College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Patent Law
Module LAWM147 for 2021/2
Module LAWM147 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
LAWM147: Patent Law
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover all or some of the following topics:
- Patent Law Justifications
- European Patent Systems
- Novelty
- Inventive Step
- Industrial Application and Exclusions to Patentability
- Exceptions to Patentability
- Patent Infringement and Defences
- Patents and Access to Medicines
- The Protection of Biotechnological Inventions
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | 267 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching activities | 33 | 11 x 3 hour seminars |
| Guided independent study | 157 | Individual reading and lecture preparation (ELE study), further independent research, reading and wider contextual study |
| Guided independent study | 60 | Workshop and seminar preparation |
| Guided independent study | 50 | Preparation for formative and summative assessments |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
ELE – https://vle.exeter.ac.uk/
Other Learning Resources
IP Journals:
- European Intellectual Property Law Review (EIPR)
- International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law (IIC)
- Intellectual Property Quarterly (IPQ)
- Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice (JIPLP)
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
- Abbe Brown, Smita Kheria, Jane Cornwell and Marta Iljadica, Contemporary Intellectual Property: Law and Policy (5th edn, OUP 2019)
- Lionel Bently, Brad Sherman, Dev Gangjee and Philip Johnson, Intellectual Property Law (5th edn, OUP 2018)
