The Oxford Diploma in IP Law and Practice is a one-year, part-time, masters-level vocational course, designed to give junior lawyers embarking on a career in IP a grounding in the fundamentals of IP law and practice.

The first cohort in this new programme successfully completed their studies in the summer of 2009. It was an exciting and challenging year for all involved. We wish our new graduates all the best and look forward to them returning to Oxford in the future.

In September 2009, we welcomed our second cohort of students to Oxford for the two-week residential school. The residential school was held at St Catherine’s College, where students were provided with fullboard and en-suite accommodation. This provided plenty of networking opportunities for the students, who will be colleagues and competitors in the world of IP practice. At the residential school, there were classes covering the full range of IP subjects (including Patents, Trade Marks, Unfair Competition and Passing Off, Trade Secrets, Designs, Copyright and Moral Rights) as well as key aspects of litigious and non-litigious IP practice and procedure. Some sessions were taught jointly by senior practitioners and Faculty members, allowing fruitful collaboration between practitioners and academic lawyers. Under the guidance of our new Course Director, Professor Graeme Dinwoodie, we see the Diploma going from strength to strength and we look forward to another successful year of collaboration with the Intellectual Property Lawyers’ Association.

For more information about the IP Diploma please go to www.law.ox.ac.uk/postgraduate/odip.php

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published Wednesday 3 March 2010