Back in May, 2007 a conference took place in
The participants of the conference further described other points as to why teaching IP Law in universities is crucial. 1. To define the range of subject matter one should take into consideration on the execution of intellectual property rights. 2. Training offered to students, and it does not exclude the idea of giving special training to scientists, researchers and university staff. 3. The period of time, along with the range of the course subject cannot be defined in advance. The university needs to adapt to evolving IP sector regarding their courses. 4. Furthermore, the intention of the course is to create a legal awareness in potential providers of intellectual goods. From the Conference report – “the subjects of the IP course for students, can be, for example: a) the limit to the freedom of creation, b) the rules of quotation, c) plagiarism, d) the novelty of invention in the context of meaning and the rules of disclosing technical secrets, e) the rights of students to creative results obtained during the course of study.”