Intellectual Property Law (Online Learning)

This programme aims to equip you with an advanced knowledge and understanding of intellectual property (IP) law and policy within a domestic (UK), regional (European) and international context.The courses offered on the programme cover substantive law on all of the major IP rights including copyright, trademarks, patents, designs, confidentiality and trade secrets. The courses also address global IP policy-making and the framework of international treaties that govern IP law, IP and human rights, legal aspects of commercialising and enforcing IP and competition law perspectives. Where relevant, the potential impacts and consequences of the UK's withdrawal from the EU (Brexit) are also considered.

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