Managing Intellectual Property (Distance Learning) (P01170)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : LAW-P-LW0042

This module is designed to enable the student to apply knowledge of IP law in a practical context. The course will equip the student with an understanding of how IP is identified, managed protected and exploited in a commercial setting as well as introducing the student to litigation mechanisms through which rights can be enforced. The role of competition law will also be studied, focussing on its role in informing the exercise of intellectual property rights. International, European and
national materials will be used in addition to case studies which will enable the student to gain an appreciation of the complexities involved in managing intellectual property in practice.

Entry Requirements

? Costs : Students should have regular and reliable access to the Internet. Print consumables (paper and ink) would be recommended to provide hard copy of some on screen text and materials (e.g. articles).

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Law, (School of Law, Schedule F)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Aims

The aims of this module are to:

Examine the processes involved in identifying intellectual property owned by commercial concerns and thereafter registering rights at national, European and international level

Consider how infringements of intellectual property rights may be monitored and enforced

Investigate the role of competition law and consider its impact on the exercise of IP rights

Analyse problems relating to jurisdiction, choice of law and enforcement of IP rights in the UK, Europe and the US and consider how these might be best managed

Objectives

At the end of the module the student should be able to

recognise the complexities in identifying and managing IP within commercial concerns

evaluate the most appropriate mechanisms for protecting and thereafter exploiting intellectual property at national, regional and international level

make informed judgements as to the role of competition law in the exploitation of intellectual property within single jurisdictions and across borders

analyse and apply the relevant international private law rules to transnational intellectual property disputes.

Assessment Information

One essay 5000 words (60%); two pieces of assessed work (20% each).

Note: Completion of the Certificate, the Diploma and progression through the LLM programme will be subject to participation in and completion of core activities within this module.