The Intellectual Property & Information Law LLM pathway provides a detailed insight into this fast-growing field. The programme covers the latest practical and theoretical perspectives, you will learn about the access to, and use of, data in a global context with some of the world’s most respected legal experts. Expect interactive classes concerning the regulation of innovation and creativity, in which cutting edge issues are explored in detail.

Key benefits

• Innovations, creative works, collections of data and communications infrastructure are central components of our digital, global society. How the law is and should be applied to the regulation of these intangible assets are important questions for government and commerce around the world.
• The LLM in Intellectual Property & Information Law attracts students from a diverse range of jurisdictions and backgrounds. This is matched by a teaching faculty at King’s that comprises a diverse mix of leading academics and practitioners – offering a wide variety of perspectives on the role of intellectual property and information law today.
• This course will ensure that you have the knowledge and analytical skills to evaluate the ways in which innovations, creative works, data and information technologies are regulated, whether in terms of access, use or exploitation.
• There is a strong international, European and comparative focus to the course and all of our students benefit from access to the wider legal community. Guest speakers, networking events, attendance at external seminars and participation in international mooting competitions are just some of what you can expect on this LLM.

What you will study

Once enrolled on the General LLM at King’s, students can choose modules to follow the Intellectual Property & Information Law pathway and achieve a specialist LLM in Intellectual Property & Information Law . Full-time students who complete the programme in one year will normally take modules totalling 180 credits.  To  graduate with an Intellectual Property & Information Law  LLM at least 120 credits must be taken within the pathway. This can be optional modules alone or a combination of optional modules and a writing project, providing its content is relevant to the pathway.    The range of Intellectual Property & Information Law LLM optional modules may typically include:

• Commercialisation of Intellectual Property (15 credits)
• Copyright & The Music Industry in The Digital Era (15 credits)
• Competition Intellectual Property & The Media Industry (15 credits)
• International & Comparative Copyright Law (30 credits)
• Information Privacy and Data Protection (30 credits)
• Patents & Trade Secrets (15 credits)
• Trade Mark Law (15 credits)

In addition, all students are required to take one of the following writing projects, detailed further on the General LLM prospectus page: 

• Dissertation (45 credits)
• Dissertation (60 credits)
• 10,000 word practice or research module (45 credits)