The face of the educational program
The educational program “Intellectual Property” is based on the study by students of the best European and international practices in the field of intellectual property law.
The main emphasis in the educational program “Intellectual property” is placed on the fact that graduates can evaluate current regulatory acts, identify conflicts in them, draft legal acts and be able to interpret them, as well as on studying the details and subtleties of the practical implementation of law, obtaining ideas about how laws are used in practice.
Program results allow graduates to be able to accompany the acquisition and protection of intellectual property rights, to protect intellectual property abroad, to organize legal support for intellectual property management, in particular in the field of innovation, to ensure legal regulation of intellectual property protection at the customs border.
What do students study under the OP "Intellectual Property"
Education in the specialty “Law” OP “Intellectual property” OS master is a higher legal education. The training of a specialist under this OP involves both the study of the educational components of the general cycle and the in-depth study of the specialized educational components of the educational program, in particular Intellectual Property Law, Acquisition of Rights to Intellectual Property Objects and International Intellectual Property Law in English. In view of this, considerable attention is paid to the language training of qualified specialists, thanks to which it becomes possible to freely communicate in a foreign language of professional direction.
Where you can work:
A lawyer with a diploma in the specialty “Law” of the OP “Intellectual Property” can work in all positions, without exception, that are available to lawyers with a “classical diploma”: state authorities, local self-government bodies, judicial authorities, law enforcement agencies. In addition, it is precisely for graduates of the OP “Intellectual Property” that there are opportunities to work as patent attorneys.
What are the prospects of the educational program:
In the conditions of active harmonization of EU legislation regarding the strengthening of combating offenses in the field of intellectual property law and the creation of the High Court for Intellectual Property Matters, the need for specialists with specialized legal education in the field of intellectual property law is significantly actualized.
In terms of implementation of the provisions of Chapter 9 of the Association Agreement with the European Union, which is devoted to cooperation in the field of intellectual property law protection, the leading role belongs precisely to lawyers-specialists in the field of intellectual property law.