Postgraduate Course: Legal Aspects of Managing Intellectual Property (LAWS11339)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
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 |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The 'Legal aspects of managing intellectual property' module will examine the legal, procedural and related considerations relevant to management of the principal intellectual property ("IP") rights.
The course will address how the principal IP rights are created, identified, protected, owned, transacted, exploited and enforced. Aspects of competition law affecting the commercialisation of IP rights will also be studied.
The primary jurisdictional focus of the course will be the UK and Europe, together with discussion of international registration procedures for registered IP rights.
This module will involve the consideration of a range of legal issues drawing from a range of subject areas, including patent and trade mark practice, contract, commercial law, competition law, international private law and enforcement.
The aims of this module are to:
- Examine the processes involved in identifying intellectual property owned by commercial concerns, ownership thereof, and registering relevant rights at national, European and international levels;
- Consider how infringements of intellectual property rights may be monitored and enforced along with the conduct of IP disputes;
- Investigate the role of competition law in this context;
- Analyse different methods of exploiting and commercialising IP rights and examine problems relating to jurisdiction, choice of law and enforcement of IP rights in the UK and Europe while additionally considering how these might be best managed.
Session Titles:
Session 1 - Generating IP
Session 2 - IP as an asset
Session 3 - IP transactions
Session 4 - Trade marks
Session 5 - Patents
Session 6 - Technology transfer
Session 7 - Distribution, agency & franchise
Session 8 - Exploiting copyright
Session 9 - Infringement
Session 10 - Litigation |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
12/01/2015 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 40,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
156 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of this module, students will 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 levels;
- Make informed judgements as to the role of competition law in this context;
- Analyse and apply the relevant international private law rules to transnational intellectual property disputes, and recognise and evaluate key legal and evidential issues arising in IP disputes. |
Assessment Information
- Participation in online discussion ¿ 20%
- Coursework assessment ¿ 20%
- 4,000-word module essay ¿ 60% |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Jane Cornwell
Tel: (0131 6)50 2012
Email: Jane.Cornwell@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Douglas Thompson
Tel: (0131 6)50 2022
Email: D.Thompson@ed.ac.uk |
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