Designs, Marken und Patente als registrierte Schutzrechte für Kreative

Tobias Fox
Institute of Arts and Society, Art and Knowledge Transfer
2026W, Lecture with Practical Exercises (VU), 2.0 ECTS, 2.0 semester hours, course number S03577

Description

Creative people sooner or later make contact with law on designs, trademarks or patents (intellectual property or IP rights) although, however, these laws have been primarily implemented for industrialists. Having a registered design or a granted patent competitors can be excluded from doing identical or similar things. On the other side while working or performing on a project, IP rights of others may be infringed.

Intellectual property is crucial when it comes to the transfer of ideas and creativity into the world outside, at least as concerns business like or business related areas.

The seminar focuses on conditions and options to use IP rights and to develop abilities to analyse creative work as a source for IP rights and to protect ideas if necessary. We will learn about designs, trademarks and patents, their origin, their scope of protection and their limits. The seminar's language is German.

We will discuss many examples of the world of arts, e.g., Banksy, John Lennon, Yves Klein, Thonet furniture, Anish Kapoor, Fender Guitars, Jani Leinonen, Philippe Starck and many more.

 

 

Examination Modalities

The seminar closes with an examination talk for each student in order to achieve a successful participation.

Comments

Application to the seminar shall be conducted via base. Even if no successful participation is intended - everyone is welcome.

Key Words

Designs, Marken, Patente, Geistiges Eigentum, Recht, Geschmacksmuster, Urheberrecht, Vertragsrecht

Dates

Wed, 07 October 2026, 16:15–17:55 Seminar Room 33
Wed, 14 October 2026, 16:15–17:55 Seminar Room 33
Wed, 21 October 2026, 16:15–17:55 Seminar Room 33
Wed, 28 October 2026, 16:15–17:55 Seminar Room 33
Wed, 04 November 2026, 16:15–17:55 Seminar Room 33
Wed, 11 November 2026, 16:15–17:55 Seminar Room 33
Wed, 18 November 2026, 16:15–17:55 Seminar Room 33
Wed, 25 November 2026, 16:15–17:55 Seminar Room 33
Wed, 02 December 2026, 16:15–17:55 Seminar Room 33
Wed, 09 December 2026, 16:15–17:55 Seminar Room 33
Wed, 16 December 2026, 16:15–17:55 Seminar Room 33
Wed, 13 January 2027, 16:15–17:55 Seminar Room 33
Wed, 20 January 2027, 16:15–17:55 Seminar Room 33
Wed, 27 January 2027, 16:15–17:55 Seminar Room 33

Course Enrolment

From 31 August 2026, 09:00 to 30 October 2026, 18:00
Via online registration

Art Education: study subject kkp (Bachelor): Academic Practice: FOR: Course from the Institute IKK.K 034/2026UBA-003.21

Art Education: subject kkp (Bachelor): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Lehrveranstaltungen nach Wahl aus Wissenschaftliche Praxis 067/2016UBA-003.80

Art Education: subject kkp (Enhancements study): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Lehrveranstaltungen nach Wahl aus Wissenschaftliche Praxis 067/2018UEW-003.80

Art Education: subject dex (Bachelor): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Lehrveranstaltungen nach Wahl aus Wissenschaftliche Praxis 074/2017UBA-003.80

Art Education: subject dex (Enhancements study): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Lehrveranstaltungen nach Wahl aus Wissenschaftliche Praxis 074/2018UEW-003.80

TransArts - Transdisciplinary Arts (Bachelor): Theoretical foundations: Theoretical foundations 180/2025UBA-003.01

Stage Design (2. Section): Rechtskunde: Vertrags- und Urheberrecht 542/2022U00-208.01

Media Arts: Specialisation in Transmedia Arts (2. Section): Wissenschaft, Theorie und Geschichte : Urheberrecht, Vertragsrecht, Medienrecht 566/2019U00-208.04

Media Arts: Specialisation in Digital Arts (2. Section): Wissenschaft, Theorie, Geschichte: Urheberrecht, Vertragsrecht, Medienrecht 567/2019U00-208.04

Design: Specialisation in Design and Narrative Media (2. Section): Methodological and Theoretical Fundamentals: Legal Issues 576/2024U00-203.11

Design: Specialisation in Communication Design (2. Section): Methodological and Theoretical Basics: Legal Issues 577/2025U00-203.10

Industrial Design (2. Section): Design in Context: Business Administration and Law - Professional Studies 580/2013U00-202.24

Design: Specialisation in Fashion Design (2. Section): Fashion Communication and Fashion Business: In-depth Free Electives 584/2019U00-207.80

Fine Arts (2. Section): Economic and Organizational Practice: Copyright and Legal Right of Use 605/2019U00-204.02

Fine Arts (2. Section): Economic and Organizational Practice: Free Electives out of Economic and Organizational Practice 605/2019U00-204.80

Design: Specialisation in Applied Photography and Time-based Media (2. Section): Methodological and Theoretical Basics: Management, Marketing, Legal Issues 626/2021U00-203.09

Co-registration: possible

Attending individual courses: possible