Prior completion of "Legal framework for the running of a business" is highly advisable

Students will gain a full insight into the catalogue of available legal instruments aimed to protect those innovations basing, supporting or creating competitive advantages of a business project. To that end, intellectual property rules will be analysed for the purposes of protecting, commercializing and tranfering technology. Specific compentences and skills: - Capacity of understanding, analysing and solving complex problems related to the running of a business project - Capacity of running a business project in consistency with the legal and institutional framework with the ability of identifying most relevant legal issues and most efficient solutions - Ability to sucessfully manage problems stemming from expanding, developping and consolidating the newco - Capacity of critically analyse public policies to foster entrepreneurship and efficiently resort to assistance mechanisms - Ability to make decisions regarding the innovation process, promoting technological progress and maximizing the contribution of innovation to business results.

Part I: Introduction: innovating entrepreneur: creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship Protecting innovation - Trade secret and know how - Design of a Comprehensive Protection Strategy * Key assets and competitive advantages * Proposed protecting mechanisms Part II: Protecting Innovation: - Patents - Utility Models - Designs Distinctive signs - Trademarks - Domain names - Other protection instruments Part III Software Databases

Face-to-face activities a) Theoretical lectures b) Practical assignments c). Discussions Students' work a). Practical cases b). Study