C04150v3 Master of Industrial Property

Overview

UTS has established expertise and an existing reputation for providing courses relevant to the needs of the patent and trade marks professions. The Master of Industrial Property reflects the range of topics required for registration as a Registered Trade Marks Attorney and Patent Attorney in Australia under the relevant regulations.

This course provides students with the knowledge and practical skills required to provide advice on relevant intellectual and industrial subject matters, and an understanding of the required standard of professional conduct as a Trade Marks Attorney and/or Patent Attorney.

Career options

Graduates may seek registration as a Trade Marks Attorney and/or Patent Attorney in Australia.

Articulation

Additional admission requirements

Applicants require a Bachelor's degree.

Note that completion of a Bachelor's degree alone does not guarantee entry into this course. Admission is at the discretion of the Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning.

Additional recognition of prior learning

While UTS may be prepared to grant qualified applicants advanced standing or exemption from one or more subjects, the Professional Standards Board for Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys (PSB) has no power to recognise, for the purpose of registration as a Patent Attorney or Trade Marks Attorney, exemptions granted by a university.

Accordingly, while UTS may grant an exemption toward the award, if you intend to seek registration by the PSB as an Attorney you will need to seek exemption from the PSB. For further information about the PSB and its approach to exemptions, contact:

Course duration and attendance

This course can be completed in one-and-a-half years of full-time study or two-and-a-half years of part-time study. Students commencing in Spring semester require an additional semester to complete the course.

The subjects within this course are available online by distance learning and require no on-campus attendance. All lectures, tutorials, course materials and assessments are distributed by a combination of web-based technology and electronic media. Students conduct all communication with the lecturer by electronic means. A number of subjects are concurrently offered in traditional face-to-face, on-campus format.

Course structure

The course requires completion of 54 credit points of core subjects.

Subjects are timetabled annually, but not all subjects are offered every semester. The current timetable can be found at:

Course completion requirements

Professional recognition

Professional Standards Board of Trade Marks and Patent Attorneys, Australia

This course fulfils the educational requirements for registration as a Patent Attorney and Trade Marks Attorney in Australia.

Other information

Further information is available from: