Master Award in
Industrial and Intellectual Property Law
Master Award could transfer 20 credits and full tuition fees to Master’s programs by SIMI and University Partners.
Master Award in Industrial and Intellectual Property Law
The aim of this Master Award is to enable learners to gain an understanding of regulatory and legislative requirements relating to industrial and intellectual property laws. Learners will examine relevant issues including financial strategy, debt and equity management, the key drivers of shareholder value, corporate governance, and asset portfolio management
Could transfer 20 credits and full tuition fee to the Master of International Business Law of SIMI Swiss and University Partners.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Understand the underlying rules relating to intellectual property laws.
- 1.1 Analyse the term ‘intellectual property’.
- 1.2 Explain subject matters of intellectual property rights.
- 1.3 Evaluate types of intellectual property and associated laws.
- 1.4 Critically analyse the impacts of intellectual property on public interest.
- 1.5 Analyse issues relating to the breach of confidential information in the intellectual property.
2. Understand the associated laws and procedures relating to copyright and trademark laws and the impact of jurisprudence of EU IP law on the UK.
- 2.1 Analyse the underlying principles of copyright.
- 2.2 Evaluate trademark and its various elements to protect words and symbols.
- 2.3 Compare and contrast the forms of copyright laws in the UK and internationally.
- 2.4 Analyse the framework of trademark law as operated in the UK, Europe and internationally.
- 2.5 Evaluate limits, enforcement and infringement of copyright and trademark.
3. Understand the different forms of industrial property rights.
- 3.1 Critically analyse the justifications for intellectual property.
- 3.2 Analyse law of industrial designs.
- 3.3 Compare and contrast the UK law national registered design right and an unregistered design right system.
4. Understand the remedies available for breach of intellectual property law.
- 4.1 Evaluate the application of sanctions for misuse of intellectual property including civil and criminal remedies.
- 4.2 Evaluate legal and administrative modes to apply for or to deal with infringement of industrial property rights.
Topics:
- Intellectual property: creative work which can be treated as an asset or physical property
- Types of intellectual property and laws associated with them
- Impacts of intellectual property on public interest
- Issues relating to the breach of confidential information
- Trademark definition and the frameworks in UK and internationally.
- Limits, enforcement and infringement of copyright and trademark
- Trademark Law Treaty and Community Trademark System.
- Application for protection
- EU approach to Intellectual Property law and cases that have impacted upon the UK
- The future relationship between EU and UK Intellectual Copyright Law.
- Patents and utility models for inventions, industrial designs, trademarks, and geographical indications.
- Patent’s scope, rights, types, registration, and applicable laws
- Registered vs Unregistered system
- Sanctions of breach/misuse instinctually property
- What remedies are available?
- The timeline and stages of patent prosecution
- Remedies in an international context
Indicative reading list
- CAENEGEM, W. V., & CAENEGEM, W. V. (2015). Intellectual and Industrial Property Law. Chatswood, LexisNexis Butterworths.
- Intellectual Property Law: Commercial, Creative and Industrial Property, 2006. By Jay Dratler, Jr., Stephen M. McJohn
Website Links:
- UK Gov UK: Intellectual property
- The Registered Designs Act, 1949 (updated)
- Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
Entry requirements
To enroll The Master Award, the learner must possess:
- Graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or achieved a Level 6 Diploma according to the European Qualifications
- For a degree from non-recognized universities; The learner should have followed Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning for Qualifications (APEL.Q) policy of SIMI and/or University Partners.
- Learners must be over 21 years old.
The SIMI Swiss reserves the highest decision-making power for admission whether to accept or not accept after a specific review of each candidate’s profile to ensure that they can comprehend and gain benefits when participating. For the fake university or diploma mills, University Partners shall not be accepted.
English requirements
If a learner is not from a predominantly English-speaking country, proof of English language proficiency must be provided.
- Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) level B2 or equivalent
- Or A minimum TOEFL score of 101 or IELTS 6.5; Reading and Writing must be at 6.5 or equivalent
After graduating with Master Award, students receive all certified documents from the SIMI Swiss.
Certified Documents:
- e-Certificate from the Swiss Information and Management Institute (SIMI Swiss).
- Hard copy certificate from the Swiss Information and Management Institute (SIMI Swiss) – Optional.
- Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning for Qualifications (APEL.Q) certified from SIMI Swiss for credit and tuition fee transfer.
Because the program is accredited and recognized, students can easily use certified in the working environment and have many opportunities for career advancement. In addition, in case if you want to study for a SIMI degree or university partner degree, students can convert all credits and the full paid tuition fee when participating in the program University Partners.
The SIMI Swiss’ Master Award means:
SIMI Swiss Master Award is the award at the master level and is equivalent to:
- Level 7 certificate of Regulated Qualification Framework (RQF) of UK
- Level 10 certificate of Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF)
- Level 7 certificate of Credit and Qualifications Framework (CQFW)
- Level 7 certificate of European Qualifications Framework (EQF)
- Level 9 certificates of the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF)
- Level 7 certificate of ASEAN Qualifications Reference Framework (AQRF)
- Level 9 certificate of the African Continental Qualifications Framework (ACQF)
Students can convert all credits and the full tuition fee when participating in the SIMI Swiss and/or University Partners academic programs if they want to study for an academic degree.
Credits transfer:
Learners can accumulate 20 credits from the Master Award program when participating in the Master of International Business Law program. Please see the credit transfer policy HERE
Tuition fee transfer:
When participating in the Master of International Business Law program, students who have graduated 1 Master Award will receive a discount of full tuition fee which you paid. Please see the tuition fee transfer HERE
The SIMI Swiss micro-credential program allows for the transfer of credits and tuition fees into full degree programs from SIMI Swiss and/or its university partners. SIMI Swiss reserves the right to limit admissions once the number of students exceeds the quotas.
Apply Policy:
- To participate in the SIMI Swiss micro-credential program, students need to meet the entry criteria corresponding to each level. Please see the “Entry” tab for more details.
- SIMI Swiss will not accept applicants if their entry qualifications are from diploma mill universities or schools/universities that are not accredited.
- For Master Award programs, if an entry bachelor is unavailable, students must demonstrate a minimum of 5 years of work experience in the relevant field. Please note that a bachelor’s degree is required for the Master’s program at SIMI Swiss and University Partners so that you could study Master Award but could not move to the Master’s program of SIMI and University Partners.
- English is not a mandatory entry requirement for short course programs, but candidates need to ensure that English is used in reading documents, listening to lectures, and doing assignments. Candidates should note that English is a mandatory requirement when switching to an academic program at SIMI Swiss and University Partners.
Apply Process:
- Choose the program that suits your requirements. Note that applicants without a university degree will not be able to participate in the program at Master’s level, and applicants without a Master’s degree will not be able to participate in the program at the Doctoral level.
- Email your application to support@simiswiss.ch with all the required documents. You could download the application form here.
- Our admission department will contact you and guide you through further processes if the registration documents need to be supplemented.
- SIMI Swiss will issue the Letter of Acceptant (LOA). You wil proceed to the next steps according to the instructions and pay tuition fee.
- SIMI Swiss will issue a student confirmation letter, login account to the e-learning system and related documents.
- You have become an official SIMI Swiss student and enjoy your study journey.
The SIMI Swiss micro-credential program is fully online, allowing you to study anytime, anywhere. You have the option to attend live classes with SIMI Swiss. The final exam will be uploaded to the system and evaluated by the academic panel of SIMI Swiss. Students must submit assignments on time; failure to do so will result in the student being considered to have discontinued the program.
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- Live Class (Option)
- Full online videos
- e-Books
- Self study contents
- Online tutor videos
- Assignment guide
- e-Certificate
- Hard copy certificate
- Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning for Qualifications (APEL.Q) certified from University Partners for credit and tuition fee transfer
- Accreditation & Recognition certified from University Partners
- Deliver hard copy certificate and all certified documents to your home
- Transfer full credits & tuition fees to equivalent academic programs
- Get more support tuition fees and scholarships when becoming University Partners' international students
- (*) In the event that you receive a scholarship or discount, the fee you should transfer is the amount you actually paid.
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