Critically assess the developing nature of this area of law, including critical evaluation of trends and developments in it.

On completion of this assessment you should be able to demonstrate the following module learning outcomes:

1. Demonstrate knowledge and the ability to critically assess the relationship between the common law and statutory rules protecting a person’s business name and trade mark, the law relating to copyright and its infringement, and the use of patent law to protect inventions, including the ability to critically evaluate the contentious issues such as those caused by new technology.
2.  Identify and synthesise relevant intellectual property rules, and critically evaluate their application to a fact pattern, along with the ability to evaluate appropriate remedies available for breach or infringement of any of the above-mentioned rules.
3. Critically assess the developing nature of this area of law, including critical evaluation of trends and developments in it.
4. Demonstrate the ability to undertake independent research in the area, involving the use of information independently located in patents and trademark law databases selected by the student, case law and statute law, evaluation of paper-based and electronic sources, and produce word-processed coursework using these skills.