Intellectual Property Law Postgraduate Certificate
Postgraduate
In Uxbridge
Description
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Type
Postgraduate
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Location
Uxbridge
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Duration
1 Year
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Start date
September
Postgraduate Open EveningWednesday 25 May 2016, 4-7pmCome along to our Postgraduate Open Evening to find out more about the programme and research areas that interest you, meet our staff and enjoy some refreshments, and even see if we can offer you a
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Subjects
- Design
- Intellectual Property
- Property
- Law
- IT Law
- Trade
- Management
- IT Management
- Intellectual Property Law
- Property Law
Course programme
The PGCert consists of compulsory modules, a typical selection can be found below. Modules can vary from year to year, but these offer a good idea of what we teach.
Compulsory
Copyright, Design and Allied Rights
Rationale and subsistence, subject matter (literary, artistic, musical and dramatic works), ownership, licensing, moral rights, economic rights, infringement, permitted acts.
Registered and unregistered design, qualifying for protection, infringement, defences, invalidity and overlap with copyright. Practice and management of industrial design: registering and maintaining a design in the UK and internationally.
Patent Law and Practice
Rationale, requirements for patentability, ownership and licensing, infringement, remedies, defences. Practice and management of patents: obtaining a patent in the UK, EPC procedure, PCT procedure. Obtaining a patent in other jurisdictions.
Trade Marks and Allied Rights
Registration, absolute grounds for refusal of registration, infringement and relative grounds for refusal of registration, defences, invalidity, revocation, use. Practice and management of trademarks: registering and maintaining a trade mark in the UK. International and transnational options for trade mark protection, registration and maintenance in other jurisdictions.
Managing Intellectual Property
Negotiation, international perspectives – jurisdiction clauses, arbitration requirements and elements of technology transfer.
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Additional information
Special Features
Studying Intellectual Property Law at Brunel
, the body responsible for the organisation and management of the examinations of CIPA for entry onto the Register of Patent Attorneys.
Patent Attorney
Students preparing to train as Patent Attorneys will receive full exemption from all Foundation Level Papers (P1, P5, P7, D&C, Law) set by the Joint Examination Board and the Institute of Patent Attorneys.
Attendance
Attendance for lectures is only required on Wednesday afternoons from 1pm to 5pm for two terms, end September to March.
Intellectual Property Law Postgraduate Certificate