The seminar aims at providing the students with a specific knowledge on the main patent filing options and strategies, the exclusive rights granted by a patent and the employees and researchers’ rights on the inventions realized during their work relationship with private and public entities.

 Expected outcome:

- identify pros and cons of the different patent filing options;

- clear understanding of the scope of protection of a patent;

- legal framework of the employees and researchers’ intellectual property rights and awareness of the risks deriving from a bad drafted employees’ contract.

Table of contents

- International or foreign patent filing strategies: Italian patent application, European patent application and PCT patent application: timing and costs;

- Rights conferred by patents (moral rights and property rights) and scope of protection;

- Employees and researchers’ rights on inventions: focus on Art. 64 and Art. 65 of the Italian Industrial Property Code and International perspective.

The workshop will be based on:

- interactive lecture;

- case studies.