Post Graduate Diploma Intellectual Property Law

Faculty: The University of the West Indies St. Augustine Campus – UWI-STA

Department: Faculty of Law – LAW

Level: DIPLOMA – PG-DIP

Description:

The University of the West Indies (UWI) Master of Laws programme provides advanced legal education leading to a graduate qualification. It is aimed at legal practitioners, academics, legislative draftspersons, and students of law seeking higher qualifications. The aim of this programme is to enable legal practitioners and other interested persons to gain 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. The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has agreed to provide expertise in delivering some of the courses offered. WIPO has also provided input into the design of the programme and the courses to be offered.