C11229v1 Graduate Certificate in Intellectual Property

Overview

UTS has established expertise and a reputation for providing courses relevant to the needs of the patent and trade mark professions. The UTS Intellectual Property program is the first at an Australian university that fulfils the entire educational requirements for registration as a trade marks attorney and patent attorney in Australia under the relevant regulations.

The unique feature of this course is that it may be undertaken entirely online, removing the need for students to attend face-to-face classes.

Course aims

This course provides graduates with an understanding of the principles of the registered trade marks system, the protection of unregistered marks and related forms of protection against misleading or unfair trading conduct in Australia. In addition, graduates understand the content and implication of a patent specification, enabling them to advise upon possible questions of infringement, validity and compliance.

Career options

Depending on the subjects taken, graduates may seek registration as a trade marks attorney and/or patent attorney in Australia. Arts administrators or media professionals may enhance career options through building expertise in the commercialisation or management of intellectual property assets. Other career options include: patent and trade marks attorney, IP lawyer, IP portfolio manager, policy maker and government regulator.

This course enables overseas registered attorneys to undertake the necessary subjects that the Professional Standards Board requires for Australian registration.

Credit recognition

UTS may grant successful applicants advanced standing or exemption from one or more subjects but the Professional Standards Board for Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys (PSB) has no authority to recognise, for the purpose of registration as a patent attorney or trade marks attorney, such exemptions. Students intending to seek registration need to seek exemption from the PSB. Further information is available from:

Course duration and attendance

The course can be completed in a minimum of one semester of full-time or one year of part-time study (timetabling restrictions apply). Most subjects within this course can be studied by distance online 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 24 credit points of subjects. Subjects are timetabled annually, but not all subjects are offered every semester. The current timetable can be found at:

Transfer between UTS courses

Professional recognition

Subject to final board approval, where applicants have a requisite tertiary qualification as stipulated by the Professional Standards Board for Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys, this course satisfies the educational requirements necessary for registration as a trade marks attorney in Australia.

Other information

Further information for future students is available from: