LLM in International Intellectual Property Law

The Postgraduate Laws programme is one of University of London’s Laws Programmes which are taught here in Prague, Czech Republic at Anglo-American University (AAU), a Recognized Teaching Centre of the University of London. 

By taking supportive courses offered at AAU, students may also be eligible for additional or alternative specializations: Students on the International Intellectual Property Law track may be able to also achieve specializations such as International Business Law, Medicine, and the Law, Commercial and Corporate Law, or Computer and Communications Law.

The Postgraduate Laws programme is a nested programme that includes 3 levels:

Therefore, the LLM is the highest level of the Postgraduate Laws programme. These three levels are nested, which means that they are each completed after a certain number of modules has been undertaken. All three levels are completed within the 16 modules needed to graduate with the LLM.

The Postgraduate Certificate is completed after 5 modules, the Postgraduate Diploma is completed after 10 modules total (including the previous 5 modules for the Certificate), and finally, the full LLM is completed after all 16 modules are passed (including the 10 modules required for the Diploma).

This means that students don’t spend any additional time or money completing all three – rather they build upon each other.

Students can earn up to 3 total specializations – one for each level. This allows students to leave the Postgraduate Laws programme, and thereby the LLM, with an impressive demonstration of their specific knowledge and education!

Studying the LLM with the University of London gives students the following:

The Postgraduate Laws programmes provide you with many of the key attributes required by law firms – advanced, specialist legal training and the ability to work in a multinational legal environment. Graduates of the University of London Postgraduate Laws programmes regularly advance to high-level positions in a variety of sectors, including banking, financial services, financial regulation, human rights agencies, NGOs and public service.

Many professional associations and Bar Councils also accept UOL Postgraduate Laws qualifications towards professional development quotas. For example, in England and Wales, the Solicitors’ Regulation Authority accredits our programmes (including individual modules taken on a standalone basis) towards Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours.

The LLM in International Intellectual Property will be comprised of the following courses, which we believe will advance our students’ knowledge and career paths in this cutting edge field of law.

Following these courses you will find a list of optional courses that may be taught pending a minimum student enrollment.

Note: Each course is divided into a number of modules and each module will be taught over the course of two weekends. 

This course covers the fascinating area of Industrial and Intellectual Property. You will probably already have an understanding of what Intellectual Property or ‘IP’ is about; that it is a very significant economic asset of many businesses and therefore an understanding of the law related to this area can be very important in a commercial context. What you may be less aware of is that the law in this area is not just financially significant; it also throws up lots of interesting theoretical and ethical questions.

The course will introduce you to the basic concepts of intellectual property relevant to medical research and development, pharmaceuticals and medical technology, genetic research and public health. You will gain an overview of key current issues, examine some of them in more detail through case studies, and in so doing develop skills and understanding which you can apply to monitor further developments in this fascinating area of the law. You will study the laws of various jurisdictions in the course. Much of the discussion focuses on English law, as shaped also by European Union (EU) legislation, but the aim here is more to illustrate broader legal principles than to give you expert knowledge of this particular jurisdiction, and we will also look at relevant international law and various other national laws.

This important course investigates the relationship between intellectual property and the internet. What does intellectual property consist of on the internet? The internet has changed almost everything, and intellectual property law constitutes one of the most important aspects of its transformation. Old models are broken, no longer fitting how the world has changed and we’re not altogether sure with what to replace them. One of the key issues is whether we rewrite laws afresh or seek to modify traditional concepts to better meet the needs of our internet society. These key issues and their implications, along with the agencies that play significant roles in relation to ‘internet governance’ are explored in detail in this course.

The exploitation of intellectual property rights is rarely confined to a single jurisdiction, but rather it crosses national borders. This interjurisdictional exploitation occurs most commonly with the innovation rights, that is: patents and trade secrets. However, issues arise in relation to other intellectual property rights as well. Thus, questions about the ownership of the key rights, the licensing of these rights and competition law must be answered. In Transfer of technology law you will study how and why the rules governing technology transfer work. The course examines the issues largely from the perspective of United Kingdom and European Union law.

The University of London provides a diverse and robust curriculum, with a selection of interesting and important courses, therefore AAU may teach optional courses as well. However, they are not currently scheduled and their availability will be subject to minimum student enrollment. Nonetheless, please do let us know if you are interested in one of these courses:

AAU also offers skill-based support courses for Law students such as Fundamentals of Legal Research Writing and Analysis, Legal English, Legal Research and Writing, Moot Court, Legal Skills Development, and Cross Cultural Negotiations and Dispute Resolution.

For more information on the modular structure and the study program, please contact our admissions team at admissions@aauni.edu.