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LWM20

Industrial and intellectual property

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Academic Direction
UCL, Queen Mary àËÅöÊÓƵ
Also part of
LLM Postgraduate Laws
Modes of Study
Online

This course covers the fascinating area of Industrial and Intellectual Property. You will probably already have an understanding of what Intellectual Property or ‘IP’ is about; that it is a very significant economic asset of many businesses and therefore an understanding of the law related to this area can be very important in a commercial context. What you may be less aware of is that the law in this area is not just financially significant; it also throws up lots of interesting theoretical and ethical questions.

Module A: Intellectual property and technology

LWM20A

  • Patents
  • Legal status of patents, what might be patented
  • The process of obtaining and enforcing a patent 
  • Trade secrets and the action for breach of confidence.

Module B: Copyright law

 LWM20B

  • Copyright and related rights
  • Introduction to copyright law, forms of copyright works, ownership of copyright, duration, infringement, enforcement of copyright.

Module C: The law of trade marks and passing off

LWM20C

  • Introduction to trade mark law
  • Registered trade marks: registration and subject matter
  • Forms of trade marks
  • Trade mark infringement, remedies and revocation
  • Passing off.

Module D: Intellectual property - integrated topics

LWM20D

  • Justifications for intellectual property
  • Sanctions for misuse of intellectual property, including civil remedies and criminal sanctions
  • Legal protection of designs in the UK: overlap with other rights
  • Dealing with intellectual property rights.

Assessment

Each module is assessed by a 45-minute unseen written exam.

Sequence

It is strongly recommended you attempt module D last.

How to apply

You can apply to study a module individually as a standalone unit or as part of a Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma or Master of Laws qualification. (In either scenario, they must be studied in order.)

These modules also contribute towards the following specialist pathways for Laws:

  • Commercial and Corporate Law
  • Common Law
  • Computer and Communications Law
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • International Business Law

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