{"id":623,"date":"2024-06-13T05:13:18","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T05:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/law\/?page_id=623"},"modified":"2024-09-30T12:30:56","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T16:30:56","slug":"intellectual-property-law","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/law\/intellectual-property-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Intellectual &#038; Property Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|6em|0px|6em|true|true&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;|2em||2em|true|true&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;|2em||2em|true|true&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221; ul_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; ul_item_indent=&#8221;2em&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>Description<\/h3>\n<p>The aim of this programme is to enable legal practitioners and other interested persons to gain some in-depth knowledge of intellectual property law in the Commonwealth Caribbean and globally. It will do so by introducing them to topics such as patent law, copyright law, trademark law, international intellectual property law, international trade law, competition law, intellectual property law and trade and the management of intellectual property assets.<\/p>\n<h3>Course of Study<\/h3>\n<p>Candidates for the <strong>UWI LLM Degree in Intellectual Property Law<\/strong> must complete thirty- six (36) credit hours of a course of study comprising six (6) courses of six (6) credits each. 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