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Patent Law

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Patent Law
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Automotive Engineering, Master, ASPO 01.04.2023
Module code: FTM-PATR
SAP-Submodule-No.:
The exam administration creates a SAP-Submodule-No for every exam type in every module. The SAP-Submodule-No is equal for the same module in different study programs.
P241-0360
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
2V (2 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
2
Semester: 2
Mandatory course: no
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Exam

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Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

FTM-PATR (P241-0360) Automotive Engineering, Master, ASPO 01.04.2021 , semester 2, optional course
FTM-PATR (P241-0360) Automotive Engineering, Master, ASPO 01.04.2023 , semester 2, optional course
MAM.2.2.5 (P241-0360, P610-0464) Engineering and Management, Master, ASPO 01.10.2013 , semester 1, optional course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
30 class hours (= 22.5 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 60 hours (equivalent to 2 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 37.5 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
None.
Recommended as prerequisite for:
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rüdiger Tiemann
Lecturer: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rüdiger Tiemann

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Learning outcomes:
After successfully completing this module, students will have basic knowledge in the field of industrial property rights, in particular reading, understanding and interpreting patents and utility models.
 
  
- They will be familiar with the most important patent laws and be able to implement them in development work.
 
- They will be able to carry out and accompany "prior art" patent searches with the help of Depatis.


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Module content:
1. Industrial property rights
2. Finding, reading, understanding and using patents
3. Internet research
4. When is something an invention?
5. Creating inventions, writing and registering patents
6. International property rights
7. Opportunities and risks of property rights
8. Inventors´ rights and obligations

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Teaching methods/Media:
Lecture with practical examples, exercises in the free Internet databases Depatisnet and Espacenet, presentation with beamer, dialog with the students

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Recommended or required reading:
Self-made lecture notes, patent database on the Internet

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