Postgraduate Course: Managing Intellectual Property (LAWS11261)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The "Managing Intellectual Property" module will examine the legal, procedural and related considerations relevant to management of the principal IP rights. The course will address how the principal IP rights are created, identified, protected, owned, transacted, exploited and enforced. Aspects of competition law affecting commercialisation of IP rights will also be studied. The primary jurisdictional focus of the course will be the UK and Europe, together with discussion of international registration procedures for registered IP rights. As part of the course, students will use case study exercises to test and apply their learning, and to enable students to gain an appreciation of the complexities involved in managing IP rights in practice. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
176 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One piece of assessed work (20%); one essay of up to 5,000 words (80%). |
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Learning Outcomes
The aims of this module are to:
- Examine the creation, identification and ownership of the principal IP rights and how they are protected, including procedures for registration of relevant rights at national, European and international levels;
- Analyse different methods of transacting in, exploiting and commercialising IP rights and using IP rights to raise finance;
- Investigate aspects of competition law relevant to certain modes of commercialisation of IP rights; and
- Examine the enforcement of IP rights, relevant litigation processes, private international law issues relating to jurisdiction and governing law in cross-border disputes, and remedies for infringement.
At the end of the module students will be able to :
- Recognise the principal IP rights, their status and ownership, and assess the most appropriate mechanisms for protecting those rights including, where appropriate, by registration at national, European and international levels;
- Evaluate different methods of transacting in, exploiting and commercialising IP rights and using IP rights to raise finance;
- Assess the application of competition law to certain aspects of commercialisation of IP rights;
- Analyse and apply the relevant private international law rules to questions of jurisdiction and governing law in cross-border IP disputes; and
- Recognise and evaluate key legal, procedural and evidential issues arising in IP disputes and the remedies available for infringement.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Smita Kheria
Tel:
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Course secretary | Ms Ginny Spencer
Tel: (0131 6)51 4246
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