Your future
The Intellectual Property Law and Knowledge Management advanced master’s programme will train you to work as a legal practitioner or in management in knowledge-intensive industries and at research institutes. Around 90% of our alumni find a job within one year of graduation.
Our alumni have found jobs at a wide variety of organisations, including the following:
- BNP Paribas
- Austria Wirtschaftsservice
- European Patent Office
- European Intellectual Property Office
- Ministry of Trade and Industry
- World Intellectual Property Organisation
- Assap tax and legal services
- Philips IP and Standards
- AkzoNobel
LLM degree
As an LLM graduate, you will have the academic and legal skills to successfully compete for positions and work in an international legal environment at:
- law firms specialised in IP law
- research institutes and technology transfer offices
- international economic institutions (WTO, WIPO)
- national and international NGOs (e.g. Free Software Foundation Europe, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development)
- European and national patent offices or trademark offices
- European industry associations and national/transnational innovative corporations
Career prospects
You might find a position as:
- swap & derivative negotiator
- patent examiner or attorney
- legal expert on EuKTS
- consultant
- senior business development officer
