This course is aimed at general commercial lawyers who are non-IP specialists and provides an overview of the key intellectual property rights and areas of intellectual property law, aimed at equipping commercial lawyers with what they need to know in this area when dealing with business clients. It considers how intellectual property rights can protect valuable aspects of a client’s business and how these rights come into existence, are enforced and can be exploited.

Topics covered include:

• Inventions and patents
• Trade marks and passing off
• Copyright and database rights
• Design rights
• Confidential information