CODE 114445 ACADEMIC YEAR 2025/2026 CREDITS 1 cfu anno 2 SUSTAINABLE POLYMER AND PROCESS CHEMISTRY 11767 (LM-71) - GENOVA LANGUAGE English TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER Annual OVERVIEW This annual teaching provides with seminars some understanding on intellectual property (IP) protection and patent reading and interpretation. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Training activities providing basic knowledge of intellectual property management and patenting AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES At the end of the teaching will be able to understand some regimes of protection of the intellectual property and read a patent. PREREQUISITES No one TEACHING METHODS Seminars offered by lecturers and experts in the field SYLLABUS/CONTENT Introduction to intellectual property Structure and terminology of a patent Patent databases and search engines RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Vittorio Fattore, Importance and significance of patents,Catalysis Today, Volume 34, Issues 3–4, 1997, Pages 379-392,https://doi.org/10.1016/S0920-5861(96)00060-0. M. E. Mauro, Brief Introduction to Patent System in Particular Chemical and Biotechnological Processes, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING TRANSACTIONS, Volume 38, 2014 Mariano Riccheri, European Patent Academy, Intellectual property Course design manual, European Patent Office Munich © EPO 2011 TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD ANTONIO COMITE Ricevimento: On appointment fixed by email (antonio.comite@unige.it) or phone call (+39 0103356197). LESSONS LESSONS START The teaching is foreseen to start in the I semester of the academic year starting on 22/09/2025. Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Oral examination and evaluation of a report or powerpoint presentation on an IP theme or patent. For students disabilities or with specific learning disabilities (DSA), the examination procedures are in line with the University regulations for the performance of the examinations (https://unige.it/disab-dsa). The DSA student can use concept maps previously agreed with the teacher. ASSESSMENT METHODS The commission is composed of two components and one of them is the teacher of the teaching. The duration of the examination is not less than 30 min. The student should be able to indicate the importance of IP and some ability to understand the patent structure. If the learning outcomes will be not achieved the student is invited to study again and better following some teacher suggestions and explanations. For students with disabilities or with Learning Disability (DSA), the examination methods are consistent with the University regulations for the conduct of the exams (https://unige.it/disabilita-dsa). FURTHER INFORMATION Students who have valid certification of physical or learning disabilities on file with the University and who wish to discuss possible accommodations or other circumstances regarding lectures, coursework and exams, should speak both with the instructor and with Professor Sergio Di Domizio (sergio.didomizio@unige.it), the Department’s disability liaison.
