Unit name | Intellectual Property |
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Unit code | LAWDM0022 |
Credit points | 30 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Professor. Plomer |
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 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. Students will also have an introduction to the interaction between intellectual property law and competition law and will learn how intellectual property rights function in the context of world trade.
By the end of the module, students would have:
This unit is taught by way of 20 lectures (approx.), 10 two-hour seminars and 2 assessment preparation and feedback sessions. Lectures are delivered jointly to students on the related undergraduate unit.
Summative: a 2000 word essay (33%) will assess the candidate's ability to research a topic within the scope of this unit. The remaining Intended Learning Outcomes will be assessed in a 3 hour written examination (67%). Both assessments will assess all of the Intended Learning Outcomes for this unit in the context of topics selected by the examiners.
Formative: students should do one formative assessment (this will usually be 1 x 1500 word essay).
As the topic covers contemporary debates, students should focus on journal articles and current news. However, the following books are useful reference points as it provides a good introduction to some of the key issues covered in this module.