Postgraduate Course: Intellectual Property Law 2: Industrial Property (LAWS11129)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Law |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The purpose of this module is to consider the laws relating to patents, trade marks, passing off, and breach of confidence within their institutional setting at International, European and national levels.
Recent years have witnessed an expansion in the scope of these intellectual property rights, and having examined the institutional setting in which policy is formed, the reach and impact of these rights within individual territories will be analysed.
The sessions will also highlight areas of particular topicality where these rights are having a particularly strong impact. These areas include: access to medicines, biotechnology, domain names and the protection of computer programs. The module will also consider, from a primarily European perspective, the relation between IP rights and free movement of goods.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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| Central | Seminar | Class A | 18-29 | | | | | 09:00 - 10:50 | | Central | Seminar | Class B | 18-29 | | | | | 14:00 - 15:50 |
| First Class |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The aims of this module are to:
* highlight the institutional framework within which policy is formulated and law is developed in the areas of patents and trade marks
* investigate how rights may be registered at international, European and national levels
* consider the impact of international policy making on the scope and exercise of the rights
* explore how the rights may be infringed
* consider the interests that the law protects and investigate the extent to which it is successful in balancing those interests with other, potentially competing, personal and public interests.
By the end of this module, students should be able to:
* appreciate the variety of institutions involved in the intellectual property field and understand their role and functions in policy making
* understand the mechanisms available for registering rights and the reasons for the rules on which registration rests
* identify the rights in practice, explain their scope and identify when those rights may be infringed
* critically assess the development of the law and how changes in the law affect different interests
* be aware of current developments in the law and be able to contribute in an informed manner to the ongoing debate as to the proper role of these rights.
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Assessment Information
| The module will be assessed by way of one essay (5000 words worth 80% of the mark) and one other piece of assessment worth 20% of the mark. This could be a 48 hour take-home exercise and might take the form of a problem question; a response to a policy consultation; the preparation of a poster; the preparation of a powerpoint presentation; or it might be a presentation in class. |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Jane Cornwell
Tel: (0131 6)50 2012
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Course secretary | Miss Amanda Mackenzie
Tel: (0131 6)50 6325
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