Attorney at law Štefan Štefanek held a lecture on the topic “Why intellectual property is important” to students of the Faculty of Economics in Osijek as part of the course Starting a Business Venture at the University Graduate Study. The lecture was organized following an invitation of professor Sunčica Oberman Peterka, Ph.D.,
Students were introduced to the basic legal forms of intellectual property (copyright, patent law, industrial design law and trademark law) with the aim of understanding the social and economic purpose of these rights.
Intellectual property law is actually a deal between the right holder and the state: the individual discovers his/her creation that can contribute to the growth of general social value, and in return the state gives the right holder the exclusive opportunity to economically exploit the creation himself/herself for a certain period of time with legal protection against everyone else.
Intellectual property law is important because: