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Postgraduate Course: Intellectual Property Law 2: Industrial Property (LAWS11129)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Law CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThe purpose of this module is to consider the laws relating to patents, trade marks, passing off, and breach of confidence within their institutional setting at International, European and national levels.

Recent years have witnessed an expansion in the scope of these intellectual property rights, and having examined the institutional setting in which policy is formed, the reach and impact of these rights within individual territories will be analysed.

The sessions will also highlight areas of particular topicality where these rights are having a particularly strong impact. These areas include: access to medicines, biotechnology, domain names and the protection of computer programs. The module will also consider, from a primarily European perspective, the relation between IP rights and free movement of goods.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 176 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) The course will be assessed by way of one essay (5000 words).
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No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
The aims of this module are to:
* highlight the institutional framework within which policy is formulated and law is developed in the areas of patents and trade marks
* investigate how rights may be registered at international, European and national levels
* consider the impact of international policy making on the scope and exercise of the rights
* explore how the rights may be infringed
* consider the interests that the law protects and investigate the extent to which it is successful in balancing those interests with other, potentially competing, personal and public interests.

By the end of this module, students should be able to:
* appreciate the variety of institutions involved in the intellectual property field and understand their role and functions in policy making
* understand the mechanisms available for registering rights and the reasons for the rules on which registration rests
* identify the rights in practice, explain their scope and identify when those rights may be infringed
* critically assess the development of the law and how changes in the law affect different interests
* be aware of current developments in the law and be able to contribute in an informed manner to the ongoing debate as to the proper role of these rights.
Reading List
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiserMr Gerard Porter
Tel: (0131 6)50 2023
Email: Gerard.Porter@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Amanda Mackenzie
Tel: (0131 6)50 6325
Email: amanda.mackenzie@ed.ac.uk
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