Intellectual Property Law

Language skills essential to IP practitioners

The Legal English of Intellectual Property Law is a 15-unit online course combining video, audio and interactive elements. The course contains units in the area of trade mark law, copyright law, patent law, design law, e-commerce, domain name disputes, geographical indications, parallel imports, drafting IP agreements, IP due diligence and the law of the Internet.

Course description

The “Legal English of IP Law” presents key Legal English terminology in short online reading and listening passages. The exercises which follow each reading or listening passage include multiple choice, fill-in-the-blanks, true-false and matching exercises that are designed to help you learn the vocabulary through context, testing and reinforcement. All of your results are stored in a database which you can access at any time to monitor your progress.

Course duration

The basic version of the course provides 20-25 hours of online self-study. The professional version includes a further 7.5 hours of private instruction by a TransLegal lawyer-linguist instructor who is assigned as your personal tutor.

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Course contents

Trade Mark Law I Language used in describing the basics of trade mark law including its fundamentals and policies (examples of vocabulary: constructive notice, distinctiveness, goodwill, likelihood of confusion) Trade Mark Law II Terminology associated with the requirements for registration and trade mark law in practice (examples: arbitrary, cancellation, opposition, suggestive, watch notice) Dilution and Well-Known Trade Marks Vocabulary to describe the concept of protecting well-known trade marks (examples: dilution, blurring, notoriety, tarnishment) Domain Name Disputes How lawyers discuss the various forms of domain name dispute resolution (examples: cybersquatting, kiting, tasting, typosquatting) Copyright Law I Language used to describe the fundamentals and policies of copyright law (examples: national treatment, neighbouring rights, works for hire) Copyright Law II Vocabulary relating to modern issues in copyright law (examples: applied art, exhaustion, moral rights, parallel imports) Patent Law I Language used to describe the fundamentals of patent law and the patent application process (examples: abstract, best mode, inventive step, specifications) Patent Law II Vocabulary relating to modern issues in patent law (examples: business method patents, traditional knowledge) IP Agreements How lawyers discuss IP when negotiating and drafting agreements (examples: naked license, release, upfront royalty) Designs Vocabulary used in describing the basics of design law (examples: individual character, trade dress, utilitarian) IP and IT Issues in the Internet Age Terminology associated with modern technological issues (examples: deep linking, metatags, Internet jurisdiction, Internet Service Providers) Competition Language used to describe the basics of competition law (examples: collusion, cartels, predatory pricing, tying) eCommerce Language relating to modern IP issues relating to eCommerce (examples: enterprise information systems, information society services, spam) GIs and PIs Vocabulary necessary to explain the concepts of Geographical Indications and Parallel Imports (examples: appellation of origin, certification marks, grey goods) Due Diligence in IP Law How lawyers talk and the terminology used when conducting IP due diligence reviews (examples: disclosure letters, information memorandum, term sheets) Final Examination Comprehensive test of the vocabulary taught.