LLM Intellectual Property

Course details On this course you will usually be taught by a range of staff with relevant expertise and knowledge appropriate to the content of the unit. This will include senior academic staff, qualified professional practitioners, demonstrators, technicians and research students. You will also benefit from regular guest lectures from industry. Stage 1 Core units Principles of International Law, International Organisations, and the World Trade Organisation: This unit has two aims: to give you a sound grounding in the principles underpinning international law and, building on this knowledge, to examine the World Trade Organisation as a prime example of an international organisation. Option units (choose two)* Corporate Law - Theory & Practice: Examining key issues in contemporary corporate law, this unit will allow you to evaluate corporate law issues from key theoretical and practical perspectives. International Dispute Resolution: Cross-border and inter-state relations raise complex issues involving the law of more than one country. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) offers an alternative way of resolving disputes other than litigation. You'll be introduced to key concepts, forms and procedures of ADR and discuss its development and merits compared to litigation. This relates to international commercial and public international law disputes. International Cyber Law & Governance: Understanding the principles of internet law (including human rights, criminal, international and copyright laws) has become indispensable for professionals aiming for a career in the digital economy. Here' you'll gain a thorough grounding and critical appreciation of online policy, regulatory scope for online activities and strategic impact on business decisions. Contemporary issues: Work-based learning: This unit will enable you to focus on contemporary issues within an organisation. Following a briefing you will be expected to undertake independent research and collaborate with other postgraduate students, to critique and evaluate contemporary issues and solutions. Please note that option units require minimum numbers in order to run and may only be available on a semester by semester basis. They may also change from year to year. Stage 2 Option units (choose three)* Patents and designs: Understand the legal regimes governing patents and designs. This unit will update your knowledge of the law and apply legislation and judicial decisions to situations that may arise in the workplace. You will learn to use knowledge of prevailing patents and designs law to maximum advantage. Copyright and trademarks: Achieve a systematic understanding of the legal regimes governing copyright and trademarks. This unit will update your knowledge of UK, European and International law, and allow you to independently apply legislation and judicial decisions to novel situations that may arise in a commercial context. International intellectual property practice (Patent Attorney route) and international intellectual property practice (Trade Mark Attorney route): These two units share a common syllabus, focusing on national and international procedure in respect of securing and defending patent and trade mark rights. The patent route will have an additional taught component on patent drafting. The trade mark route includes an additional focus on competition related provisions. Both units are taught by leading practitioners. International intellectual property Rights: Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) are implicated in most aspects of international commerce. Through integrating intellectual property standards into the WTO framework with the 1994 Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement, intellectual property laws have been substantially and controversially harmonised. This unit evaluates the consequences of globalising intellectual property laws. Contemporary Issues: Work-based Learning: This unit will enable you to focus on contemporary issues within an organisation. Following a briefing you will be expected to undertake independent research and collaborate with other postgraduate students, to critique and evaluate contemporary issues and solutions. Please note that option units require minimum numbers in order to run and may only be available on a semester by semester basis. They may also change from year to year. The following units include mandatory e-acitvities; Copyright & Trade Marks, Patents & Designs and International Intellectual Property Practice. Stage 3 Core unit Dissertation: An opportunity to conduct research on an area of law associated with the knowledge and skills you've gained. You'll develop critical thinking skills, evaluate new and existing research and strengthen your conceptual understanding of law. This unit promotes self-managed learning by asking you to complete a significant piece of work. *Not all units may be offered each year. Programme specification Programme specifications provide definitive records of the University's taught degrees in line with Quality Assurance Agency requirements. Every taught course leading to a BU Award has a programme specification which describes its aims, structure, content and learning outcomes, plus the teaching, learning and assessment methods used. Download the programme specification for LLM Intellectual Property pg-law-framework-v5 1-0916.doc LLM Intellectual Property (Word doc). 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