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Trade Mark Practice Professional Certificate

  • Level(s) of Study: Practitioner / Professional
  • Start Date(s): October 2023
  • Duration: 10 months
  • Study Mode(s): Part-time
  • Campus: City Campus
  • Entry Requirements:
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Introduction:

  • 95% of Professional Certificate in Trade Mark Practice students are in high-skilled jobs within 15 months after graduation (Graduate Outcomes Survey, 2020/21).

This Certificate, designed by Nottingham Law School in conjunction with CITMA, is focused on the development of the knowledge base and professional skills required of the trade mark attorney.

The course:

  • has been designed specifically for CITMA trainees and has been approved by CITMA / IPREG
  • is skills-based and built upon the same course delivery techniques as the Legal Practice Course for solicitors and the Bar Professional Training Course for barristers
  • is designed to use a variety of teaching techniques such as interactive lectures, role play and case study exercises and facilitated discussion groups
  • is essentially practical, based on an experiential or learning by doing method of delivery
  • uses an eLearning platform called NOW, to enable you to stay in touch with the Law School throughout the course
  • utilises the skills of practising trade mark attorneys addition to members of Nottingham Law School faculty (a number of practising trade mark attorneys have undertaken a course called Train the Trainers to enable them to develop their skills as tutors in readiness for the course)
  • uses a method of rotating assessments meaning that some assessments are taken and then banked by the student during the course
  • carries university credits and is also graded, like the Nottingham Law School LPC, into Distinction, Commendation and Pass
  • is delivered in a way that suits busy schedules and minimises the time spent away from the office
  • recognises that you will be in private practice or working in-house during the course and seeks to enable you to apply your knowledge and skills to your own practice as soon as possible.
  • The course is structured to minimise the time spent away from the office and is taught by a mix of assignments and attendance.
 
Professional Certificate in Trade Mark Practice

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What you’ll study

Don’t just take our word for it, hear from our students themselves

Student Profiles

Harrison Lee

Trade Mark Practice

It is a good course and good opportunity to learn from outside your firm. It is also beneficial for introducing many of the students to at least some scenarios that they will yet to have encountered in practice.

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Staff Profiles

Joy Davies - Principal Lecturer

Nottingham Law School

Joy Davies is a Principal Lecturer at the Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University and mostly teaches on the practitioner courses.

Peter Vaughan - Associate Professor

Nottingham Law School

Peter Vaughan is an Associate Professor at Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University and practising Chartered Trade Mark Attorney at NLS Legal.

Jane Jarman - Professor

Nottingham Law School

Jane Jarman is a Solicitor and a Professor of Legal Practice at Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University.

Careers and employability

This course does not currently offer placements.

Course approved by the Intellectual Property Regulation Board (IPReg).

Campus and facilities

How to apply

Ready to join us? Just click the Apply button at the top of this page and follow the instructions for applying. Make sure you have checked the entry requirements above carefully before you start!

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Keeping up to date

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Getting in touch

Contact our NTU Admissions Team.

Tel: +44 (0)115 848 4200

Complete our Ask NTU form

Decided on this course? Click the Apply button at the top of this page now. We advise you to start applying as early as you can so that you have time to prepare for your studies. If you need a visa to study here you need to plan this into your application.

Applying to NTU

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Keeping up to date

After you’ve applied, we’ll be sending you important emails throughout the application process - so check your emails regularly, including your junk mail folder.

Getting in touch

Contact our NTU Admissions Team.

Tel: +44 (0)115 848 4200

Complete our Ask NTU form