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TPB2012-024<br />

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History <strong>and</strong> introduction, British, European <strong>and</strong> international patent systems (as affecting the UK),<br />

criteria for patentability, ownership, infringement<br />

Breach of confidence<br />

History <strong>and</strong> introduction; personal, trade <strong>and</strong> state secrets, the public interest <strong>and</strong> other defences.<br />

Module B [LWM20B]<br />

Intellectual property <strong>and</strong> creativity<br />

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Copyright <strong>and</strong> related rights<br />

History <strong>and</strong> introduction; the framework of copyright law - UK, Europe <strong>and</strong> international; subsistence<br />

of copyright; ownership; infringement; defences; term; moral rights; related rights - database right,<br />

artists’ resale right, performers’ rights.<br />

Module C [LWM20C]<br />

Intellectual property <strong>and</strong> distinctive trading signs<br />

The law of registered trade marks<br />

History <strong>and</strong> introduction; the framework of trade mark law - UK, Europe <strong>and</strong> international (as affecting<br />

the UK); criteria for registration; grounds for refusal; infringement; defences; revocation <strong>and</strong> invalidity<br />

Passing off<br />

Reputation or goodwill; misrepresentation; damage; st<strong>and</strong>ing to sue, including trade associations <strong>and</strong><br />

foreign claimants; defences.<br />

Module D [LWM20D]<br />

Sequence: module A, B <strong>and</strong> C must be attempted before module D<br />

Intellectual property - integrated topics<br />

Justifications for intellectual property<br />

Sanctions for misuse of intellectual property, including civil remedies <strong>and</strong> criminal sanctions<br />

Law of industrial designs - registered <strong>and</strong> unregistered systems; overlap with other rights<br />

Dealing with intellectual property rights<br />

Intellectual property <strong>and</strong> Europe - monopoly <strong>and</strong> a common market<br />

Information technology law<br />

(not yet available – this course is not expected to be available before 2015) †<br />

Deleted: 2013<br />

Module A [Code not yet available]<br />

Copyright <strong>and</strong> other protection for software †<br />

Introduction to technology<br />

Source code <strong>and</strong> object code<br />

United Kingdom <strong>and</strong> United States law<br />

European Community software <strong>and</strong> database protection<br />

Software licensing<br />

Mass-market software<br />

Bespoke software<br />

Breach of confidence <strong>and</strong> trade secrets<br />

Module B [Code not yet available]<br />

Sequence: module A must be attempted before module B<br />

Patent <strong>and</strong> other protection for software-related inventions †<br />

Patentable subject matter<br />

United Kingdom, United States <strong>and</strong> European patent law<br />

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