Intellectual Property Postgraduate Certificate - Posgrado en Propiedad Intelectual

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.

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

International entry requirements
If English is not your first language, you will need to provide evidence that you understand English to a satisfactory level. English language requirements for this course are normally IELTS (Academic) 6.0 with minimum 5.5 in each component, or equivalent.

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).

Patents & Designs: This unit will enable you to understand the legal regimes governing Patents and Designs. It will continue to update your knowledge of the law and apply legislation and judicial decisions to situations that may arise in the workplace. You will learn to use knowledge of prevailing Patents and Designs law to maximum advantage.
Copyright & Trademarks: During this unit you will develop a systematic understanding of the legal regimes governing Copyright and Trademarks. It will continue to update your knowledge of relevant UK, European and International law and it will also enable you to independently apply legislation and judicial decisions to novel situations that may arise in a commercial context.

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.