University of London International Programmes
Postgraduate Laws programme:
Master of Laws (LLM), Postgraduate Diploma and Postgraduate Certificate
Course outline
| Important note |
| We are pleased to announce that new study guides for the Intellectual property on the internet course are now available. |
| Intellectual property on the internet |
| Section A: Digital copyright |
| · Introduction to digital copyright |
| · Copyright Directive and Digital Millennium Copyright Act |
| · Emerging copyright issues |
| · Licensing and rights management in the digital arena |
| Section B: Trade marks and other rights in distinctive signs online |
| · Introduction to trade marks |
| · Developments in use of trade marks online |
| · Principle of territoriality and use of trade marks online |
| · Unfair competition |
| Section C: Domain names |
| · Introduction to the mechanics of the domain name system |
| · Cybersquatting |
| · Recent developments concerning domain names and intellectual property |
| · Dispute resolution |
| Section D: Computer-related patents |
| · Business methods patents |
| · Software patents |
| · Prior art effect |
| · Enforcement of rights |
Sequence:
The sections can be attempted in any order. |
Textbooks:
David I. Bainbridge, Intellectual Property 8th ed (London: Longman, 2010),
ISBN:
9781408229286 |
| Andrew Christie and Stephen Gare (eds), Blackstone’s Statutes on Intellectual Property 8th ed (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006), ISBN: 0199288267 |
