Some of you might know that World Intellectual Property Organization is partnering up with universities from developing countries, least developed countries (LDCs) and countries with economies in transition to support access to Intellectual Property higher education. Turin (Italy), Krakow (Poland), Sejong (Republic of Korea) are some of the places these program exists. Ankara is one of these lucky places.

I talked about this program on this blog when I was accepted and try to share my journey on Instagram to give an idea for the next generation of law graduates and people are very interested in it as it is hard to find an all-English LL.M. program in Turkey. Having successfully finished the first semester, I want to share the curriculum for those students who asked me many questions about this master’s degree.

Distance Learning phase of the Master of Laws in Intellectual Property (LL.M.)

General Course on Intellectual Property

1. Introduction to Intellectual Property
2. Copyright
3. Related Rights
4. Trademarks
5. Geographical Indications
6. Industrial Design
7. Patents
8. WIPO Administered Treaties on International Registration Systems and the PCT (Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Patents)
9. Unfair Competition
10. Protection of New Varieties of Plants
11. Discussion and Summary
12. Intellectual Property and Development

Advanced Course on Patents

1. The Macroeconomic Impact of the Patent System
2. The Patent Application
3. Different Layers of International Patent System (National, regional and international options)
4. Kind of Protections
5. Legal Issues
6. Enforcement
7. New Issues, Important Cases and Discussions
8. IP and Development – Patent Flexibilities

Advanced Course on Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications

1. The role of trademarks, industrial designs and geographical indications in the market
2. Trademarks
3. Geographical Indications
4. Industrial Designs
5. Unfair Competition
6. Branding and brand management
7. Intellectual Property & Development

The first course’s exam is multiple choice, the other two is in written format.

The program may change in the following years, but this is what it looked liked in when I passed these courses.

Tell me what do you want to study in the comments down below!