Master of Laws - Intellectual Property and Information Law

University of Hertfordshire

Program Description

The LLM Intellectual Property and Data Protection Law will give students the knowledge and understanding they need to work in this area of the law. They will study two compulsory modules – Intellectual Property Law and Data Protection Law – along with two optional modules of their choice.

Students will examine the development of both intellectual property law and data protection law as distinct areas of legal practice and consider their ongoing reform and development, particularly in light of continuing technological advancements.

The Intellectual Property Law module will also consider the current intellectual property framework from a national, European and international perspective, along with copyright, trademarks, patent law and design rights.

The Data Protection Law module will also include topics such as current data protection legislation, key concepts such as the notions of ‘informed consent’ and ‘personal data’, the obligations of data controllers, the rights of data subjects, and the emergence of Big Data and the Internet of Things.