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This course tracks the ongoing interactions between trade mark and related laws on the one hand and the social and commercial practices of branding on the other. Through the use of cases and contemporary examples throughout, the course examines trade mark and related laws within their historical, current, and developing social and commercial contexts. It offers a critical view of developments in the laws, their roles in and responses to the evolving practices of branding. It provides students with both an analytical and a practical view on the protection of trade mark and related rights.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course takes a critical view of the developments, within their commercial and social contexts, of trade mark and related laws, both statutory and common law. Among the issues addressed are how these developments in the laws have been influenced by commercial concerns, and how these developments have been influential to brand development within the commercial sector and public discourse. The course will also attempt to project the trajectory of future developments in the laws and consider the boundaries which should and which do define these laws.
The course will analyse the substantive aspects of Trade Marks Act 1994 in relation to trade mark registration and infringement, trade mark licensing and assignment, parallel importation, certification and collective marks as well as the common law of passing off, its legal foundations and its continuing relevance in given the current state of technology.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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Feedback will be provided within three weeks from the date of submission. |
Word Count | 3000 | |
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Factual | Remember | ILO’s for this course are available in the course guide. |
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