Posted by This session will provide you with an overview of the work that Ashurst’s Intellectual Property and Competition Law teams conduct. This session will introduce you to the principles of patents and copyright in the context of a business joint venture before focusing on a specific question that arises frequently in the real world: who owns the intellectual property created when partners collaborate to create new technology?
You’ll also learn about competition law and the concept of the UK Competition and Markets Authority conducting an unannounced dawn raid (CMA). It focuses on search warrants, shadowing CMA investigators during a raid, and privilege arguments that the client may have in respect to the materials under examination by the CMA.
The purpose of this internship is to:
- Free
- Completely online
- Everyone has access to it.
- Self-paced
- can be completed in as little as 5-6 hours.
- Everyone is welcome.
This Virtual Experience Program is available to all students at no cost.
The Internship’s Main Purpose
- Learning Areas in Intellectual Property and Competition Law
- Planning & Preparation for Research: Prepare a study plan for a specific legal issue involving a joint venture.
- Client communication of study findings: Identify the client’s most important business considerations in a difficult joint venture.
- If your client is facing a surprise inspection by the CMA (a dawn raid), review the applicable search warrant as soon as possible.
- Investigate a CMA Case: Prepare a response strategy in the event that the CMA is suspected of copying privileged information.
- Substantiate Privilege: Make a list of all conceivable privilege claims that the client might have.
- Bonus Task: Elevator pitch After your last day of the vacation scheme at Ashurst, make a positive first impression by confidently engaging with your supervising Partner.
- Competencies in Business: Managing Trainee-style duties, such as creating and editing documents, in the Tray
- The Program’s Advantages
- Achieve a Certificate
- When you complete the Virtual Experience Programme in Intellectual Property and Competition Law, you’ll receive a personalised completion certificate to share with potential employers and your professional network.
- Put yourself in a position to succeed.
- No more applying for jobs without first understanding what the job entails. Develop the self-assurance and practical abilities that companies need.
- Ashurst will teach you directly.
- Ashurst’s leaders have established this Virtual Experience Program in Intellectual Property and Competition Law. You’ll be given instructions from the Ashurst team and will be able to compare your work to actual Ashurst model solutions.
- Get hands-on experience
- Throughout the Virtual Experience Programme in Intellectual Property and Competition Law, you’ll gain a deep understanding of what it’s like to work at Ashurst.
- Do it at your leisure.
- Virtual Experience in Intellectual Property and Competition Law Make time for it in your busy schedule. Learn at your own speed and achieve your individual objectives.
- Make your resume and LinkedIn profile stand out.
- This is something you’ll be able to include on your resume and LinkedIn page. Demonstrate that you are driven, dedicated, and have acquired useful practical skills.
Obtaining Practical Skills
- Conducting Investigations
- Commercial Sensitivity
- Time Management for Client Communication
- Thinking Critically
- Adaptability
- Personality Qualities
- Ability to Conduct Research
- Affirmative Recommendations
- Elevator Pitch for Networking
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