TECHNOLOGY AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW (LAWSG065)
Credit value: 15 credits (6 ECTS) |
Module Convenor:
Dr Matt Fisher |
Other Teachers:
Professor Tanya Aplin, King’s College London (KCL) |
| Intercollegiate teaching: Yes, this module is jointly taught with King’s College London (KCL) |
| Teaching Method: 11 x two-hour seminars - please note: as this module is jointly taught with King's College London, it will run during reading week |
| Who may enrol: LLM students, Other UCL Masters students |
| Prerequisites: None |
| Barred module combinations: None |
| Core module for specialism: Intellectual Property Law |
| Assessment |
| Practice Assessment: Formative essay (2,000 words) |
| Assessment method for UCL Master students: 2-hour unseen written examination |
| Assessment method for SIL students: N/A |
| Module Overview |
Module summary
The aim of this module is to provide students with a detailed understanding of patent law and practice in the UK, and also covers select aspects of trade secrecy law where appropriate. The module examines the system for the registration of a UK patent, dealing with issues of procedure, patentability and entitlement as well as infringement, defences and the determination of patent scope. By the end of the module, students will be in a position to critically analyse and interpret all relevant legislation, the relevant case law of the UK courts and the decisions of the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office, and academic literature in the field. |
Module syllabus
- Introduction
- Patenting Process & Strategy
- Novelty
- Inventive Step & Sufficiency
- Patentable Subject Matter: Software & Business Method Inventions
- Patentable Subject Matter: Biotechnological & Medical Inventions
- Patent Infringement: Construction
- Patent Infringement : Infringing Acts & Exceptions
- Enforcement, Litigation & Licensing
- Confidential Information
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Recommended materials
Bently & Sherman, Intellectual Property Law 3rd ed (OUP, 2008), Ch 1, Ch 14
OR
Cornish, Llewelyn & Aplin, Intellectual Property 7th ed (Sweet & Maxwell, 2010), Ch 3
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Preliminary reading
Jacob R., Alexander D., & Lane L., A Guidebook to Intellectual Property, (2004, Sweet & Maxwell, 5th Ed) – read the chapters on patents (they’re only short) |
| Other information: N/A |
| Prizes for this module: There are currently no prizes available for this module. |
