Duration
1 year
Training Structure
School of Law and Political Science
Overview
Industrial property rights (trademarks, patents, designs, software, and domain names) are exclusive rights to use that constitute a company’s assets. The role of the industrial property attorney, legal counsel, and lawyer is to ensure the effective management of these rights—from their creation and exploitation to their defense. This program deepens participants’ knowledge of intellectual property law in light of its implications for businesses and offers a certified, degree-granting program for professionals in the legal field and other disciplines (accounting professionals, engineers, and research and development staff).
Objectives
- In-depth knowledge of intellectual property law as it relates to business law (Acquisition of intellectual property rights—Exploitation of intellectual property rights: ownership of rights, exploitation agreements, intellectual property rights and competition—Enforcement of intellectual property rights: acts of infringement, seizure of infringing goods, infringement lawsuits).
- Acquisition of up-to-date knowledge of legal doctrine and case law (patents, trademarks, designs, software, and domain names).
Expertise and Skills
- Expertise in handling practical case studies, drafting contracts, filing industrial property rights, and managing industrial property rights portfolios.
Organization
Knowledge Assessment
Oral Exam
Program
Module 1 (20 hours): Obtaining Industrial Property Rights
Filing Procedure - Identification of the Owner - Scope of Rights
Module 2 (40 hours): Operating Contracts
Know-How Agreements – Assignment – Licensing – Exploitation Agreements and Competition Law
Module 3 (30 hours): Protecting Industrial Property Rights
Evidence of Infringement - Infringement Claims - Related Claims
Admission
Admission Requirements
For students in the initial training program: Must hold a bachelor's degree in law (L3)
For professionals pursuing continuing education: Must hold a bachelor’s degree in law (L3) or a degree deemed equivalent.
Target Audience
Law students who wish to specialize in intellectual property law in order to join the legal departments of corporate research and development divisions or to become attorneys specializing in this field.
Students in business, pharmacy, science, or engineering programs who wish to acquire in-depth knowledge of intellectual property law.
Attorneys and in-house counsel seeking to specialize in intellectual property law.
Finance professionals (accountants, certified public accountants), engineers, and employees in corporate research and development departments seeking to gain knowledge in this field.
Tuition Fees
Students in initial training:
Scholarship recipients:
Professionals: (in continuing education)
Mandatory Prerequisites
Hold a bachelor's degree in law (L3) or a degree deemed equivalent for both initial and continuing education
And then
Employment Placement
Company: Industrial Property Legal Department
; Law Firm
; Industrial Property Consulting Firm