| Unit name | Intellectual Property |
|---|---|
| Unit code | LAWDM0022 |
| Credit points | 30 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Subramanian |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | University of Bristol Law School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit is designed to introduce students to the crucial policy debates surrounding the use and abuse of patents, copyrights and trademarks at the domestic, European and international level. The unit covers the new and emerging policy issues surrounding intellectual property rights that are largely influenced by rapid changes in the technological and economic landscape and examines the dynamics that shape the direction of intellectual property law and policy. The unit aims to introduce students to the interaction between intellectual property law and competition law and how intellectual property rights function in the context of world trade.
By the end of the module, students would have
• gained an understanding of the rationale and significance of intellectual property rights to the economy and society in general
• been introduced to the crucial debates surrounding the use and abuse of intellectual property rights at the domestic, European and international level.
• been introduced to the relationship between intellectual property rights and international trade issues
• had the opportunity to examine the interaction between intellectual property rights and competition policy
• had the opportunity to examine the impact of digital technology to certain forms of intellectual property rights and explain how international copyright conventions have attempted to deal with the digital revolution
• been challenged to examine the balance between the grant of intellectual property rights and the wider public interest
2 hours seminars every fortnight for 20 weeks
100% exam (3 hour examination)
Christie & Gare: BlackStone’s Statutes on Intellectual Property Law (OUP, 11th ed., 2012)
MacQueen et. al. Contemporary Intellectual Property: Law & Policy (OUP, 2nd ed., 2010)
Bently & Sherman Intellectual Property Law (3rd ed.,OUP, 2009)
Cornish et. al. Intellectual Property: Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks & Allied Rights (7th ed., Sweet & Maxwell, 2010)
Norman Intellectual Property Directions (1st ed. OUP, 2011)
Holyoak & Torremans Intellectual Property Law (6th ed., OUP, 2010)
