Intellectual Property Law

Overview

The course addresses the following topics: intellectual property theory; copyright; passing off; trade marks; image rights; design rights; patents; and the enforcement of intellectual property rights.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course students should be able to: understand UK and EU law as it applies to the law of copyright, trade marks, design rights, patents and other areas of intellectual property regulation; identify and consider the various justifications and aims that underpin the intellectual property regime; evaluate and criticise constructively recent developments and legal arguments in this domain; research new developments in this area of law.

Skills

The skills acquired by students will include: analytical and problem-solving skills; legal research, including web-based research; legal writing.
These will all be developed when preparing for and participating in class and through the compulsory coursework.

Assessment

100% coursework, 1 x 4000 word essay.