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IP Commercialisation
Last Updated Date:   4 July 2025


5 Units,  Semester 1

Course Description:
This module deals with the central commercial aspects of intellectual property (IP) ownership and places emphasis on understanding the functioning of the license mechanism and the variations thereof and working with the licensing of IP and related rights. To complement this, the strategic management of IP licenses as well as other forms of IP contracts and agreements will be discussed. In order to provide students with a close-to-real-life experience in dealmaking, students will engage with each other in a license negotiation exercise, culminating in the creation of a draft license agreement.

Course Convenor: Mr Paul McClelland

Co-teacher(s):

Course Codes: LL4536V / LL5536V / LL6536V / LLJ5536V

Contact Hours: 3-hr weekly seminar

Workload: 3 hours

Mode of Assessment: Class Participation - 10%; Essay - 30% & Final Exam - 60%

Preclusions: Equivalent IP licensing or Commercialisation course taken elsewhere.

Prerequisites: NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or common law equivalent.

Foundations of IP Law [LL4070/LL5070/LLJ5070/LC5070/LL6070; LL4070V/LL5070V/LLJ5070V/LC5070V/LL6070V] or Law of Intellectual Property (A) LL4405A/LL5405A/LLJ5405A/LL6405A/LC5405A

Examination Date: Thursday, 27 November 2025 (AM)

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