Learning objectives

The course focuses on technical-legal, contractual and corporate issues, in both technological and non-technological innovation. It deals with: - intercompanies cooperation tools (such as consorzi, joint-ventures, networks of companies, etc.) and their role in the development of innovation processes and dynamics; - any kind of research and development agreement and public-private partnership connected to the activation of these processes, as well as innovative SME and innovative start-up company ( also in the form of Srl) regulatory framework. The course aims to let the student be fully aware of the implications of company law and aspects related to industrial innovation and the incentive to design, providing the conceptual and methodological basis for a correct interpretation of the subject.

Finally, students are supposed to show deep knowledge of these items, and they should know how to consciously and correctly use both specialist legal language, and legal reasoning method.

Prerequisites and basic notions

None

Program

The course will focus on the following main topics:
1. Innovative Start-ups and innovative SMEs, university incubators and spin-offs;
2. Industrial privatives;
3. Antitrust and state aid;
4. Joint-Ventures, ATI and network contracts;
5. Consortia;
6. Blockchain, cryptocurrencies and tokens
7. Smart contracts;
8. Crowdfunding
9. Artificial Intelligence
10. ESG and sustainability and gender compliance.

Didactic methods

Teaching with frontal lessons and Socratic method

Learning assessment procedures

Written test on open questions and multiple choice with limited time available.
No mid-course test.

Evaluation criteria

number of correct answers with compensations, if any, deriving from the difficulty of the question

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

final exam evaluation based upon the number of correct replies.

Exam language

Italiano