Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (LL.M.)

Course Overview

The tensions between rewarding intellectual development, on the one hand, and incentivising further developments, on the other, are most acute in the context of technological advance. Such issues arise in the context of information technology law more generally, where the rapid emergence of new technologies raises questions of how, if at all, the law should respond to, regulate, and promote such developments.

Intellectual Property and Information Technology have become significant and growing areas of law at both a European and an international level. With this in mind, the Law School offers an innovative LL.M. in Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law. This Masters programme seeks to promote critical analysis of, and reflection on, different aspects of national, European and international intellectual property and information technology law.

Applications are invited from well-qualified graduates who hold a very good Honours Bachelors degree in law or in a law-based interdisciplinary programme. Applications may also be considered from exceptional graduates in disciplines relevant to the LL.M degree they are applying for where: a substantial component of their undergraduate degree(s) is in Law; or applicants have significant professional experience in Law.

The criteria above is the starting point for applications and does not guarantee admission. Admission to Trinity's LL.M. programmes is at the absolute discretion of the School of Law, which will decide on admissions with regard to a range of academic criteria, including the quality of the individual application and the objective of ensuring a diverse LL.M. class of the highest possible academic calibre.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. We advise students to apply for the course as early as possible as admission is competitive and the programme is subject to early closure.
This programme is academically rigorous and requires students to have a high level of English language and legal English competency. Students will be expected to be able to effectively and proficiently participate in classroom discussions from the outset.

English Language Requirements

All applicants to Trinity are required to provide official evidence of proficiency in the English language. Applicants to this course are required to meet Band B (Standard Entry) English language requirements. For more details of qualifications that meet Band B, see the English Language Requirements page here.

Applicants for the Trinity International Foundation Programme require IELTS 5.0 overall, with 5.0 in Writing and no band below 4.5.

Applicants for all Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes must present one of the following English language qualifications.

This LL.M. programme provides graduates with a knowledge base and the core tools to use in future research or in their practice as intellectual property and information technology lawyers. Modules are delivered by full-time academics and practitioners to provide a comprehensive learning experience and skill set that can be transferred to future legal careers.