Program Overview

Study Programme

The University certificate in Tech Regulation and Management of Intellectual Property Rights is a comprehensive program designed to provide students with a deep understanding of the complex relationships between technology, law, and intellectual property rights.

Description of the Program

The program consists of seminars organized specifically for this certificate, as well as a set of 7 existing courses.

• Two update days in January (IP and IT)
• Three dedicated seminars (one day each) between February and June, organized for certificate students only
• The themes of these seminars will take into account the interests expressed by the participants and will be chosen from the list proposed

Two seminars are dedicated to the dissertation: preparation for the final assessment

• A four-hour seminar on methodology
• A seminar at the end of the certificate with the presentation of dissertations

Courses

• A choice of 8 courses (in Louvain-la-Neuve and Brussels), depending on the student's profile
• Attendance is free
• For these courses, the audience is mixed: Bac/Master students and certificate students

Dissertation

The dissertation (TFF) is written from May to September. The program can be spread over two years.

Description of the Teaching Units

Courses Organized at UCLouvain

• Intellectual Property Rights and New Technologies (LDROP2102) by Alain Strowel, in French, in Louvain-la-Neuve, Thursday from 10:45 to 12:45
• Management of Intellectual Property Rights (LDROP2101) by François Wéry, in French with English support, in Louvain-la-Neuve, on Thursday, from 2 to 4 pm
• Digital Europe (LEUSL2113) by Christophe Lazaro / Alain Strowel / Enguerrand Marique / Patricia Nouveau, in English, at Louvain-la-Neuve, on Thursday, from 2 to 4 pm
• Clinic on European Digital Rights, Law and Design (LDROP2104) by Enguerrand Marique / Alain Strowel / François Wery, in English, in Louvain-la-Neuve, on Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (not every week)
• Intellectual Property Contract Law (LDROP2103) by Vincent Cassiers, in French, in Louvain-la-Neuve, on Thursday, from 16:15 to 18:30

Courses Organized at UCLouvain Saint-Louis - Bruxelles

• Law & Tech Governance (Data Protection, Cybersecurity and Governance) (BDRAN1360) by Enguerrand Marique, Mona Giacometti and Charles-Albert Helleputte, in English, in Brussels (Botanique), on Tuesday from 5:15 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
• Information and Communication Law (BCOMU1314) by Alain Strowel and Enguerrand Marique, in French, in Brussels (Botanique), on Monday, from 1:30 to 3:30 pm
• Data Law and Innovation (BDRAN1266) by Alain Strowel, in English, in Brussels (Botanique), on Tuesday from 15:45 to 17:45

Dedicated Seminars

The list of proposed themes is as follows:

• Contracts in the IT and research sectors
• Contracts in the media and advertising sector
• Personal data management (RGPD, etc.)
• Obtaining and managing patents
• Management of trademarks, designs and models
• Protection of confidentiality and trade secrets
• Tax aspects of the management of intangible assets
• Legal aspects of the Internet of Things and connected objects
• Regulation of technology export control
• Issues related to standardization