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    PGCert 5 months. Attendance required on three weekends, supported by online distance learning between weekends and one exam attendance.

Masters Degree Description

This part-time course provides a development opportunity and will increase your prospects and employability by giving you practical skills and theoretical knowledge that firms and Intellectual Property departments, alike, are demanding.

Why study PG Cert Intellectual Property at BU?

  • Obtain full exemptions from the foundation level examinations for qualification as a patent attorney or trade mark attorney in the UK (IPReg/CIPA/CITMA)
  • Have the option to follow the patent attorney or trade mark attorney path (please indicate on your application)
  • You can complete this course whilst in full-time employment; more than 80% of our students are sponsored by their employers
  • If you do not have prior legal knowledge you will be supported by a range of online activities relating to foundational principles of law (such as the English legal system, contract law and tort).

Entry Requirements

A Bachelors Honours degree with 2:2 in any subject or appropriate training and/or experience.

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Fees

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Student Destinations

Graduates from our Postgraduate Certificate in Intellectual Property are working in various roles, such as:

  • Commercial Manager
  • Intellectual Property Consultant
  • Patent Executive
  • Patent Attorney.

They have gone on to work for a wide range of organisations, including the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys, the UK Intellectual Property Office, the Institute of Trademarks Attorneys, Leanman Brown, Marks & Clerk, Schlich & Co.

Module Details

Core Modules

  • Patents & Designs
  • Copyright & Trademarks

*Please note – all units include mandatory online e-activities.

Optional Modules

Choose one of the following option units:

  • International Intellectual Property Practice (Patent Attorney Route) 
  • International Intellectual Property Practice (TradeMark Attorney Route)

​There is a common syllabus over these two units, focusing on national and international procedure in respect of securing and defending patent and trademark rights. If you chose the patent route, you'll have an additional taught component on patent drafting. For the trademark route, you'll cover competition-related provisions. Both units are taught by leading practitioners.

*Please note – all units include mandatory online e-activities.

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