Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice Two Week Intensive Residential Course (P02605)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : LAW-P-P02605

This course provides students with an intensive overview of aspects of intellectual property (“IP”) law. It considers patents, copyright, trade marks, passing off, designs, trade secrets, IP and the internet, European and international aspects, IP litigation and corporate and commercial matters.

Aims and objectives

This course aims to:
provide a rigorous introduction to the basic principles of IP law;
consider the challenges posed by technology to established principles of IP law, and how IP law has responded;
to provide a strong theoretical basis for working with IP in business;

? Keywords : Intellectual Property. Patent. Trade Mark. Copyright. Design. Trade Secret. EC law. Practical perspective

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : 2:1 in any discipline and professional legal qualification

? Special Arrangements for Entry : Course delivered by combination of University of Edinburgh staff and experience practitioners in intellectual property. Two week residential course held in Edinburgh

? Costs : 0

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Law, (School of Law, Schedule F)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Block 1 only

? Contact Teaching Time : 27 hour(s) 30 minutes per week for 2 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	09:00	17:00	Central
Lecture	Tuesday	09:00	17:00	Central
Lecture	Wednesday	09:00	17:00	Central
Lecture	Thursday	09:00	17:00	Central
Lecture	Friday	09:00	17:00	Central

? Additional Class Information : 10am - 5pm Monday to Friday for 2 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course you should be able to:

readily identify the basic principles underpinning each IP right;
critically evaluate the extent to which existing case law and legislation is clear;
assess whether the law adequately meets the challenges of new technologies, innovation and business and how legislatures and courts might respond;and
reflect critically on the application and operation of the law in legal practice in contentious and non contentious matters