The degree is awarded on the basis of nine final examinations at the end of the three-year course (or four years in the case of Law with Law Studies in Europe) and (for students who began the course in October 2011 or later) an essay in Jurisprudence written over the summer vacation at the end of the second year. Note: the Jurisprudence exam at the end of the third year is correspondingly shorter. This phase of the Final Honour School includes the first and second term of the final year; the Final Examinations are taken in the third term of the final year.

It is commonplace to claim that we live in an information and technological age, and that rights in creative and informational works, and in technology, are becoming increasingly important. In this course we introduce two of the central regimes for the protection of those rights – copyright and patent law – and certain of their allied regimes. Copyright protects literary, musical, dramatic and artistic works, sound recordings, broadcasts, films and published editions, and is supported by the moral rights regime, which protects authors and others against certain wrongs involving the use of copyright-protected works. Patent law protects inventions, and is supported by the breach of confidence action, which protects persons against the unauthorized disclosure of their trade and other secrets. We ask why we have these regimes and how they operate at a national and European level. The course should appeal to those interested in the arts and entertainment industries, publishing, literary theory, information technology, research and development, trade, privacy, medical law and ethics, and intellectual property practice. It will be taught in eight two-hour seminars and six one-hour tutorials spread over Michaelmas and Hilary Terms by Lord L Hoffmann (patents seminars), Dr J Pila (copyright seminars and tutorials) and Ms A Slade (patent tutorials). NOTE: Students may not choose both Copyright, Patents and Allied Rights and Copyright, Trademarks and Allied Rights.

It is commonplace to claim that we live in an information and consumer age, and that rights in creative and informational works, and in words, logos and other signs used in trade, are becoming increasingly important. In this course we introduce two of the central regimes for the protection of those rights – copyright and trade mark law – and certain of their allied regimes. Copyright confers rights in respect of literary, musical, dramatic and artistic works, sound recordings, films, broadcasts and published editions, and is supported by the moral rights regime, which protects authors and others against certain wrongs involving the use of copyright-protected works. Trade mark law protects signs that indicate the commercial origin of goods and services, and is supported by the passing off action, which protects against certain unauthorized uses of information to mislead or deceive the market. We ask why we have these regimes and how they operate at a national, European and international level. The course should appeal to those interested in the arts and entertainment industries, publishing, literary theory, information technology, marketing, brand management, trade, unfair competition, and intellectual property practice. It will be taught in eight two-hour seminars and six one-hour tutorials spread over Michaelmas and Hilary Terms by Dr J Pila (copyright seminars and tutorials) and Dr E Hudson (trade mark seminars and tutorials). NOTE: Students may not choose both Copyright, Patents and Allied Rights and Copyright, Trade Marks and Allied Rights.

This course will not be offered in 2011/2012.This course will not be offered in 2011/2012.

A one-year sample of courses from our BA programmes, aimed only at students visiting from our partner universities.

This course will not be offered in 2011/2012.This course will not be offered in 2011/2012.

Our taught postgraduate programme, designed to serve outstanding law students from common-law backgrounds

The course in European Intellectual Property Law covers all the main forms of intellectual property (principally, copyright, trade mark and patent). It explores the theoretical foundations of and justification for the different rights as well as their application in a number of settings. The most contested issues in intellectual property law are closely connected to developments throughout the arts and technology, as well as to evolutions in marketing and popular culture, and thus the course will be of interest to students from a number of backgrounds and with a variety of interests. In the United Kingdom, intellectual property law is increasingly Europeanised, which informs the structure and content of this course. Because European law is both informed by international developments in the field, and in turn informs the shape of intellectual property law in so many countries throughout the world, the course thus takes on an international and comparative dimension. The course is taught by Professor Graeme Dinwoodie, Professor Ansgar Ohly, Dr Justine Pila and Dr. Emily Hudson in a series of lectures, seminars and tutorials over Michaelmas, Hilary and Trinity Terms. Teaching is through fourteen seminars. The seminars are supported by four introductory lectures (one at the beginning of the course and one as we start discussion of each of Copyright, Trade Marks and Patents), and by the provision of six tutorials. Reading lists are posted using Weblearn. Students taking the course may also audit the undergraduate IP seminars of Lord Hoffmann, Dr Pila, and Dr. Hudson. This course will be taught by Professor Dinwoodie, Professor Ohly, Dr Pila and Dr Hudson in a series of lectures, seminars and tutorials held in Michaelmas, Hilary and Trinity Terms.

Our taught postgraduate programme, designed to serve outstanding law students from civil law backgrounds.

It is commonplace to claim that we live in an information and technological age, and that rights in creative and informational works, and in technology, are becoming increasingly important. In this course we introduce two of the central regimes for the protection of those rights – copyright and patent law – and certain of their allied regimes. Copyright protects literary, musical, dramatic and artistic works, sound recordings, broadcasts, films and published editions, and is supported by the moral rights regime, which protects authors and others against certain wrongs involving the use of copyright-protected works. Patent law protects inventions, and is supported by the breach of confidence action, which protects persons against the unauthorized disclosure of their trade and other secrets. We ask why we have these regimes and how they operate at a national and European level. The course should appeal to those interested in the arts and entertainment industries, publishing, literary theory, information technology, research and development, trade, privacy, medical law and ethics, and intellectual property practice. It will be taught in eight two-hour seminars and six one-hour tutorials spread over Michaelmas and Hilary Terms by Lord L Hoffmann (patents seminars), Dr J Pila (copyright seminars and tutorials) and Ms A Slade (patent tutorials). NOTE: Students may not choose both Copyright, Patents and Allied Rights and Copyright, Trademarks and Allied Rights.

It is commonplace to claim that we live in an information and consumer age, and that rights in creative and informational works, and in words, logos and other signs used in trade, are becoming increasingly important. In this course we introduce two of the central regimes for the protection of those rights – copyright and trade mark law – and certain of their allied regimes. Copyright confers rights in respect of literary, musical, dramatic and artistic works, sound recordings, films, broadcasts and published editions, and is supported by the moral rights regime, which protects authors and others against certain wrongs involving the use of copyright-protected works. Trade mark law protects signs that indicate the commercial origin of goods and services, and is supported by the passing off action, which protects against certain unauthorized uses of information to mislead or deceive the market. We ask why we have these regimes and how they operate at a national, European and international level. The course should appeal to those interested in the arts and entertainment industries, publishing, literary theory, information technology, marketing, brand management, trade, unfair competition, and intellectual property practice. It will be taught in eight two-hour seminars and six one-hour tutorials spread over Michaelmas and Hilary Terms by Dr J Pila (copyright seminars and tutorials) and Dr E Hudson (trade mark seminars and tutorials). NOTE: Students may not choose both Copyright, Patents and Allied Rights and Copyright, Trade Marks and Allied Rights.

This course will not be offered in 2011/2012.This course will not be offered in 2011/2012.

The course in European Intellectual Property Law covers all the main forms of intellectual property (principally, copyright, trade mark and patent). It explores the theoretical foundations of and justification for the different rights as well as their application in a number of settings. The most contested issues in intellectual property law are closely connected to developments throughout the arts and technology, as well as to evolutions in marketing and popular culture, and thus the course will be of interest to students from a number of backgrounds and with a variety of interests. In the United Kingdom, intellectual property law is increasingly Europeanised, which informs the structure and content of this course. Because European law is both informed by international developments in the field, and in turn informs the shape of intellectual property law in so many countries throughout the world, the course thus takes on an international and comparative dimension. The course is taught by Professor Graeme Dinwoodie, Professor Ansgar Ohly, Dr Justine Pila and Dr. Emily Hudson in a series of lectures, seminars and tutorials over Michaelmas, Hilary and Trinity Terms. Teaching is through fourteen seminars. The seminars are supported by four introductory lectures (one at the beginning of the course and one as we start discussion of each of Copyright, Trade Marks and Patents), and by the provision of six tutorials. Reading lists are posted using Weblearn. Students taking the course may also audit the undergraduate IP seminars of Lord Hoffmann, Dr Pila, and Dr. Hudson. This course will be taught by Professor Dinwoodie, Professor Ohly, Dr Pila and Dr Hudson in a series of lectures, seminars and tutorials held in Michaelmas, Hilary and Trinity Terms.

The course in European Intellectual Property Law covers all the main forms of intellectual property (principally, copyright, trade mark and patent). It explores the theoretical foundations of and justification for the different rights as well as their application in a number of settings. The most contested issues in intellectual property law are closely connected to developments throughout the arts and technology, as well as to evolutions in marketing and popular culture, and thus the course will be of interest to students from a number of backgrounds and with a variety of interests. In the United Kingdom, intellectual property law is increasingly Europeanised, which informs the structure and content of this course. Because European law is both informed by international developments in the field, and in turn informs the shape of intellectual property law in so many countries throughout the world, the course thus takes on an international and comparative dimension. The course is taught by Professor Graeme Dinwoodie, Professor Ansgar Ohly, Dr Justine Pila and Dr. Emily Hudson in a series of lectures, seminars and tutorials over Michaelmas, Hilary and Trinity Terms. Teaching is through fourteen seminars. The seminars are supported by four introductory lectures (one at the beginning of the course and one as we start discussion of each of Copyright, Trade Marks and Patents), and by the provision of six tutorials. Reading lists are posted using Weblearn. Students taking the course may also audit the undergraduate IP seminars of Lord Hoffmann, Dr Pila, and Dr. Hudson. This course will be taught by Professor Dinwoodie, Professor Ohly, Dr Pila and Dr Hudson in a series of lectures, seminars and tutorials held in Michaelmas, Hilary and Trinity Terms.