LLM in Technology and Intellectual Property Law

LLM in Technology & Intellectual Property Law

The LLM in Technology & Intellectual Property Law is a specialist Master of Laws degree that will equip you with the skills and knowledge to manage the technology and intellectual property demands of the business environment within a legal context. Aimed at legal practitioners wanting to specialise and business professionals wanting to gain legal expertise in these areas, it provides a firm foundation in commercial law covering many of the most up-to-date Internet and technology-based intellectual issues as well as copyrights and patents.

Our international virtual classroom is the ideal environment for practising lawyers and business professionals to discover and debate the nature and development of the legal context that guides worldwide commercial activity. Reflecting the cross-border and cross-discipline reality of global business networks, it brings together both legal and business perspectives in a dynamic, collaborative environment, providing new opportunities for learning that a traditional classroom cannot match.

Core modules cover legal methodology, conflict of laws in business and commerce, copyright, patents, internet law, and information security. You can then personalise your Masters with two elective modules chosen from aspects of banking law, international money laundering regulation, competition law, commercial contracts, international law and foreign investment, and law of business organisations. You complete your degree with an original dissertation.

You will graduate with specialist legal and commercial expertise in technology and IP law – expertise that is increasingly required by international organisations seeking to flourish in the knowledge economy. The knowledge you acquire will be invaluable to both practising lawyers and business professionals with responsibility for overseeing legal structures and strategies. As the advent of new technologies, increased globalisation and the expanding scope of patentable subject matter place an even higher premium on your new skills, this advanced qualification will enable you to develop your career in an expanding and exciting range of legal and commercial environments.

Prior to taking the online LLM in Technology & Intellectual Property Law from Laureate Online Education, the following are required:

• Bachelor’s degree equivalent to UK Honours degree.
• English equivalent to minimum of IETS test level 6.5 overall.
• TOEFL 580 paper based test / 88 Internet based test / TEEP 6.5
• 2 years of relevant work experience.

Please note for Technology & Intellectual Property Law, Laureate Online Education also evaluates applicants on an individual basis.

The fully online Technology & Intellectual Property Law programme comprises six core modules and two electives, culminating in a dissertation.

Your first LLM module will be 9 weeks in length where you begin with a week long brief introduction to the programme, the learning platform and then continue with the module content.

Each following module is eight weeks in length. By taking one module at a time you can explore a specific subject in depth without distractions.

Core LLM modules

• Legal Methodology
• Conflict of Law in Business and Commerce
• Copyright
• Patents
• Internet Law
• Information Security

Elective LLM Modules

• Aspects of Banking Law
• International Money Laundering Regulation
• Competition Law
• Commercial Contracts
• International Law and Foreign Investment
• Law of Business Organisations

LLM Dissertation

You will choose your LLM dissertation topic in conjunction with your personal dissertation advisor, an academic supervisor, who will provide support throughout the study and writing process. Your dissertation will apply your new knowledge and work experience and must have merit beyond the narrower scope of your particular need.