ENGR002-INTRODUCTION TO

ENGINEERING
DR. AHMAD EL HAJJ
FALL 2019/2020

Engineering Ethics –Part II

SCOPE OF ENGINEERING ETHICS

Engineering as The engineers

social responsibility for
experimentation safety

Moral reasoning Rights of

& Ethical theories engineers

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 CASE STUDY: ETHICS IN THE OFFICE -FRANCE

 In France know as “comité d’entreprise” or CE

 Makes sure that rights of employees are protected and respected
 Discusses with the executive board about new modifications, financial
activities and employees requests
Engineering as The engineers
social
experimentation
responsibility for
safety
 CE prepares a monthly report debriefing the discussion with the
executive board
 Organizes social events as picnics, barbecues for employees
Offers discounts on cinemas tickets, restaurants, and some shops
Moral reasoning
Rights of
& Ethical
theories
engineers 

 Offers gifts at some special events as Christmas

 CE is paid by the company
 CE is elected every two years by the employees
 CE members have 20% reduction of their total charge or responsibilities
 CE is eligible for companies with more than 50 employees 3
 CASE STUDY: ETHICS IN THE OFFICE -FRANCE

 In France know as “comité d’Hygiene, de sécurité et de conditions de

travail” or CHSCT
 Makes sure that employees have the right conditions to work properly
(no stress or heavy work load and good physical conditions) and they
Engineering as
social
The engineers
responsibility for are safe and secure at work
experimentation safety

 Discusses with the executive board about new safety and security
protocols, employees requests
Moral reasoning
& Ethical
Rights of
engineers
 Prepare monthly reports to employees
theories

 CHSCT is controlled by a designated doctor from the ministry of health

that visit the company premises every 3 months
 CHSCT is elected every two years by the employees
 CHSCT members have 20% discount of their total charge or
responsibilities
 CHSCT organizes visits of each employee to the ministry of health
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 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

 Intellectual property refers to creations of the mind: inventions; literary and

artistic works; and symbols, names and images used in commerce

Intellectual property
• patents for inventions, trademarks, industrial designs and
geographical indications

Copyright
• covers literary works (such as novels, poems and plays), films, music,
artistic works and architectural design
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

The right to benefit from the protection of moral and material

interests resulting from authorship of scientific, literary or
artistic productions
First recognized in the Paris Convention for the Protection of
Industrial Property (1883) and the Berne Convention for the
Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (1886)
Administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization
(WIPO)

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

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 WHY PROTECT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

A legal certificate that gives you the right

Fosters economic
to protect your invention for 20 years in
growth specific territories

Provides incentives for Attracts investment

technological that will create new
innovation jobs and opportunities

PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) is an international patent law treaty in order to unify procedure for patent filing. 8
PCT application is called international application
WHO GRANTS PATENT

 EPO (European Patent Office)

 USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office)
 Patent Office of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC Patent
Office)
 Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO)

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PATENT DRAFTING STRATEGY

Drawings
Technical Written by the
description Inventor
Patent Description of
drafting the invention
Claims

Written by the
IP engineer
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EXAMPLE OF GRANTED PATENT

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CASE STUDY: APPLE VS. SAMSUNG

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TRADE DRESS CLAIMS

 a rectangular product shape with all four corners uniformly rounded;
 the front surface of the product dominated by a screen surface with
black borders;
 as to the iPhone and iPod touch products, substantial black borders
above and below the screen having roughly equal width and narrower
black borders on either side of the screen having roughly equal width;
 as to the iPad product, substantial black borders on all sides being
roughly equal in width;
 a metallic surround framing the perimeter of the top surface;
 a display of a grid of colorful square icons with uniformly rounded
corners; and
 a bottom row of square icons (the "Springboard") set off from the other
icons and that do not change as the other pages of the user interface
are viewed.
PACKAGING TRADE DRESS CLAIMS
 a rectangular box with minimal metallic silver lettering and a large front-
viewpicture of the product prominently on the top surface of the box;
 a two-piece box wherein the bottom piece is completely nested in the
top piece; and
 use of a tray that cradles products to make them immediately visible

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upon opening the box.