| Competences |
| Type A | Code | Competences Specific |
| A1.5 | Analyse the complexity of the micro- and macroeconomic and legal environment of technology and innovation companies in a changing and ill-defined context. | |
| Type B | Code | Competences Transversal |
| B6.1 | AApply ethical principles and social responsibility as a citizen and as a professional | |
| Type C | Code | Competences Nuclear |
| Learning outcomes |
| Type A | Code | Learning outcomes |
| A1.5 |
Understand the national and international legislation regarding business activity, particularly regarding technological and industrial companies. Adapt business decisions to the current legislation. | |
| Type B | Code | Learning outcomes |
| B6.1 |
Adapt business decisions to the current legal framework by applying the principles of ethics, social responsibility and sustainability. | |
| Type C | Code | Learning outcomes |
| Contents |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| Unit 1 Competition Law in Spain and the EU. Introduction to Intellectual Property Law. Copyright Law | 1.1.1 Introduction to Competition Law 1.1.2 Overview of precedents in legislative history and Antitrust Law 1.1.3 Regulatory framework 1.1.4 The relationship between EU Competition Law and National Competition Laws 1.2.1 Introduction to Intellectual Property Law 1.2.2 Regulatory framework 1.2.3 Justification for Intellectual Property Law 1.3.1 Copyright Law. Subject matter 1.3.2 Criteria for protection and nature of the rights 1.3.3 Duration. Exploitation and its limits 1.3.4 Infringement and defences |
| Unit 2. Intellectual Property Law. Industrial creations and Distinctive Signs |
2.1.1 Patents and Utility Models: requirements of patentability 2.1.2 Ownership 2.1.3 Exploitation 2.1.4 Infringement 2.1.5 Other registrable industrial creations: industrial designs and plant variety rights. 2.2.1 Distinctive signs: Trademark Law 2.2.2 Scope of registrable trademarks and trade names 2.2.2.1 Subjetc matter 2.2.2.2 Absolute and relative grounds for refusal 2.2.3 Revocation and Infringement 2.2.4 Defenses 2.2.5 Protection of Geographical Indications of Origin |
| Unit 3. Competition Law: collusive practices and abuse od dominance |
3.1 Agreements, Decisions and Concerted Practices 3.1 1 Horizontal Agreements – Cartels 3.1.2 Vertical Agreements – Distribution chains 3.1.3 Exchanges of information in Horizontal and Vertical Agreements. 3.2 Block Exemptions 3.3 Concerted Practices and the effect on trade between Member States 3.4 Abuse of dominance: Elements of the illegal behavior 3.4.1 Undertakings 3.4.2 Dominant position 3.4.3 Effect on Inter-State Trade 3.5 Pricing practices 3.6 Non-pricing practices 3.7 Collective dominance 3.8 Exemptions |
| Unit 4. Merger control in Spain and the EU |
4.1 Merger Activity 4.1 Regulatory Framework 4.3 EU merger control and jurisdiction 4.4 Procedures: Notification, suspension of concentrations, procedural timetable 4.5 Substantive analysis 4.6 Remedies |
| Unit 5. State Aid Control |
5.1 Relationship between National legislation and EU Law on State Aid 5.2 Contents of Art. 107 TFEU Aids granted by States 5.3 Justification and contents of reports. 5.4 Competition Law Disciplinary system 5.5 Infringement Procedures for Collusive practices 5.6 Leniency Program |
| Unit 6. Institutional Structure of EU and Spanish Competition Law |
6.1 Regulators independence and interdependence 6.2 Relationship between Regulatory framework and Competition Law Principles 6.3 Application of Competition Law to Public Entities. 6.4 Competition Law and jurisdictional Authorities: civil and administrative procedures. |
| Planning |
| Methodologies :: Tests | ||||||||||
| Competences | (*) Class hours |
Hours outside the classroom |
(**) Total hours | |||||||
| Introductory activities |
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4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| Scientific and/or public events |
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2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Assignments |
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9 | 20 | 29 | ||||||
| Case study |
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24 | 15 | 39 | ||||||
| Personal tuition |
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1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| (*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher. (**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students. | ||||||||||
| Methodologies |
| Description | |
| Introductory activities | Activities designed to introduce the subject to students and also get to know their previus knowledge of the subject. |
| Scientific and/or public events | Meetings, roundtables, congresses, etc., where students will strengthen their knowledge of specific subjectes related to the course. |
| Assignments | Individual papers and/o assignments to be handed out by the students. They will be expected to apply practical knowledge in one specific subject of the course. |
| Case study | One real or imaginary case in which students will have to provide a founded an educated solution to the problem at hand. |
| Personal tuition | Time specifically allocated to solve questions and doubts students may have relating to the topics discussed during the course. |
| Personalized attention |
| Description |
| Time specifically allocated by each professor in which he/she will answer student's questions related to the contents of the course. Date to be agreed by email between student and professor. |
| Assessment |
| Methodologies | Competences | Description | Weight | ||||
| Assignments |
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Assignments handed out by students where they are expected to apply theoric knowledge at a practical level. | 50% | ||||
| Case study |
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A real o imaginary case where students must provide a solid and founded answer to the problem described. | 50% | ||||
| Others |
| Other comments and second exam session | |||
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All evaluation activities in all Calls must be in English. In Second Call the student will be examined of the whole content of the subject for 100% of the grade in the dates to be publish in the official calendar. |
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| Sources of information |
| Basic |
Lionel Bently and Brad Sherman, Intellectual Property Law , 4th., 2014
Justine Pila and Paul Torremans, European Intellectual Property Law, 1st., 2016
Richard Whish and David Bailey, Competition Law, 8th., 2015
Ioannis Lianos, Valentine Korah, Paolo Siciliani, Competition Law Analysis, Cases and Materials , 4th., 2017 |
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| Recommendations |
(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.