Stefan Bechtold: Katalogdaten im Frühjahrssemester 2023 |
| Name | Herr Prof. Dr. Stefan Bechtold |
| Lehrgebiet | Immaterialgüterrecht |
| Adresse | Professur f. Intellectual Property ETH Zürich, IFW E 47.2 Haldeneggsteig 4 8092 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
| Telefon | +41 44 632 26 70 |
| sbechtold@ethz.ch | |
| URL | https://ip.ethz.ch/group/professor/bechtold.html |
| Departement | Geistes-, Sozial- und Staatswissenschaften |
| Beziehung | Ordentlicher Professor |
| Nummer | Titel | ECTS | Umfang | Dozierende | |||||
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| 851-0732-03L | Intellectual Property: An Introduction  Particularly suitable for students of D-ARCH, D-BIOL, D-CHAB, D-INFK, D-ITET, D-MAVT, D- MATL, D-MTEC. | 2 KP | 2V | S. Bechtold | |||||
| Kurzbeschreibung | The course introduces students to the basics of the intellectual property system and of innovation policy. Areas covered include patent, copyright, trademark, design, know-how protection, open source, and technology transfer. The course looks at Swiss, European, U.S. and international law and uses examples from a broad range of technologies. Insights can be used in academia, industry or start-ups. | ||||||||
| Lernziel | Intellectual property issues become more and more important in our society. In order to prepare students for their future challenges in research, industry or start-ups, this course introduces them to the foundations of the intellectual property system. The course covers patent, copyright, trademark, design, know-how protection, open source, and technology transfer law. It explains links to contract, antitrust, Internet, privacy and communications law where appropriate. While the introduction to these areas of the law is designed at a general level, examples and case studies come from various jurisdictions, including Switzerland, the European Union, the United States, and international law. In addition, the course introduces students to the fundamentals of innovation policy. After exposing students to the economics of intellectual property protection, the course asks questions such as: Why do states grant property rights in inventions? Has the protection of intellectual property gone too far? How do advances in biotechnology and the Internet affect the intellectual property system? What is the relationship between open source, open access and intellectual property? What alternatives to intellectual property protection exist? Knowing how the intellectual property system works and what kind of protection is available is useful for all students who are interested in working in academia, industry or in starting their own company. Exposing students to the advantages and disadvantages of the intellectual property system enables them to participate in the current policy discussions on intellectual property, innovation and technology law. The course will include practical examples and case studies as well as guest speakers from industry and private practice. | ||||||||
| 851-0740-00L | Big Data, Law, and Policy | 3 KP | 2S | S. Bechtold | |||||
| Kurzbeschreibung | This course introduces students to societal perspectives on the big data revolution. Discussing important contributions from machine learning and data science, the course explores their legal, economic, ethical, and political implications in the past, present, and future. | ||||||||
| Lernziel | This course is intended both for students of machine learning and data science who want to reflect on the societal implications of their field, and for students from other disciplines who want to explore the societal impact of data sciences. The course will first discuss some of the methodological foundations of machine learning, followed by a discussion of research papers and real-world applications where big data and societal values may clash. Potential topics include the implications of big data for privacy, liability, insurance, health systems, voting, and democratic institutions, as well as the use of predictive algorithms for price discrimination and the criminal justice system. Guest speakers, weekly readings and reaction papers ensure a lively debate among participants from various backgrounds. | ||||||||
| 860-0001-00L | Public Institutions and Policy-Making Processes Number of participants limited to 27. Priority for Science, Technology, and Policy Master. | 3 KP | 2G | T. Bernauer, S. Bechtold, F. Schimmelfennig | |||||
| Kurzbeschreibung | Students acquire the contextual knowledge for analyzing public policies. They learn why and how public policies and laws are developed, designed, and implemented at national and international levels, and what challenges arise in this regard. | ||||||||
| Lernziel | Public policies result from decision-making processes that take place within formal institutions of the state (parliament, government, public administration, courts). That is, policies are shaped by the characteristics of decision-making processes and the characteristics of public institutions and related actors (e.g. interest groups). In this course, students acquire the contextual knowledge for analyzing public policies. They learn why and how public policies and laws are developed, designed, and implemented at national and international levels, and what challenges arise in this regard. The course is organized in three modules. The first module (Stefan Bechtold) examines basic concepts and the role of law, law-making, and law enforcement in modern societies. The second module (Thomas Bernauer) deals with the functioning of legislatures, governments, and interest groups. The third module (Frank Schimmelfennig) focuses on the European Union and international organisations. | ||||||||
| Inhalt | Public policies result from decision-making processes that take place within formal institutions of the state (parliament, government, public administration, courts). That is, policies are shaped by the characteristics of decision-making processes and the characteristics of public institutions and related actors (e.g. interest groups). In this course, students acquire the contextual knowledge for analyzing public policies. They learn why and how public policies and laws are developed, designed, and implemented at national and international levels, and what challenges arise in this regard. The course is organized in three modules. The first module (Stefan Bechtold) examines basic concepts and the role of law, law-making, and law enforcement in modern societies. The second module (Thomas Bernauer) deals with the functioning of legislatures, governments, and interest groups. The third module (Frank Schimmelfennig) focuses on the European Union and international organisations. | ||||||||
| Skript | Course materials can be found on Moodle. | ||||||||
| Literatur | Readings can be found on Moodle. | ||||||||
| Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | This is a Master level course. The course is capped at 27 students, with ISTP Master students having priority. | ||||||||
| 860-0001-01L | Public Institutions and Policy-Making Processes; Research Paper Prerequisite: you have to be enrolled in 860-0001-00L during the same semester. | 3 KP | 3A | T. Bernauer, S. Bechtold, F. Schimmelfennig | |||||
| Kurzbeschreibung | This is an add-on module to the course: 860-0001-00L. It focuses on students writing an essay on an issue covered by the main course 860-0001-00L. | ||||||||
| Lernziel | Students learn how to write an essay on a policy issue they select. | ||||||||
| Inhalt | Public policies result from decision-making processes that take place within formal institutions of the state (parliament, government, public administration, courts). That is, policies are shaped by the characteristics of decision-making processes and the characteristics of public institutions and related actors (e.g. interest groups). In this course, students acquire the contextual knowledge for analyzing public policies - hence this course is complementary to the ISTP course on concepts and methods of policy analysis. Students learn why and how public policies and laws are developed, designed, and implemented at national and international levels. The course is organized in three modules. The first module (taught by Stefan Bechtold) examines basic concepts and the role of law, law-making, and law enforcement in modern societies. The second module (taught by Thomas Bernauer) deals with the functioning of legislatures, governments, and interest groups. The third module (taught by Frank Schimmelfennig) focuses on the European Union and international organizations. This teaching unit is an add-on module to the course: 860-0001-00L. It focuses on students writing an essay on an issue covered by the main course 860-0001-00L. | ||||||||
| Literatur | See Moodle | ||||||||
| Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | Access only for ISTP MSc students also enrolled in 860-0001-00L | ||||||||
Kompetenzen |
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| 860-0018-00L | Big Data, Law, and Policy (with Case Study) Limited number of participants. | 6 KP | 2S + 2A | S. Bechtold | |||||
| Kurzbeschreibung | This course examines and critiques the design of the Internet, with a focus on the connection between the engineering features and principles of the network and the legal, economic, and political concerns which have followed its evolution. | ||||||||
| Lernziel | This course examines and critiques the design of the Internet (broadly defined), with a focus on the connection between the engineering features and principles of the network (packet switching, global addressing, the end-to-end argument, etc.) and the legal, economic, and political concerns which have followed its evolution (security properties, censorship and censorship resistance, "net neutrality", etc.). No prior knowledge of networking technologies is required; conversely the course will focus only on those features of the Internet design which have strong political and legal implications (and vice versa). The course consists of two parts: lectures and seminars in one part provide an introduction and discussion of the technical, legal, and political aspects of the Internet design. The other part consists of a specific case study of some aspect of the Internet by individual students. | ||||||||