Intellectual Property & Information Law
Key benefits
- Innovations, creative works, collections of data and communications infrastructure are central components of our digital, global society. How the law is and should be applied to the regulation of these intangible assets are important questions for government and commerce around the world.
- The LLM in Intellectual Property & Information Law attracts students from a diverse range of jurisdictions and backgrounds. This is matched by a teaching faculty at King’s that comprises a diverse mix of leading academics and practitioners – offering a wide variety of perspectives on the role of intellectual property and information law today.
- This course will ensure that you have the knowledge and analytical skills to evaluate the ways in which innovations, creative works, artificial intelligence (AI), data and information technologies are regulated, whether in terms of access, use or exploitation.
- There is a strong international, European and comparative focus to the course and all of our students benefit from access to the wider legal community. Guest speakers, networking events, attendance at external seminars and participation in international mooting competitions are just some of what you can expect on this LLM.
Additional Information
Annual Events
While at King’s students have the opportunity to take part in events that go beyond their studies, both to enhance their understanding of the field of Intellectual Property & Information Law and to connect with the wider legal community.
One of the foremost events to take place each year is the Oxford International Intellectual Property Moot Competition, which attracts teams from universities worldwide. King’s has a long history of performing well, frequently reaching the finals stages. In 2022, the King's team were runners up.
Students also have the opportunity to participate in extracurricular events at which there are speakers from the legal profession, industry, and academia. Topics in the past have included AI & IP, drag queens and creativity, pastiche and copyright and the interface between patents and trade secrets in medical innovation.
Funding opportunity
The BLACA-Stationers' Company Professor Sterling postgraduate bursary award scheme consists of a bursary from the Stationers' Foundation fund of up to £9,000 payable as a contribution towards the tuition fees of the successful applicant(s). The successful student will be enrolled during the academic year 2025 - 2026, resident in the UK, classified as paying UK tuition fees. They should hold an unconditional offer for a qualifying course. For more information, see https://www.blaca.org/bursary
Students interested in applying for the award should email Dr James Parish — james.parish@kcl.ac.uk
To follow the Intellectual Property & Information Law pathway, you must first apply for the General LLM at King's. After enrolment you will select your pathway modules.
Find out more about the LLM at King'sPathway Director
Professor Tanya Aplin leads the Intellectual Property & Information Law pathway. Professor Aplin joined King’s in 2002 and her research interests include copyright law, patent law, law of confidential information and privacy law. Read more at Professor Aplin's profile page via the link above.
