Intellectual property is an exciting and increasingly important area of law, particularly internationally and EU-wide. On this course students will have opportunities to explore intellectual property law in both UK and EU contexts, together with the links to competition law and sport. Students will explore important contemporary issues such as the control and exploitation of personal data, and the application of intellectual property law in the context of medical innovation.

The LLM Intellectual Property Law offers the opportunity to gain significant insight into the legal frameworks and principles underpinning this burgeoning sector. LLM Intellectual Property Law will support students in gaining a high-level appreciation of the scope of intellectual property law and the principles and rationale which underpin the law. This is reinforced by developing awareness of a range of critiques which pertain to the sector, including those relating to the scope and applicability of the various rights. Based on this students will develop their appreciation through developing expertise in the application of these rights in key contexts, in particular the International and European Union approaches to intellectual property rights. In respect of the latter, the inherent tension between the creation of monopoly rights and the European Union’s single market regulations are explored.