PG Cert Intellectual Property

Course details The course is delivered over five months, with an extensive programme of online work and three block weekends taught in Bournemouth. The attendance dates are: 9-11 February 2017 9-11 March 2017 6-8 April 2017 Exam 2-5pm on 2 June 2017 The course will develop your knowledge in the following areas: Core units Patents & Designs: This unit will enable you to understand the legal regimes governing Patents and Designs. It will continue to 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 & Trademarks: During this unit you will develop a systematic understanding of the legal regimes governing Copyright and Trademarks. It will continue to update your knowledge of relevant UK, European and International law and it will also enable 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 (Trademark Attorney Route): There is a common syllabus over these two units, focusing on national and international procedure in respect of securing and defending patent and trademark rights. If you chose the patent route, you'll have an additional taught component on patent drafting. For the trademark route, you'll cover competition-related provisions. Both units are taught by leading practitioners. All units include mandatory e-activities. Course delivery The course starts in January but the first weekend of attendance isn't until the end of February - you will have distance learning study to complete from January. In addition, prior to the weekends (taught as lectures and workshops, interspersed with master classes of visiting speakers) you will be expected to undertake preliminary readings and participate in online e-activities. You'll need to attend on three weekends - the dates will be advised when you start your course - as well as for one exam. In between these weekends, you'll be supported by distance learning. Successful completion forms part of the IPReg accreditation requirements. 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 PG Cert Intellectual Property (Word doc). Whilst every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the programme specification, the information is liable to change to take advantage of exciting new approaches to teaching and learning as well as developments in industry. If you have been unable to locate the programme specification for the course you are interested in, it will be available as soon as the latest version is ready. Alternatively please contact us for assistance.