Intellectual Property (PG Cert)

Entry requirements

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

Months of entry

January

Course content

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.

Why study PG Cert Intellectual Property at BU?

• 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).

Course accreditation

The Intellectual Property Regulation Board (IPReg) are the independent regulatory body for patent and trade mark attorneys and are responsible for setting the education and training requirements for qualification as a patent attorney and a trade mark attorney.

Information for international students

IELTS (Academic) 6.0 with a minimum 5.5 in each component.

Fees and funding