Juris Doctor
UTS has established expertise and a reputation for providing courses relevant to the needs of the patent and trade marks professions. This course reflects the range of topics required for registration as a trade marks attorney in Australia under the relevant regulations. The Juris Doctor (JD) is a graduate law degree that builds on the established reputation of UTS: Law to provide high-calibre, graduate-level education in the theory and practice of the law. It is specifically designed for graduates of disciplines other than law.
This trade mark law component of the course provides graduates with an understanding of the principles of the registered trade mark system, the protection of unregistered marks and related forms of protection against misleading or unfair trading conduct in Australia. The unique feature is that it may be undertaken entirely online, removing the need for students to attend face-to-face classes.
The Juris Doctor component qualifies as an Australian Qualifications Framework level 9 master's degree. The flexible nature of the JD allows students to work while they study and to tailor their workload to suit professional and personal commitments.
Career options also include, but are not limited to, lawyer within a private firm, government department or community law centre, trade marks attorney, regulatory affairs and policy adviser in the public or private sector or legal specialisation related to students' previous degree or enhanced career options within an existing professional sphere.
The course comprises a total of 156 credit points. The study components for course completion are as follows:
Subjects are timetabled annually, but not all subjects are offered every session. The UTS Timetable Planner enables current and future UTS students to view subject timetables.
To practise as a lawyer in NSW, students need to successfully complete an accredited legal qualification and an accredited course of practical legal training (PLT), such as the Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice (C11232).