Urheberrecht Prof. Haedicke, SS 2008

Prof. Dr. Maximilian Haedicke, LL.M.

EIPTN Workshop, London, 12. July 2009

Integrating IP Teaching in Law Curricula

- The Example of Freiburg University Law School -

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Patent Attorneys

• university degree in engineering

or natural sciences

• 3-year education in patent law

Deal with:

- patent applications

- proceedings before the

German Patent and Trademark

Office and the German Federal

Patent Court

Attorneys-at-law

• general legal education

• no scientific background

Deal with:

- patent infringement cases

before German civil courts

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MunichFreiburg Munich

WürzburgBayreuth

Jena

Berlin

Bonn

Cologne

IP-Landscape at German law schools –

today

Literaturhinweise

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German Legal Education

University

- 4 years

- compulsory courses include:

• Civil, criminal, public, and EU law•( legal methodology, philosophical, historical and social foundations of law)

Clerkship(„Referendariat“)

- 2 year-clerkship :

• court

• prosecuter’s office

• government agency

• law firm

First State Examination Second State Examination

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Specialization in the course of legal education?

Aim of German legal education:

“Universal Lawyer” - who has the qualification to start work in any legal professio

Very little specialization during law studies at university level

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Today: New form of specialization, the so calledSchwerpunktbereich – „elective field of studies“

- three semesters

- constitutes 30% of the grade of the First State Examination

Specialization has gained importance

The „Elective Fields of Studies“ - specializations at the Albert Ludwig University Freiburg include:

•History of Law and Comparative Law

• Civil Procedure and Judiciary

• Criminal Law

• Business and Economic Law

• Employment and Social Security

• European and International Law

• Environmental Law

• Intellectual Property and Information Law

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Information Law and Intellectual Property

This specialization consists of 2 subject blocks:

Information Law and Intellectual Property

Information Law IP Law

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Common subjects for all students of this elective field of studies:

- Introduction to Information Law

- Media Law

- Internet Law

- Copyright Law

5 h written exam covering all of the common basic subjects

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IP Law:

-Trademark law

- Copyright law

- Unfair competition law

- Patent law

Information Law:

-Telecommunications law

- Data protection law

- Criminal Law in the Information Age

Students are to choose 4 subjects according to their interestsand respectively pass a written 2 –hour exam in each one.

They must also complete a 4-week take-home exam combinedwith oral presentation

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Conclusion

- Liberalization of German law school curricula

- More space for specialized subjects

- Specialized subjects are in high demand by students and allow law schools to develop their own profile

- Decrease of importance of the State Examination

- Bologna for Law Schools?

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Tagung 2006

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Tagung 2008