Unit name | Introduction to Intellectual Property |
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Unit code | LAWD20043 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Professor. Charlesworth |
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 |
The unit will provide an overview of the UK/EU intellectual property regime, focusing on the legal instruments and principles relating to copyright, trade marks and patents. It will situate UK law within the international and European intellectual property system and examine the implications of harmonization for the enforcement of intellectual property rights.
Topics covered are:
By the end of this unit a successful student will be able to:
1. Describe the main features of the UK Intellectual Property Rights system and its relationship to the European and International Property Rights system.
2. Explain the basic principles of protection and enforcement of copyright, patents and trademarks in UK law.
3. Identify and apply relevant legislation and leading case law to factual scenarios and problems
4. Analyze and compare how UK and EU law are applied to the determination of IP disputes
5. Critically appraise the impact of EU harmonization on national IP law.
There will be 20 x 1hr lectures, 7 x 2-hr seminars. Lectures will provide the basic structure around which the assigned reading for the unit will be based. The seminars will take a Socratic approach with students expected to undertake the assigned reading and be prepared to discuss the material.
1 x formative assessment (submitted for marking), plus additional informal formative feedback opportunities as indicated by the unit coordinator.
Formative assessments do not count towards final mark and can be optional.
1 summative assessment: 1 x 3 hour exam in the Summer Exam Period. Summative assessments do count towards final mark.
The assessments will assess all of the intended learning outcomes for this unit.