Postgraduate Diploma in

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW AND PRACTICE

RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL September 2014

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The Diploma is an intellectually rigorous academic and professionaldevelopment programme in an area of enormous national and internationalimportance. It will suit anyone seeking to build a career specializing as alawyer in IP, whether or not they have previously studied IP.

The Diploma comprises a two-week residential programme held inSeptember at St Catherines College, Oxford, and a series of weekendworkshops held from October to June in London law firms. It is taught by amix of practising and academic lawyers, and covers the full range of IPsubjects (including Patents, Trade Marks, Unfair Competition and PassingOff, Trade Secrets, Designs, Copyright and Moral Rights) as well as keyaspects of litigious and non-litigious IP practice and procedure.

The Diploma is accredited with 66 CPD hours, 33 CPD hours for the residential programme and 33 hours for the workshops, based on full attendance.

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The Oxford Diploma in IP Law and Practice is a postgraduate vocationalcourse for people embarking on a career in IP law and practice. It is a one-year, part-time course designed to give junior practitioners a grounding inthe fundamentals of IP law and practice. It is taught by senior practitionersand academics, and represents a unique collaboration between the OxfordLaw Faculty and the Intellectual Property Lawyers Association.

The Path to Professional Practicein Intellectual Property

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The Oxford Law Faculty

Law has been taught in Oxford for some 850 years. For centuries Law meantRoman Law, then in 1758 Sir William Blackstone became the first VinerianProfessor of English Law and brought the common law into the university.Since then Oxford has been home to many of the key figures of the moderncommon law.

Today the Faculty keeps faith with its history. The study of the common law,including its interaction with modern legislation and regulation, is central to ourpursuits. But our work has also been enriched by strengths in other areas, suchas Comparative Law, the Philosophy of Law, International Law, European Law,and most recently Intellectual Property Law. Those strengths have been furtherextended and enhanced by involvement with a range of specialist andmultidisciplinary Centres in Criminology, Socio-Legal Studies, European andComparative Law, Competition, Taxation, and Intellectual Property, makingOxford unsurpassed as a place for multidisciplinary work connected with theLaw and its development.

The Oxford Law Faculty is recognised as a faculty of excellence in bothteaching and research. It was awarded 5* in the 1996 and 2001 ResearchAssessment Exercises conducted by the Higher Education Funding Council forEngland. In the 2008 exercise, Oxford had the highest number of staffsubmitted for Law with the full-time equivalent of 103.5, 25% more than anyother university. The results of the exercise show that on the RAE assessments,substantially more top-rated research activity went on in Law at Oxford from2001-7, than in any other university in the UK. The Faculty was also awardedexcellent in the last teaching quality inspection on behalf of HEFCE, and wasranked first for Law in the Guardian Education University Guide 2004, 2005, 2008and 2009.

WELCOME FROM THE DEANProfessor Timothy Endicott

Welcome to the Oxford

Diploma in Intellectual

Property Law and Practice.

This unique programme

serves as the foundation for a career in an

exciting and increasingly vital field of the law.

Intellectual Property has a distinctive

structure, and a distinctive set of intellectual

challenges. Yet IP Law also needs to be

understood in light of allied fields including

competition law, the law of tax, and the law

of finance. Students in the Diploma

programme learn to master the challenges

of this discipline in their widest context in

law, in legal practice, and in commerce. And

they reach that point through intensive work

with senior practitioners and academics at

the frontiers of the field.

Oxford has long been a world-leading

centre for the study of the common law, and

it is now a powerhouse in the study of 21st-

century international financial and

commercial legal regimes. The Diploma

programme is a brilliant opportunity for us to

work with students who will become leaders

in the profession in the practice of IP law, and

also to work with the senior specialists in the

practice of IP Law who will teach in the

residential programme, and in the

workshops that will build on the residential

programme. We are

delighted to welcome you as

members of the community

of Oxford lawyers.

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A unique collaboration between theOxford Law Faculty and the IntellectualProperty Lawyers Association...

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The Oxford

Diploma in

Intellectual Property Law &

Practice is unique in many

respects. But two are

particularly important... first,

the course is comprehensive

in scope... second, it is both

designed and taught in close

collaboration between

leading academics

and practitioners.

The universitys intellectual property research community is built around the

Oxford Intellectual Property Research Centre (OIPRC). The Centre provides a

focus within the University for multi-disciplinary, advanced research into all

aspects of intellectual property.

The OIPRC was established in 1990 at St Peter's College by Faculty member

Peter Hayward, with an initial gift from the Hitachi Foundation. In the 1990s, it

developed a visitors programme and multidisciplinary (law and economics)

research agenda. In 1998 Peter Hayward retired, and Professor David Vaver

became Director of the Centre. In October 2008 the OIPRC became a Centre of

the University of Oxford's Faculty of Law, taking its place alongside a growing

number of multidisciplinary Centres.

The current Director of the Centre is Professor Graeme Dinwoodie and there

are eleven academic members from Law, Economics, Politics, the Business

School, and the Oxford Internet Institute. The Centre organises a weekly seminar

series, a visiting researchers programme, periodic conferences and workshops,

and a hugely successful annual international moot that brings together

practitioners, students and academics to address current problems in the eld.

There is also a fortnightly student-led discussion group which has attracted

some high quality speakers. Students on the Diploma are encouraged to

participate in the events organised by the Centre.

Intellectual Property at Oxford

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WELCOME FROM THE COURSE DIRECTOR

The Oxford Diploma in Intellectual Property Law & Practice

is unique in many respects. But two are particularly

important, and these reect the challenges of

contemporary intellectual property law and practice.

First, the course is comprehensive in scope. Intellectual

property law is increasingly complex, putting pressure on

practitioners to specialise in narrow elds of the discipline.

Yet, problems in practice rarely arise so neatly. The Oxford

Diploma oers coverage of all the substantive IP regimes.

And it treats the material in a variety of important contexts

(domestic and international, litigation and transactional).

Second, it is both designed and taught in close

collaboration between leading academics and

practitioners. The growing complexity of intellectual

property law makes a fundamental appreciation of the

underlying legal principles essential to top-level practice.

And the fast-changing commercial and technological

environment in which intellectual property operates

makes exposure to practice signicant for any proper

academic understanding of the subject-matter. The

Oxford Diploma facilitates this essential interaction of law

and practice through the close involvement of leading

members of the legal profession in the design and

teaching of the course. The result is a course in intellectual

property law and practice that is second to none. We look

forward to seeing you in Oxford.

Dr. Dev S. GangjeeAssociate Professorof IntellectualProperty Law

THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

LAWYERS ASSOCIATION IPLA

Founded in 1982 as the Patent

Solicitors Association, the IPLA is a

professional association

representing law rms with

signicant practises in Intellectual

Property. Its members include the

top-ranking specialist IP rms in the

UK, which are responsible for the

majority of IP litigation undertaken

in the UK and Wales today.

One of the central objectives

of the IPLA is to support the

professional development and

education of IP practitioners in the

UK. The IPLA cooperated for many

years with the University of Bristols

one-year Postgraduate Diploma in

Intellectual Property Law and

Practice. In 2008 the IPLA began

its present collaboration with the

University of Oxford. Each course

has shared the primary aim of

delivering high-quality education

of relevance to IP practice through

combined practitioner and

academic teaching.

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FRIDAY5 September

9.15-10.30Trade Marks:Revocation andInvalidity

10.30-11.00Break

11.00-12.30Trade Marks:Enforcement I

12.30-13.30Lunch

13.30-15.15Trade Marks:Enforcement II

15.15-15.45Break

15.45-17.15Trade Marks:Exhaustion

SUNDAY31 August

13.30-14.00Registration(and 17.00-19.30)

14.00-15.00IntroductoryOverview(recommended)

15.00-15.30Break

15.30-17.15IntroductoryOverview(recommended)

19.30Formal Dinner

MONDAY1 September

8.30-9.00Welcome

9.00-9.15Welcome

9.15-10.45Patents

10.45-11.15Break

11.15-13.00Patents

13.00-14.00Lunch

14.00-15.30Patents

15.30-16.00Break

16.00-17.15Patents

TUESDAY2 September

9.00-10.45Patents

10.45-11.15Break

11.15-12.45Patents

12.45-13.45Lunch

13.45-14.30Patents

14.30-15.00Break

15.00-17.00HealthcareRegulation &SPC

WEDNESDAY3 September

9.00-10.30Litigation(Patents)

10.30-11.00Break

11.00-12.30Litigation(Patents)

12.30-14.00Lunch

14.00-15.30Litigation(Patents)

15.30-16.00Break

16.00-17.15Ownership

THURSDAY4 September

9.15-10.45Passing Off &UnfairCompetition

10.45-11.15Break

11.15-12.30Passing Off &UnfairCompetition

12.30-13.30Lunch

13.30-15.15Trade Marks:Registrability

15:15-15.45Break

15.45-17.15Registration ofTrade Marks:Domestic andInternationalRegistration

Week 1, Sunday 31 August to Friday 5 September 2014

Oxford Residential Programme

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MONDAY8 September

8.45-10.45Copyright(Subsistence)

10.45-11.15Break

11.15-12.45Copyright(Property &Ownership)

12.45-13.45Lunch

13.45-15.30Copyright(Infringement)

15.30-16.00Break

16.00-17.30Copyright(ComputerPrograms) andSui GenerisDatabase Right

TUESDAY9 September

9.00-10.30Copyright (P2P& Defences)

10.30-11.00Break

11.00-12.30Designs

12.30-14.00Lunch

14.00-15.30Designs

15.30-16.00Break

16.00-17.30Designs

WEDNESDAY10 September

9.00-10.30Trade Secrets

10.30-11.00Break

11.00-12.30International &EuropeanAspects(Overview)

12.30-14.00Lunch

14.00-15.30International &EuropeanAspects (PrivateInt,'l Law)

15.30-16.00Break

16.00-17.30International &EuropeanAspects (PrivateInt,'l Law)

THURSDAY11 September

9.15-10.45Litigation (Non-Patent)

10.45-11.15Break

11.15-13.00Litigation(Non-Patent)

12.30-14.00Lunch

14.00-15.30CorporateTransactions

15.30-16.00Break

16.00-17.15CorporateTransactions

FRIDAY12 September

9.15-10.45IP Security

10.45-11.15Break

11.15-12.30TaxMiranda Cass

12.30-13.30Lunch

13.30-14.45CompetitionLaw & IP

14:45-15.15Break

15.15-16.45CompetitionLaw & IP

Week 2, Monday 8 September to Friday 12 September 2014

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Teachers on the Residential Programme

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London Weekend Workshops AssessmentThe nine weekend workshops in 2014/15 will be held on the following dates:

Workshop 1 (Trade Marks & Passing Off): 4 October 2014

Workshop 2 (Patents (Review)): 15 November 2014

Workshop 3 (Patents 1): 22 November 2014

Workshop 4 (Patents 2): 17 January 2015

Workshop 5 (IP Aspects of Commercial Transactions): 28 February 2015

Workshop 6 (Copyright): 14 March 2015

Workshop 7 (Designs): 25 April 2015

Workshop 8 (Revision 1-Patents and Copyright): 6 June 2015

Workshop 9 (Revision 2-Trade Marks and Designs): 13 June 20145

The Diploma is assessed by five written assignmentsand two two-hour written public examinations.

In 2014/15, the assessment timetable will be:

Assignment 1 (Trade Marks and Passing Off):due 31 October 2014

Assignment 2 (Patents 1): due 19 December 2014

Assignment 3 (Patents 2):due 13 February 2015

Assignment 4 (Copyright): due 15 April 2015

Assignment 5 (Designs): due 28 May 2015

Final exams: in July 2015

Robert Anderson, Hogan LovellsSara Ashby, Redd Christopher Benson, Taylor WessingMichael Butler, DehnsSarah Byrt, Mayer Brown InternationalMiranda Cass, BristowsJeremy Dickerson, Burges SalmonAndrew Dickinson, University of OxfordGraeme Dinwoodie, University of OxfordAriel Ezrachi, University of OxfordSally Field, BristowsRowan Freeland, Simmons & SimmonsDev Gangjee, University of OxfordMichael Gavey, Simmons & Simmons

Paul Harris, GowlingsStephen Jones, Baker & McKenzieJohn Linneker, SNR DentonCharters Macdonald-Brown, ReddMorag Macdonald, Bird & BirdAngus McLean, Simmons & SimmonsDavid Musker, RGC Jenkins & CoMarjan Noor, Simmons & SimmonsJustine Pila, University of OxfordHamish Sandison, Field Fisher WaterhouseCatriona Smith, Rouse LegalPat Treacy, BristowsSarah Turner, Hogan LovellsPhilip Westmacott, Bristows

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Teaching and accommodation spacesTimeline2014/15

The residential programme will be held at St Catherines College, Oxford

The youngest of the Oxford undergraduate Colleges, St Catherines is adistinguished example of the very best of architecture in the tradition ofEuropean Modernism. The College, designed by the Danish architect, ArneJacobsen, and described by Pevsner as a perfect piece of architecture, is one of only a very few pieces of post-1945 architecture to be Grade 1 listed.Jacobsens buildings are complemented by three new residential blocks, builtby Stephen Hodder MBE in the early 1990s and, more recently, in 2004.

St Catherines offers the benefits of modern accommodation, excellentcatering, and up-to-date meeting and technical facilities, while being a onlyshort walk from the cloisters and quads of traditional Oxford. It lies in extensivegardens and wooded areas just to the north of Magdalen Bridge in theHolywell Great Meadow, between two branches of the River Cherwell.

As students of the Oxford Law Faculty, Diploma candidates will have access to the Law Bodleian Library. Candidates staying in College during the residential programme will also have access to College facilities.

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Timeline for Postgraduate Diploma inIntellectual Property Law and Practice

4 July 2014 Deadline for applications

25 July 2014 Notification of outcome ofapplications

31 August 2014 12 September 2014 Oxford Residential Programme at St Catherines College

4 October 2014 Workshop 1: Trade Marks & Passing Off

31 October 2014 Deadline for courseworkassignment Trade Marks & Passing Off

15 November 2014 Workshop 2: Patents(Review)

22 November 2014 Workshop 3: Patents 1

19 December 2014 Deadline forcoursework assignment Patents 1

17 January 2015 Workshop 4: Patents 2

13 February 2015 Deadline for courseworkassignment Patents 2

28 February 2015 Workshop 5: IP Aspectsof Commercial Transactions

14 March 2015 Workshop 6: Copyright

15 April 2015 Deadline for courseworkassignment Copyright

25 April 2015 Workshop 7: Designs

28 May 2015 Deadline for courseworkassignment Designs

6 June 2015 Workshop 8: Revision 1 Patents and Copyright

13 June 2015 Workshop 9: Revision 2 Trade Marks and Designs

July 2015 Exams two 2-hour exams in July

July 2015 End of year drinks

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Applications must include a degree certificate or academictranscripts (noting that the University reserves the right torequire the latter), a statement of purpose of up to 500 words,a current CV, details of three referees and at least tworeferences (professional and academic references areacceptable) and English test results (if applicable). Thestatement of purpose should detail your reasons for applyingfor the course, including your future career intentions and thecontribution you expect the Diploma to make to yourprofessional development. Applicants will not be penalised forwriting less than 500 words. Please indicate in your statementof purpose whether you would prefer to make your ownaccommodation arrangements for the residential programme.

Applications for admission to the 2014/15 Diploma are due by Friday 4 July 2014. Please note that late applications will beconsidered on a first come first served basis if there are stillplaces available.

For further information about the programme or making an application please visit the Diploma website atwww.law.ox.ac.uk/odip or contact the Diploma Administrator,Victoria Campbell, by email (diploma.administrator@law.ox.ac.uk)or phone (+44 (0)1865 271 457).

CostThe Diploma fee is 6,770 and covers: tuition; coursematerials; assessment and supervision; lunch andrefreshments during the residential programme and aformal College dinner at the start of the residentialprogramme. It does not cover accommodation.

Enrolments for the Diploma will be capped at 60. To beconsidered for admission, applicants will need to satisfythe following criteria:

1. Intellectual ability: A good undergraduate degree (at least 2:1) orequivalent will be required.

2. Professional experience:It is anticipated that candidates will be trainee or newlyqualified solicitors or barristers with a UK Law Firm orChambers embarking on a career in IP, although otherequivalent professional qualifications will be considered.

3. English language prociency:The programme will be taught in English, as a result ofwhich English language proficiency at the TOEFLstandard of 630 points (minimum test of written Englishscore if 5.0) or the IELTS standard of 7.5 points (minimum7.0 per component) will need to be shown by those forwhom English is not a first language.

Admissions procedure

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Students are strongly encouraged to stay at St CatherinesCollege during the residential programme. Successfulapplicants who do not opt-out of accommodation at thetime of applying will have accommodation at St Catherines arranged for them for the ten nights fromSunday to Thursday of Week 1 and Sunday to Thursday ofWeek 2 at a cost of 906 (including breakfast and dinner).Applicants may also request College accommodation forthe weekend in between, at an extra charge of 70 pernight (bed and breakfast only). Please indicate this in yourstatement of purpose.

Subject to availability, applications will be considered forattendance at the residential programme only. Residentialprogramme attendees are not examined and do notobtain any University qualification. The price of theresidential course alone is 3, 754. Further information,including the application form, is available atwww.law.ox.ac.uk/odip.

A cancellation fee of 150 will be charged on anycancelled booking.

Disclaimer: the brochure details are correct at the time ofgoing to press, June 2014. Any updates or changes toinformation can be found on our website www.law.ox.ac.uk.

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For further information about the programme,

please visit the Diploma website at

www.law.ox.ac.uk/odip or contact the Diploma

Administrator, Victoria Campbell, by email

(diploma.administrator@law.ox.ac.uk) or phone

(+44 (0)1865 271 457).

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