OVERVIEW

The course introduces to the general issues of business law. The first part will explore the general elements of the enterprise and of intellectual property laws. The second and third parts of the program will be dedicated to the different forms of corporations.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

This course is dedicated to business law, intellectual property and corporate law. The first part provides the legal framework of business enterprises and focuses on the main issues concerning the formation, the transfer of ownership and fiduciary obligations. The second part provides a functional analysis of intellectual and industrial property law and focuses on the various aspects of trademarks, copyright and patents. The third part pays attention to the legal and institutional framework of corporate law.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The purpose of the course is to provide a deep understanding about the mechanics of business law and corporate law. The aim of the course is also to help the students to develop further capabilities such as group work, legal writing and legal reasoning.

Teaching methods

The course is highly interactive, there will be weekly written exercises to form legal reasoning and legal writing in business law issues.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The commercial enterprise. Trade marks. Copyright. Competition Law. Joint ventures. Partnership. Insolvency. Banking contracts.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Marco Cian (a cura di), Manuale di diritto commerciale, Giappichelli Editore, ed. 2019, only limited to pages 2-127, 307-609, 625-640.

Exam Board

ANDREA OTTOLIA (President)

ALESSANDRA TOSA

SHANSHAN ZHU (Substitute)

RAFFAELE FRANCESCO ALESSANDRO SERVANZI (Substitute)

Teaching methods

The course is highly interactive, there will be weekly written exercises to form legal reasoning and legal writing in business law issues.

LESSONS START

I semester from September 14th to December 4th 2020
 

Exam schedule