Graduate Certificate in Trade Mark Law and Practice

The course can be completed in a minimum of one session of full-time or one year of part-time study.

Note: Timetabling restrictions apply as some subjects are only offered in Spring session (e.g.77890Trade Marks Practice is only offered in Spring session). Therefore, the knowledge requirements for registration by the Trans-Tasman IP Attorneys Board as an Australian trade marks attorney can be completed in:

• one session of full-time study in Spring session, or
• by part-time study over Autumn and Spring sessions.

The subjects within this course are available online by distance learning and require no on-campus attendance. All lectures, tutorials, course materials and assessments are distributed by a combination of web-based technology and electronic media. Students conduct all communication with the lecturer by electronic means.

Full time, distance
Part time, distance

Admission requirements

Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised bachelor's degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate studies.

Applicants must have one of the following:

• Completed Australian doctorate, or overseas equivalent, in any field of study

OR

• Completed Australian bachelor's degree or Australian master’s degree, or overseas equivalent, in any field of study with a minimum GPA of 4/7

OR

• Completed Australian bachelor's degree or Australian master’s degree, or overseas equivalent, in any field of study AND Capacity to study the course demonstrated through relevant professional experience

OR

• Capacity to study the course demonstrated through relevant professional experience

Supporting documentation to be submitted with the application

For applicants who need to demonstrate capacity to pursue the course:

• Curriculum VitaeANDStatement of servicein one of the following formats:
  • A 'Statement of Service' provided by the employer
  • A completed 'UTS statement of service’ signed by the employer
  • Astatutorydeclarationconfirming work experience (for Australian Residents only)
  • An official letter from the applicant’s accountant or solicitor on their company letterhead confirming the applicant’s work experience or engagement with the business, duration of operations, and the nature of the business
  • A business certificate of registration in original language and English (e.g. provision of ASIC documentation or ABN or similar documentation for Australian Businesses)
• Relevant work-related references
• Personal statementoutlining relevant professional experience and reasons for pursuing this course

The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: IELTS Academic: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL iBT: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64 with a writing score of 50; or C1A/C2P: 176-184 with a writing score of 169.

Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.

International students

Visa requirement:To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.

If you don't meet the admission requirements for this course, there may bealternative pathwaysto help you gain admission.

Inherent requirements are academic and non-academic requirements that are essential to the successful completion of a course. For more information about inherent requirements and where prospective and current students can get assistance and advice regarding these, see theUTS Inherent requirements page.

Prospective and current students should carefully read the Inherent Requirements Statement below and consider whether they might experience challenges in successfully completing this course.

UTS will make reasonable adjustments to teaching and learning, assessment, professional experiences, course related work experience and other course activities to facilitate maximum participation by students with disabilities, carer responsibilities, and religious or cultural obligations in their courses.

For course specific information see theFaculty of Law Inherent (Essential) Requirements Statement.

Recognition of prior learning in the UTS Intellectual Property courses is generally not granted for subjects not primarily directed to Australian or New Zealand law.

Exemption may be granted from77905Preparing for Intellectual Property Practice for:

• completion of a dedicated intellectual property subject in the last six years, and
• completion of a degree leading to practice as a legal practitioner, and
• a current Australian Practicing Certificate.

The Trans-Tasman IP Attorneys Board (TTIPAB) – the body that registers Australian and New Zealand Trade Marks and Patent Attorneys – may not recognise subject exemptions recognised by UTS students in the UTS Intellectual Property courses. Students intending to seek registration from the TTIPAB should seek recognition of prior learning from the TTIPAB directly, and are advised to do this prior to seeking recognition of prior learning towards the UTS Intellectual Property courses.

More detailed information (including application, credit point limits, time limits, appeal of decision, record of precedent) about recognition of prior learning in the Graduate Certificate in Trade Mark Law and Practice is available atpostgraduate course information.

Graduate certificate candidates may apply to internally transfer to the Master of Intellectual Property (C04251). Successful candidates are not awarded the graduate certificate but subjects undertaken within the graduate certificate are applied towards the Master of Intellectual Property.

Scholarships

For Law students

• ARC Linkage Project in digital-twin driven prognostics for the mining industry
• Crescent Leadership Scholarship
• Ericsson Technology Scholarship
• International Research Training Program Scholarship (IRTP)
• Mentoring of Women in Engineering and IT Scholarship
• Quantum photonics based on single photon emitters
• RACE for 2030 CRC Industry PhD Scholarship
• Rosemary Johnston HDR Scholarship
• Scape Accommodation Scholarship
• Telstra Enterprise Certitude Scholarship
• Thrive: Next Generation Graduates - PhD – Social Science and Policy
• UTS Diploma to Degree Pathway Scholarship
• UTS Housing Resident Networker Scholarship
• UTS Scholarship for European Undergraduate Students
• UTS Undergraduate Tuition Fee Scholarship
• UTS-Vietnam Government Project 89 PhD Scholarship
• Wikipedia and Australian history and events

Only for international students

• Australia Awards Scholarships (Australian Government Scholarships)
• LATAM International Postgraduate Coursework Scholarship
• Postgraduate Academic Excellence International Scholarship
• UTS Academic Excellence International Scholarship
• UTS Academic Merit International Scholarship
• UTS Academic Merit International Scholarship – South Asia
• UTS Chinese Postgraduate Tuition Fee Scholarship
• UTS MACC Postgraduate Scholarship
• UTS Onshore Postgraduate International Scholarship
• UTS Study Abroad Excellence Scholarship
• UTS Vice-Chancellor’s International Postgraduate Coursework Scholarship

For all domestic students

• Endeavour Cheung Kong Student Exchange Program Scholarships
• Equal Access Scholarship (Institution Equity Scholarship)
• Ross Milbourne Research Scholarship in Economics
• UTS Dr Con Moshegov Orthoptics Scholarship

Only for Aboriginal Australian or Torres Strait Islander students

• Indigenous Education Costs Scholarship
• Indigenous Relocation and Accommodation Scholarship
• Jumbunna Accommodation Scholarship
• LEVO Indigenous Technology Scholarship
• Lindsay Croft Postgraduate Memorial Scholarship
• Transgrid Indigenous Scholarship for Engineering and Information Technology

Prizes and awards

For Law students

• AJ Park Prize
• Allens Prize
• Aqua Nine and DeAúrora UTS Good Manufacturing Practice Prize
• Ashurst Litigation Prize
• Australian Insurance Law Association Prize
• Banking Law Prize
• Blackstone Waterhouse Prize
• Blanchfield Nicholls Prize
• Business Deans Merit List (Postgraduate)
• City of Sydney Law Society Practical Legal Training Award
• Clyde & Co Prize
• CommBank & Telstra UTS Best Venture Prize
• Competition Law Prize
• Dame Mary Gilmore Memorial Prize in Journalism
• David & Catherine Barker Mooting Prize
• David Toolan Memorial Prize
• Engineering (Management) Postgraduate Achievement Prize
• Engineering (Technical) Postgraduate Achievement Prize
• Ernst & Young Prize
• Fragar Prize in Environmental Planning and Development Law
• Gareth Ivory Memorial Prize in Journalism
• Guy Morrison Prize for Excellence
• Harmers Workplace Lawyers Prize for Employment Law
• Harmers Workplace Lawyers Prize for Labour Law
• Henry Davis York Prize
• Henry Davis York Prize
• Industrial Relations Society of NSW Prize for Excellence in Industrial Relations Undergraduate Study
• Information Technology Postgraduate Achievement Prize
• King & Wood Mallesons Award
• Lance Jolly Prize
• Law Partners Personal Injury Lawyers Prize
• Law Society of New South Wales Prize
• Maurice Blackburn Prize
• MinterEllison Prize
• New South Wales Bar Association Prize
• Norton Rose Fulbright Prize
• Orthoptics Australia Prize
• Peter Egri Memorial Prize
• Pharmaceutical Defence Limited Prize
• Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Prize for Excellence in Pharmacy
• PMI Project Management Prize
• Robert Greenwood QC Memorial Prize
• SHPA NSW Branch Prize for Excellence in Clinical Practice
• Sir Owen Dixon Chambers Prize
• Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts Award for Achievement in Adult Education
• Teachers Mutual Bank Rural Student Placement Prize
• The BioCeuticals Prize for Good Manufacturing Practice
• The Carla Zampatti Foundation Design Award
• The Complementary Medicine Group (CMG) for Good Manufacturing Practice Prize
• The Hon Michael Kirby – Voiceless Prize for Animal Law
• The Hon. Helen Sham-Ho Law Postgraduate Prize
• The Hon. Helen Sham-Ho Law Undergraduate Prize
• The iNova Pharmaceuticals Prize for Good Manufacturing Practice
• The Star Combo Pharma Prize for Good Manufacturing Practice
• The Webstercare Prize for Good Manufacturing Practice
• Thomson Reuters Prize for Advanced Commercial Law
• Thomson Reuters Prize for Media Law
• Trevor Buchner Design Prize
• UTS Anthology Writing Prize
• Veronica Pike Prize
• Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation Regional Journalism Prize
• Zonta Club of Sydney Inc Prize for the Woman MBA Graduate of the Year

Subject to final board approval, where applicants have a requisite tertiary qualification as stipulated by the Trans-Tasman IP Attorneys Board for Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys, this course provides the accredited subjects which satisfy the educational requirements necessary for registration as a Trade Marks Attorney in Australia and New Zealand.

Prospective students should check with theTrans-Tasman IP Attorneys Boardfor specific subjects required to be completed for registration.

Law course guides

See the Graduate Certificate in Trade Mark Law and Practicein the UTS: Handbook for comprehensive course details.