Programme information
The Intellectual Property Law and Knowledge Management advanced master’s programmes are designed to train graduates to work as legal practitioners or management in knowledge-intensive industries and research institutes. The programme is divided into three terms, which are spread over one or two years, depending on whether the student is full or half time.
During the first term, all students will learn the fundamentals of the law regarding knowledge valorisation and the protection of intellectual property. They receive in-depth instruction in the workings of the EU and US systems of intellectual property protection. They also learn the form and function of international organisations, such as:
- World Intellectual Property Organisation
- World Trade Organisation
- European Patent Office
Students from both master's programmes follow the same programme structure into the second term, but with greater individual focus and more freedom to incorporate electives into the curriculum. During the third term, students will work on a master’s thesis.
The advanced master in Intellectual Property Law and Knowledge Management (LL.M.) is primarily aimed at lawyers and technology transfer officers wishing to advance their international career in litigation practice, legal services and knowledge management involving all fields of IP law.
A new specialisation track in 'Entrepreneurship, IP Management and Valorisation' will progressively be on offer from September 2012. This will be of interest to law and business graduates with an interest in technology-driven industries.
The advanced master in Intellectual Property Law and Knowledge Management (MSc.) The Advanced Master Intellectual Property Law and Knowledge Management MSc (IPKM) is aimed at graduates with a science or technical qualification (e.g. biology, chemistry, electronics, engineering, pharmacology, physics, etc.) wishing to become experts in the field of intellectual property, including the preparation to become a European Patent Agent. The MSc is recognized by the European Patent Office as enabling qualifying participants to obtain a reduction of six months in the professional training period for the European Qualifying Exam. Normally a period of three years of professional experience is required. This remission is of interest to persons with a prior degree in science and technology taking the (part-time two-year) IPKM MSc alongside their employment. The IPKM MSc is one of the few academic master programme on offer to have been awarded this status. The IPKM team will endeavor to maintain this annual accreditation for the years to come.
See www.epo.org/patents/learning for information.
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