Master Seminar in Intellectual Property Law (10 cr)
Code: OTM0013OV24-3002
General information
- Enrollment
- 01.02.2025 - 02.02.2025
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 12.01.2026 - 30.06.2026
- The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 10 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 10 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Unit
- Faculty of Law
- Teaching languages
- English
- Finnish
- Seats
- 1 - 15
- Degree programmes
- Law
- Teachers
- Rosa Ballardini
- Course
- OTM0013OV24
Evaluation scale
H-5
Objective
The University of Lapland has established a collaboration for running a Msc research seminar in the field of intellectual property (IP) law with the University of Helsinki/Faculty of Law and the IPR University Center.
The working language for the seminar is Finnish and English. Students can write their thesis either in English or Finnish.
The lectures will take place either at the University of Lapland, the University of Helsinki (Portania building), or via online tools (via Microsoft Teams).
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Execution methods
The structure of the seminar is as follows:
• Kick-off lecture and introduction (online), date to be announced later.
• Thematic lectures (hybrid) related to the topic of the seminar (10 hours), dates and topics to be announced later.
• Dispositioseminaari (physical meetings at Helsinki University or online): dates and topics to be announced later.
Content
The seminar focuses every year on specific fresh and current topics related to IPR. More info will come later.
Location and time
12.1.26, klo 10-12 aloituskokous
25-27.5 klo 10-15 dispositioseminaari
Other lectures’ dates will be infomed later.
Materials
The projektitentti literature composes of about 1000-1500 pages literature that will be agreed between the teacher and the student on an individual basis. The projektitentti will take place in Exam or in Moodle. The projektitentti can also be replaced by an essay of about 15 pages (to be agreed with the teacher).
It is strongly recommended that the projektitentti is taken by May of the seminar’s year at the latest.
Qualifications
Maximum 15 students from ULap can take part in the seminar. Selection of students will be done based on the following criteria:
1. Students should have already completed their BA degree;
2. Students should have gained at least a total of 200 ETCS by the time of registering into the Msc research seminar;
3. Students should have taken at least one optional course in IP law (at least 5ECTS), in addition to the mandatory commercial law pooli (ONPOOL6) by the time of registering into the Msc research seminar.