of Intellectual Property and Information Law, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv