Property rights: legal aspects

This course aims to provide students with an understanding of the essential principles of intellectual law and of the process of obtaining and enforcing patents and trademarks. Given that companies and organisations increasingly operate across national boundaries, the course focuses on how intellectual property rights operate across different national contexts and how companies need to coordinate intellectual property protection across the main jurisdictions.

Participants in this course will gain a full and critical understanding of the substantive law of patents and trademarks. They will learn how to provide legal advice on a range of issues from commercial viability and marketing, to vesting ownership and infringement. Additionally, students will apply legal analysis and resolution to real-world client scenarios.