The aim of this module is to provide students with an understanding of the main issues relating to Intellectual Property Law. Students are required to show an informed and critical understanding of the fundamental legal principles which apply to intellectual property in an international business context and will include:

- The use of IP to protect and exploit international business assets and reputation.
- An overview of the principles underpinning IP, its justifications and the control of some abuses.
- International perspectives and issues.
- The relationship between IP and Competition Law.

This 15 credit module will be delivered through 9 interactive lectures and 3 seminars each of 2 hours duration.

Interactive Lectures
9 interactive lectures of 2 hour duration each for a total of 18 hours.

Guided Independent Study through Tutorials
At the end of each 2 hour lecture, students will be given a tutorial for guided independent study. The tutorial will be made available through the module VLE page and will contain pointers to relevant legal electronic databases such as Westlaw, Lexis, LawTel etc. Tutorial answers will be submitted through the VLE for feedback by module tutors. Each tutorial will involve 4 hours of guided independent study for a total of 36 hours of guided independent study.

Seminars and Unguided Independent Study
Three 2-hour seminars will be held on the 4th, 8th and 12th week for a total of 6 seminar hours. Seminar questions will be included in the module handbook. The seminars will be supported by research and personal study. Students will be expected to spend 10 hours of unguided independent study for each seminar for a total of 30 hours of unguided independent study.

ASSIGNMENT weighted at 100%, assessing learning outcomes 1-4.

Participants will produce an article on a related topic aimed at a professional business law journal (word limit 3,500 words). Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5.

Formative assessment will take place in Seminar 5 in the form of a short assignment (1,000 words).

Access to appropriate texts and material via the Moodle LMS

D Bainbridge, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (Pearson 2010)
H MacQueen, C Waelde & G Laurie, CONTEMPORARY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, LAW AND POLICY (OUP 201)
M Dowie-Whybrow, CORE STATUTES ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (Palgrave Macmillan 2011)

1. SHOW A SYSTEMATIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
Knowledge & Understanding

2. CRITICALLY EVALUATE AND REVIEW HOW INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW CAN BE USED TO PROTECT AND EXPLOIT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ASSETS AND REPUTATION
Analysis
Reflection

3. USE WRITTEN COMMUNICATION AT AN ADVANCED LEVEL TO FIND INFORMATION AND TO EXPLAIN, DEBATE, AND PRESENT HIGHLY COMPLEX LEGAL ARGUMENTS, PROPOSALS AND IDEAS
Communication

4. IDENTIFY AND INTEGRATE RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL LITERATURE SHOWING A DETAILED KNOWLEDGE OF KEY LEGISLATION AND RELATED COMMERCIAL ISSUES
Application
Learning