Intellectual property law and practice in international trade
Intellectual property law is increasingly complex, putting pressure on
practitioners to specialise in narrow fields of the discipline. Intellectual
property has assumed a vital role with the rapid pace of technological,
scientific and medical innovation that is being witnessed today. Intellectual
property has therefore grown into one of the world’s biggest and fastestgrowing fields of law thereby necessitating the demand for IP professionals
well-versed in this area to deal with (IPRs) across national and international
borders.
Therefore, this programme has been designed to provide the participants
with a wide perspective and in-depth knowledge in intellectual property
to enable them to get solid grounding in the legislative framework,
practice and procedure of the intellectual property protected through
patents, trademarks, copyrights, designs and geographical indications. The
programme facilitates an essential interaction of law and practice through
the close involvement of the legal profession in the design and teaching of
the programme.
Officials from Registrars of IP, Trade and Trade Related Ministries,
Practitioners, and business captains
At the end of the programme, participants will be able to:
- Identify and evaluate the justifications for the legal protection of intellectual property.
- Identify the main intellectual property rights and how the laws that govern such rights fit within the context of your Country’s legal system.
- Evaluate how the law protects ideas through patent law and the breach of confidence action.
- Make use of copyright law to protect original expression and the appearance of products.
- Describe and critically evaluate how the law protects distinctive identity through trademark law and other unfair competition laws.
- Analyze the duties and ethical responsibilities of trademark and patent attorneys.
- Relevance and Business Impact of Protection of Intellectual Property.
- Main types of Intellectual Property;
- Main types of IP transaction – licensing, assignment, sale of IP products, and IP aspects of corporate transactions;
- Negotiating Payments Terms in Intellectual Property Transaction;
- Intellectual Property Rights in the Cyber World;
- The utilisation of IP by African producers to protect and commercialize their products.
US$ 1600 to cover tuition and training materials only