Postgraduate Course: Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice Two Week Intensive Residential Course (LAWS11145)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Law |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Law |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
This course provides students with an intensive overview of aspects of intellectual property (>IP<) law. It considers patents, copyright, trade marks, passing off, designs, trade secrets, IP and the internet, European and international aspects, IP litigation and corporate and commercial matters.
Aims and objectives
This course aims to:
provide a rigorous introduction to the basic principles of IP law;
consider the challenges posed by technology to established principles of IP law, and how IP law has responded;
to provide a strong theoretical basis for working with IP in business;
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Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
0 |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Block 1 (Sem 1), Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-6 | 09:00 - 17:00 | | | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-6 | | | | 09:00 - 17:00 | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-6 | | | | | 09:00 - 17:00 | | Central | Lecture | | 1-6 | | | 09:00 - 17:00 | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-6 | | 09:00 - 17:00 | | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
10am - 5pm Monday to Friday for 2 weeks |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course you should be able to:
readily identify the basic principles underpinning each IP right;
critically evaluate the extent to which existing case law and legislation is clear;
assess whether the law adequately meets the challenges of new technologies, innovation and business and how legislatures and courts might respond;and
reflect critically on the application and operation of the law in legal practice in contentious and non contentious matters |
Assessment Information
| Credits awarded from participation in the course. There is no additional assessment. |
Special Arrangements
| Course delivered by combination of University of Edinburgh staff and experience practitioners in intellectual property. Two week residential course held in Edinburgh |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Ms Abbe Brown
Tel: (0131 6)50 2031
Email: abbe.brown@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Lene Mccool
Tel: (0131 6)50 2022
Email: lene.mccool@ed.ac.uk |
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