LC4S153 - Trade Marks and Business Reputation 01 Aug 2019 - 31 Aug 2027 | Version 3

Associated Module Information

Module Code: LC4S153
Module Title: Trade Marks and Business Reputation
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Law
Faculty Sub Group: Law
Module Leader: Lewis Bishop
Module Team: Holly Evans, Hannah Menard
First Intended Intake: SEP 2013 Final Year of Intake: 2017
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100482 - business law
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 3
Valid From 01 Aug 2019
Valid To 31 Aug 2027

Module Aims

The module will seek to;

  • equip learners with a sound understanding of the essential principles of trade marks law and business reputation in the UK;
  • assist learners to develop legal analytical skills as an intellectual property practitioner; and
  • enhance domestic and comparative EU and international perspectives.

Content Summary

The content comprises the following subjects:

  1. Graphic Representation and Distinctiveness
  2. Absolute Grounds
  3. Relative Grounds
  4. Revocation
  5. Infringement
  6. Licensing Contract and Passing Off

Specific content is subject to change according to developing cases and issues.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Seminar 40
Independent Study 120
Directed Study 40
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Show in-depth knowledge & understanding of relevant legal and secondary sources
LO2 Interpret, evaluate and critically analyse trade marks law and business reputation

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Presentation (Asynchronous) 1 Reflective presentation on cases, theories and practice 20 N/A 50 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Essay 1 Critical analysis for learners to explore recent issues 0 3000 50 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Presentation (Asynchronous) 1
Essay 1

Reading List

Books

Bently, Sherman, Gangjee & Johnson, Intellectual Property Law (OUP)

Aplin & Davis, Intellectual Property Law (OUP)

Cornish, Llewelyn & Aplin, Intellectual Property: patents, copyright, trade marks and allied rights (Sweet & Maxwell)

Firth, Lea & Cornford, Trade marks: law and practice (Jordan)

Morcom, Roughton and St. Quintin, The modern law of trade marks (Butterworths)

Michaels & Norris, A practical guide to trade mark law (OUP)

Journals

European Intellectual Property Review

Intellectual Property Quarterly

International Review of Intellectual Property

Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice

World Trademark Review