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Intellectual Property Law – (LL.M.)
Munich Intellectual Property Law Center
Munich Intellectual Property Law Center
| Application Deadline: | April 30 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 26,000 | ||
| Location: | Munich / Germany / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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This one-year, English-language LL.M. program offers highly interdisciplinary and international education for graduates of law, engineering, sciences, business, and other areas. With its focus on intellectual property and competition law, it prepares professionals for ambitious careers in an expanding sector of the knowledge-based economy. 32 students from a variety of countries will come together for a year of intensive study and exchange. The program is fully accredited.
All students are required to take courses covering the range of intellectual property (patents, trademarks, designs, copyright) and competition law, as well as complementary subjects. In addition, they may choose from a wide variety of elective modules, thereby focusing their studies according to their professional and personal goals. All courses reflect the global perspective of intellectual property law, as the program is not confined to one jurisdiction only, but exhaustively covers European, U.S. American, Japanese and international IP protective systems as well as the economic aspects of intellectual property.
Like students, like professors – the MIPLC’s faculty consists of renowned academics and practitioners (attorneys, judges, IP officials, IP managers) from around the world, all of whom are recognized experts in their fields. In addition, students will find first-class learning facilities, such as student offices, access to internet databases and to the world’s most complete IP law library at the Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property and Competition Law, Competition and Tax Law, as well as individual tutorials, to further facilitate their studies.
The MIPLC was established by the TU München in cooperation with the Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property and Competition Law, Competition and Tax Law, the University of Augsburg, and the George Washington University Law School, Washington, D.C.
Contents
The academic year at MIPLC consists of two semesters of study and is concluded by the preparation of the Master's Thesis. The program is completed by the graduation ceremony during which the diplomas are awarded and graduates celebrate their achievements with their classmates and families.
Courses and Modules The MIPLC program comprises three types of courses, organized in modules:
* Participation in the optional Introductory Courses is strongly recommended to all students, especially where unfamiliar topics are covered.
* The Basic Courses Module is mandatory for all students.
* A variety of specialized Elective Modules allows students to focus their studies according to their interests. Due to the students' varied interests, class size in the Elective Courses is usually very small.
Master's Thesis During the second semester, students start to work on their Master’s Thesis, the topic of which they may choose freely to correspond to personal interests and career goals. Each student is assigned a thesis supervisor with whom they can discuss issues that come up in the course of their research. The final thesis, due about six weeks after the completion of the summer term, should run to about 55-75 pages.
The thesis is a central component of the LL.M. program. Its preparation is an excellent opportunity to explore a particular topic in great depth and on a highly sophisticated level.
Extracurricular Activities The class schedule is complemented by study visits to the European Patent Office, including an oral appeal hearing, and guest lectures held by renowned IP experts.
Between the first and second semester, students may complete an optional internship.
Throughout the year, selected participants will have the opportunity to attend the annual EIPIN conferences (held in the hometowns of the participating institutions, i.e. Munich, Alicante, London, and Strasbourg). These conferences are a forum to actively contribute to joint research activities and to meet students from the other EIPIN member institutions.
Each year, the MIPLC organizes an optional study visit to Washington, D.C. This trip includes visits to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, as well as lectures.
Optional Internship After the first semester, students may complete an optional four-week internship that is organized by the MIPLC. The MIPLC has an extensive network of internship sponsors including (patent) law firms, companies, IP institutions, and others. The internship is an excellent opportunity to apply new knowledge to "real-life" IP and to meet potential future employers.
As the internship is an optional activity, participating students will not receive any credits.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
- A Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent) in law, economics, natural sciences or engineering.
- At least one year of relevant professional experience. Applicants who only hold a three-year Bachelor's degree must have at least two years of professional experience.
- Sufficient knowledge of the English language, demonstrated by one of the following test results within the last three years: a TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score in the 100 point-range (IP), in the 250 point-range (CB), or in the 600 point-range (PB); an IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of 7.0 or above (academic version); a minimum grade of "C" on the Cambridge CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English).
Scores from other Cambridge tests, such as the Key English Test and the Certificate of Advanced English, or from other English language tests will not be accepted.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
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You can contact Ms. Margit Hinkel to ask a question about Intellectual Property Law at Munich Intellectual Property Law Center.
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