C04364v1 Juris Doctor Graduate Certificate in Trade Mark Law and Practice
University of Technology Sydney
About
UTS has established expertise and a reputation for providing courses relevant to the needs of the patent and trade marks professions.
This course reflects the range of topics required for registration as a trade marks attorney in Australia under the relevant regulations.
The Juris Doctor (JD) is a graduate law degree that builds on the established reputation of UTS:
Law to provide high-calibre, graduate-level education in the theory and practice of the law.
It is specifically designed for graduates of disciplines other than law.This trade mark law component of the course provides graduates with an understanding of the principles of the registered trade mark system, the protection of unregistered marks and related forms of protection against misleading or unfair trading conduct in Australia.
The unique feature is that it may be undertaken entirely online, removing the need for students to attend face-to-face classes.The Juris Doctor component qualifies as an Australian Qualifications Framework level 9 master's degree.
The flexible nature of the JD allows students to work while they study and to tailor their workload to suit professional and personal commitments.
Structure
The course comprises a total of 156 credit points. The study components for course completion are as follows:
- 108 credit points of compulsory core law subjects (fifteen subjects)
- a 6-credit-point legal theory option (one subject)
- 24 credit points of trade mark law options (four subjects), and
- 18 credit points of options (three subjects).
Subjects are timetabled annually, but not all subjects are offered every session. The UTS Timetable Planner enables current and future UTS students to view subject timetables.
Industrial training/professional practice
To practise as a lawyer in NSW, students need to successfully complete an accredited legal qualification and an accredited course of practical legal training (PLT), such as the Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice (C11232).
Course completion requirements
| course | credit |
|---|---|
| STM90831 Core subjects (JD) | 108cp |
| CBK90921 Options (Legal Theory PG) | 6cp |
| STM90743 Trade Mark Law and Practice stream | 24cp |
| CBK91268 Options | 18cp |
| Total | 156cp |
Course program
Students in the standard full-time program enrol in 24 to 26 credit points in Autumn and Spring sessions. Optional subjects are regularly timetabled but not all options are offered in any one session. Students may choose to study one of the 30-credit-point option subjects instead of the 6-credit-point legal theory subject in the recommended sequence, provided that they complete the legal theory subject in a later session. The UTS Timetable Planner enables current and future UTS students to view subject timetables.
The standard full-time program is shown below.
Autumn commencing, full time
Year 1
Autumn session
| course | credit |
|---|---|
| 70102 Foundations of Law | 8cp |
| 70103 Ethics Law and Justice | 6cp |
| 70114 Criminal Law and Procedure | 8cp |
Spring session
| course | credit |
|---|---|
| 70211 Contracts | 8cp |
| 70311 Torts | 8cp |
| 70616 Australian Constitutional Law | 8cp |
Year 2
Autumn session
| course | credit |
|---|---|
| 70327 Introduction to Property and Commercial Law | 6cp |
| 70104 Civil Practice | 6cp |
| 70317 Real Property | 8cp |
| 71116 Remedies | 6cp |
Spring session
| course | credit |
|---|---|
| 70517 Equity and Trusts | 8cp |
| 70617 Administrative Law | 8cp |
| 70109 Evidence | 6cp |
Year 3
Autumn session
| course | credit |
|---|---|
| 70106 Principles of Public International Law | 6cp |
| 70107 Principles of Company Law | 8cp |
| 77905 Preparing for Intellectual Property Practice | 6cp |
| 77889 Trade Marks Law | 6cp |
Spring session
| course | credit |
|---|---|
| 77890 Trade Marks Practice | 6cp |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp |
| 77903 Copyright Law | |
| 78188 Intellectual Property Commercialisation | |
| 77740 Research Paper | |
| 77893 Designs Law and Practice | |
| 78015 Global Aspects of Intellectual Property Law | |
| 78238 History and Theory of Intellectual Property | |
| 78186 Intellectual Property and Traditional Knowledge | |
| 77898 Patent Law | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp |
| CBK91268 Options | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp |
| 78210 Law and Literature | |
| 78235 Justice | |
| 78236 Environmental Ethics | |
| 78238 History and Theory of Intellectual Property | |
| 78239 Feminist Perspectives on Law and Justice | |
| 78241 Reading the Law: Language, Power and Ideology | |
| 78218 Animal Law and Policy in Australia | |
| 78126 Corporate Governance | |
| 78270 Crime, Victims and Criminal Justice | |
Year 4
Autumn session
| course | credit |
|---|---|
| Select 12 credit points from the following: | 12cp |
| CBK91268 Options | |
Entry requirements
Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised bachelor's degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate studies.
For this course the equivalent qualification required is a bachelor's degree or a law qualification from an overseas jurisdiction. Admission is at the discretion of the associate dean (education).
The English proficiency requirement for local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 176-184.
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
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