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Level 7 Diploma in International Business Law

Breach of Confidence and Trade Secrets Protection

IBL703 · Industrial and Intellectual Property Law — Week 3 of 16

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This week’s topics

Breach of Confidence and Trade Secrets Protection

  1. Elements of actionable breach of confidence
  2. Trade secrets statutory regimes
  3. Employee covenants and post-employment restraints
  4. Whistleblowing and public interest defences
  5. Restrictive Covenants: a Q&A session with Mo Sethi QC
  6. Whistleblowing in Employment Law (UK): Risks, Rights & Employer Responsibilities

What you will be able to do

  • 1.5 Analyse issues relating to the breach of confidential information in the intellectual property.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: analyse issues relating to the breach of confidential information in the intellectual property.

Study materials

Videos

  • Restrictive Covenants: a Q&A session with Mo Sethi QC · YouTube · Daniel Barnett, Barrister · 43 min · for registered students
  • Whistleblowing in Employment Law (UK): Risks, Rights & Employer Responsibilities · YouTube · Thomson Snell & Passmore · 10 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Introduction to Intellectual Property, ch. 5: Trade Secret Basics · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 171–201 · for registered students
  • Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) (text) · PDF · Wto, legislation · for registered students
  • Understanding Industrial Property (WIPO, 2016) · PDF · Wipo, guidance; 28 pages · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Foundations and Theoretical Justifications of Intellectual …
  • Week 2: Taxonomy of Intellectual Property and Public Interest Balan…
  • Week 3: Breach of Confidence and Trade Secrets Protection
  • Week 4: Copyright Principles and International Harmonisation
  • Week 5: Trademark Law and Transnational Registration Systems
  • Week 6: Infringement, Defences, and Limitations in Copyright and Tr…
  • Week 7: Industrial Design Law and International Frameworks
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Comparative Design Rights: Registered versus Unregistered R…
  • Week 10: Sanctions and Remedies for Intellectual Property Misuse
  • Week 11: Administrative and Procedural Mechanisms for Industrial Pro…
  • Week 12: Applying Industrial and Intellectual Property Law in practi…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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