Detailed programme

Description of the program

The program consists of seminars organized specifically for this certificate as well as a set of 7 existing courses.
Seminars: Attendance at seminars is compulsory and includes:

  • Two update days in January (IP and IT)
  • Three dedicated seminars (one day each) between February and June. They are organised 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:
      • A four-hour seminar on dissertations (choice of subjects, issues, methodology).
      • A seminar at the end of the certificate with the presentation of dissertations

Courses:     

  • A choice of 7 courses (in Louvain-la-Neuve and Brussels), depending on your profile.
  • Attendance is free.
  • For these courses, the audience is mixed: Bac/Master students and certificate students.

Dissertation (TFF) : 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) (https://uclouvain.be/cours-ldrop2102)
By Alain Strowel, in French, in Louvain-la-Neuve, Thursday from 10:45 to 12:45

Management of Intellectual Property Rights (LDROP2101)
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, in English, at Louvain-la-Neuve, on Thursday, from 2 to 4 pm.

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) (https://uclouvain.be/cours-BDRAN1360)
By Enguerrand Marique, Mona Giacometti and Charles-Albert Helleputte, in English, in Brussels (Botanique), on Wednesday, from 5:15 pm to 7:15 pm.

Information and Communication Law (BCOMU1314) (https://uclouvain.be/cours-BCOMU1314)
By Alain Strowel and Edouard Cruysmans, in French, in Brussels (Botanique), on Wednesday, from 1:30 to 3:30 pm.

Data Law and Innovation (BDRAN1266) (https://uclouvain.be/cours-2024-BDRAN1266.html)
Par Alain Strowel, en anglais, à Bruxelles (Botanique), le mardi de 15h45 à 17h45   
 

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