Concept, the legal nature and relationship of rights to intellectual property with other areas of law. Sources of intellectual property rights. Intellectual property rights as an element of corporate governance, its economic value and the impact of globalization on its further development. Concept, origin and historical development of copyright. Concept, conditions and types of protection of copyrighted work. Protection of computer programs and databases. Persons who enjoy copyright protection. Contents of copyright subjective rights. Restrictions on property rights of authors. Durationof copyright. Transfer of copyright subjective rights. Author contracts. Management of copyright and related rights. Concept and types of related rights. Relation ship of rights related to copyright. The protection of copyright and related rights. Types of related rights. International conventionson copyright and related rights. The protection of copyright and related rights in the European Union. Concept and historical development of patent right. The concept of invention. Concept and types of patents. Subjects of protection in patent law. The procedure for the grant of a patent. Acquisition and contents of patent rights. Restrictions of patent law. Duration, termination and re-establishing of patent rights. The transfer of patent rights. Right to distinctive signs. Concept and types of trademark. The procedure of trademark protection and the content of the right to a trademark. The concept and legal protection of geographical origins. The concept and legal protection of designs. Concept and sources of the right of competition. Unfair competition. Restrictive agreements. Abuse of dominant position. Concentrations. The implementation of competition policy. Commission for the protection of competition.