Insegnamento a.a. 2025-2026

20139 - LEGAL ISSUES IN MARKETING

Department of Law


Student consultation hours
Class timetable
Exam timetable

Course taught in English
Go to class group/s: 8 - 9 - 10
MM (6 credits - II sem. - OB  |  IUS/04)
Course Director:
MARIATERESA MAGGIOLINO

Classes: 8 (II sem.) - 9 (II sem.) - 10 (II sem.)
Instructors:
Class 8: AURELIO ASSENZA, Class 9: ALESSANDRA FELLER, Class 10: MARIATERESA MAGGIOLINO


Mission & Content Summary

MISSION

The course aims at showing how the legal systems oppose hurdles and offer opportunities to those who develop marketing activities.

CONTENT SUMMARY

  • Trademark law.
  • Domain names and Adwords.
  • Brand licensing.
  • Merchandising.
  • Advertising.
  • Behavioral advertising.
  • Sponsorship.
  • Ambush marketing.
  • Online copyright.
  • Data protection.
  • Internet service providers liability.
  • E-commerce.
  • Competition law.

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO)

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

At the end of the course student will be able to...
  • Recognize the legal opportunities and risk that marketing activities may offer and create.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

At the end of the course student will be able to...
  • Identify possible legal risks by using legal analysis and principles.
  • Discuss hypothetical cases concerning the lawfulness of marketing activities.
  • Argue in support or against a specific marketing strategy.
  • Suggest methods of self-evaluation of business activities to avoid or limit the risk of liability.
  • Use and understand legal vocabulary.

Teaching methods

  • Lectures

DETAILS

The course hosts one or more guest speakers to comment how legal rules affect marketing activities in everyday life. Hypothetical cases are also analyzed during the face-to-face lectures. 


Assessment methods

  Continuous assessment Partial exams General exam
  • Written individual exam (traditional/online)
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ATTENDING AND NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS

  • Use legal analysis and principles to identify the legal risks included in the scenario questions.
  • Discuss the lawfulness of the marketing activities included in those scenario questions.
  • Argue in support or against one specific marketing strategy included in the scenario questions.
  • Use the legal vocabulary.

Teaching materials


ATTENDING AND NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS

Powepoint presentations and optional reading materials.