CODE 109029 ACADEMIC YEAR 2023/2024 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 2 MANAGEMENT 8707 (LM-77) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR IUS/04 LANGUAGE English TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW Intangible assets have gained a pivotal role in economy, law and society. This course explores the norms and contractual solutions pertaining to intellectual and industrial property (i.e. copyright, patents, trade secrets) and the further areas of the immaterial (i.e. personal and non-personal data). These topics are analyzed under the perspective of innovative processes implemented through the use of algorithmic resources. The course is taught entirely in English AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The course will analyze the different legal instruments that are meant to protect and manage immaterial resources: i.e. trade secrets, patents, copyright, database, and personal data law. Such legal tools, and their contractual settings, will be applied to draw business strategies in the fields of data and algorithmic applications AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES The learning outcomes of this course include: - the acquisition of specific knowledge of the subjects covered with reference to national and European legislation, - the acquisition of theoretical and practical skills relating to the contractual arrangements that companies can adopt in the management of immaterial and algorithmic resources, - the acquisition of expository and dialectical skills in the legal fields PREREQUISITES A basic knowledge of the English language is required. However, students are strongly encouraged to participate, bearing in mind that language skills will be refined and improved during the course itself. TEACHING METHODS The course is organized through frontal lessons with an interactive method that requires an active participation of the class. Attendance is not mandatory but highly suggested. Teaching language is English SYLLABUS/CONTENT Introduction to the discipline of the immaterial in the algorithmic age Copyright in traditional sectors Software protection The protection of databases Copyright and artificial intelligence Patents Inventions in the chemical and biotechnological sectors Inventions and algorithms Trade secrets The regulation of personal data Contracts for the circulation and aggregation of intangible assets Contracts for the exploitation of algorithmic resources RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY For attending students: <>-https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/intproperty/489/wipo_pub_489.pdf, <>--https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/intproperty/489/wipo_pub_489.pdf, <>-www.andreaottolia.it, <>-https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=558751, <>https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=661543, Pamela Samuelson, Suzanne Scotchmer, The Law & Economics of Reverse Engineering available at https://people.ischool.berkeley.edu/~pam/papers/l&e%20reveng3.pdf TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD ANDREA OTTOLIA Ricevimento: On Monday from midday to 1.00 pm at the Dipartimento di Diritto Commerciale (Department of Commercial Law) by appointment to be taken both thorugh email at the adress andre.ottolia@unige.it and telephone (i.e. call or Whatsapp message) at the following number 3319144021. Exam Board ANDREA OTTOLIA (President) RAFFAELE FRANCESCO ALESSANDRO SERVANZI LESSONS Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION The exams will be held exclusively in oral form and in English ASSESSMENT METHODS The assessment of the acquired knowledge and skills will take place in the following ways: - punctual questions on regulatory rules or on cases deriving from practice, - solution to practical problems relating to disputes or contractual arrangements. The exam method enhances the argumentative ability and the property of language through a dialectical method. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 15/01/2024 14:30 GENOVA Orale 05/02/2024 14:00 GENOVA Orale 22/05/2024 15:00 GENOVA Orale 05/06/2024 15:00 GENOVA Orale 19/06/2024 15:00 GENOVA Orale 13/09/2024 15:00 GENOVA Orale