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Intellectual Property Law Postgraduate Certificate

Brunel University of London

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  • Qualification

    Postgraduate Certificate

  • Location

    Brunel University of London

  • Study mode

    Part time

  • Start date

    SEP

  • Duration

    8 Months

Course summary

The Brunel Intellectual Property Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) is a unique, part-time programme with two separate routes designed for trainee patent attorneys with STEM degrees or for trainee trade mark attorneys. It is also suitable for people wishing to pursue a more general career in intellectual property law and practice.The PGCert is accredited with IPREG and provides two separate routes of Foundation Level Qualification (Patents) and a Foundation Level Qualification (Trademarks). Candidates may undertake either one or the other as part of the PgCert programme or combine the two FLQs in Patents and Trademarks as part of an LLM in Intellectual Property.In addition, Intellectual Property PgCert alumni have the option to upgrade to an LLM in Intellectual Property should they choose to re-enrol as returning students within the first five years after their graduation from Brunel.You will get a comprehensive overview of the theoretical, practical and management aspects of intellectual property at both national and international levels with a solid grounding in: Basic rules and principles of intellectual property law as well as the nature and scope of these rights Procedures for the granting and recognition of these rights Mechanisms for the enforcement of these rights Patents, copyrights, trademarks and contract resolution.The course is suitable for law graduates and those with backgrounds in the sciences, technology, engineering and business. Non-graduates currently working in the area of intellectual property are also considered. No prior legal knowledge is required as you will be introduced to the essential legal principles throughout the course. As this is a part-time, you can remain in full-time employment while you study. UK employers currently sponsor over 80% of students taking the course.You will leave Brunel with a firm grounding in Intellectual Property Law. After you graduate, you will be well equipped to get into the specialist area of intellectual property as a practitioner or adviser at national or international level or as a lawyer, patent or trademark attorney, IP portfolio manager, IP examiner, or IP paralegal.

Application deadline

17/07/2026

Tuition fees

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£ 620month

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Brunel University of London

Brunel University of London

  • University League Table

    48th

  • Campus address

    Brunel University of London, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 3PH, United Kingdom

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Law

    68th out of 113 7

  • Entry standards

    / Max 218
    109 50%

    61st

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    72.0 72%

    65th

    6

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.88 72%

    107th

    1

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