Certificate in Intellectual Property Higher Courts Advocacy

Nottingham Trent University

Advocacy is a skill that is developed over time, with support and constant feedback from fellow advocates. NLS is committed to the “learning by doing” approach to legal education, which is a theme common to the Professional Certificate in Trade Mark Practice and the Intellectual Property Litigation Course, which leads to an award under section 2.2(b) of the Certification Rules. The focus is not on how quickly the qualification can be obtained, but the extent to which the new advocate feels prepared to use the rights, once qualified.

The course has been designed to factor in the space and time needed to develop both the necessary knowledge base and practical skills over a period of three months from enrolment to assessment. This is achieved by using a blend of synchronous and asynchronous teaching for both the advocacy and evidence parts of the programme.

You will work though material released on the NLS Virtual Learning Environment, NOW, in your own time, and prepare for both the written and practical aspects of the course. You must engage with a variety of podcasts, film clips, and guided reading in civil evidence, ethics, and advocacy skills, so that online and face to face teaching can focus on practical skills. You will also complete several self-test exercises online, as well as preparing for live seminars either on MS Teams, in the case of the evidence and ethics programme, or face to face during the advocacy element of the course.

Successful completion of these courses enables you to obtain all three of the IPReg certificates granting you rights to litigate intellectual property matters before the civil courts of England and Wales.