Level(s) of Study: Practitioner / Professional

Start Date(s): May 2024

Duration: 4 consecutive days

Study Mode(s): Part-time

Campus: City Campus

Calling all recently qualified Patent Attorneys! This 4-day course specifically for Patent Attorneys is delivered in person in Nottingham at Nottingham Law School in our wonderful court room facilities. Book now by pressing the “Apply” button below and registering for the course.

The Certificate in Intellectual Property Basic Litigation Skills for Patent Attorneys is accredited by IPReg.

Pursuant to the Qualification Regime for Patent Attorney and Trade Mark Attorney Litigators (January 2014), IPReg expects every newly qualified attorney to have attended and passed a basic litigation course within three years of the year in which they qualify.

Success in the assessments entitles candidates to apply to IPReg for the Intellectual Property Litigation Certificate.

What you’ll study

This course is delivered in person at Nottingham Law School.

The course will provide training in the following areas:

  • The Forensic Journey in the IPEC
  • Case analysis and pre-action conduct
  • Claim Letter
  • Issuing proceedings in the IPEC
  • Drafting Statements of Case in the IPEC
  • Case Management in the IPEC
  • Disclosure in the IPEC
  • Witness Statements and Expert Evidence
  • Skeleton Arguments and Opening Speeches
  • Trial preparation and Trial
  • Costs
  • IPEC Small Claims Track
  • Negotiation workshop & ADR
  • Judicial Review
  • IPReg Codes of Conduct
  • Reflective learning and reflective practice

Click below to find out more about how you’re taught, entry requirements and enrolment dates.

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