Students will gain a greater awareness of the interplay between law and technology, enriching their technical background with a legal and EU perspective and a focus on the most innovative and challenging applications in the ICT and industrial sectors. They will have a better understanding of regulatory issues related to the ongoing datafication process and its impact on society and business, as well as issues regarding the protection of innovation and the related international agreements.

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Module 1: Law, technology, and society - Introduction to the course - Law & technology in digital societies Module 2: The risk-based approach in the EU technology regulation - Risk management in the GDPR - The AI Act: Technology Assessment, Conformity Assessment, and Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment - Risk assessment in the Digital Service Act Module 3: Data regulation: - Origins and evolution of data protection in Europe - The GDPR: Objectives and scope - The GDPR: Legal grounds and principles - The GDPR: Data subject's rights - The GDPR: Supervisory authorities - The GDPR: Transborder data flows - The European Health Data Space - The Data Governance Act Module 4: Cybersecurity: - The GDPR - Other cybersecurity regulations Module 5: Online services and platforms - Digital Services Act - Digital Market Act Module 6: Intellectual Property Law - Introduction on Intellectual Property Law - Patents: Requirements of protection and enforcement, inventions developed by enterprises and research centres, and patents for utility models - The protection of trade secrets - Trademarks: requirements of protection and enforcement - IP Law contracts (I). Contracts concerning patents and trademarks - IP Law contracts (II). The protection of work of art: copyright and contracts concerning copyright

The course will offer students, who regularly attend classes, the opportunity to give a presentation on a specific assigned topic. In this case, students must meet all the following requirements: (i) They must apply for enrolment in the student team list by the end of the first week of the course. (ii) Students must attend 75% of the class hours. Presentation bonus: + 0/3. Each member of a team will have an individual mark for the given presentation. Final mark: final examination mark + presentation bonus. (i) If the mark obtained in the final examination is lower than 18/30, the student does not benefit from the presentation bonus. (ii) If the student does not accept the final mark, he/she loses the presentation bonus points. (iii) The bonus can only be used during the summer examination session (June- July). Case Study Learning Labs For the Students attending the course (75% of the class hours), in order to foster their problem-solving approach to legal issues, this course introduces two optional Case Study Learning Lab modules in which students will have to solve concrete cases by applying the knowledge they have acquired. The Labs can be organised using experimental methods and simulations (e.g., using gamification in case-based simulations).

The course includes lectures and seminars. Active student participation is encouraged.

Given the evolving regulatory and technology scenario in the field ICT and IP law, a detailed bibliography will be provided at the beginning of the course, including lectures, scientific articles and other materials (e.g. links to regulations, reports, talks and conferences). Here is the list of the main materials: Mantelero, A. 2022. Beyond Data. Human Rights, Ethical and Social Impact Assessment in AI. Springer-Asser, open access WIPO. 2004. Intellectual Property Handbook. https://www.wipo.int/publications/en/details.jsp?id=275&plang=EN

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Exam: Group project; Computer-based written test in class using POLITO platform;

The final examination aims to evaluate the students' understanding of the different topics covered during the course and how students apply the acquired notions to various cases. The examination is written and takes 60 minutes. It consists of four open questions focused on different topics addressed during the course. Each question worth 7,5 points maximum. It is not permitted to communicate with others during the examination, to use the phone, and to keep and consult notebooks, books, slides, and other teaching materials. During the online examination, the use of electronic devices other than the one in use for the examination is not permitted. Any infringement of these general rules is subject to disciplinary action against the student. For students who have participated in the Case Study Learning Lab modules taking the exam in the summer session, the final exam mark may be replaced, at the student's choice, by the sum of the marks obtained in the two Case Study Learning Labs.

In addition to the message sent by the online system, students with disabilities or Specific Learning Disorders (SLD) are invited to directly inform the professor in charge of the course about the special arrangements for the exam that have been agreed with the Special Needs Unit. The professor has to be informed at least one week before the beginning of the examination session in order to provide students with the most suitable arrangements for each specific type of exam.