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	text:  larger  smaller		The Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice is an intellectually rigorous academic and professional development programme in an area of enormous national and international importance. It will suit anyone seeking to build a career specialising as a lawyer in IP law and practice, whether or not they have previously studied IP. The Diploma comprises a two-week residential programme held in September at St Catherine's College, Oxford (except in 2008, when it will be held at St Anne's College, Oxford), and a series of five weekend workshops held from October to March in London Law Firms. The residential programme is taught by a mix of practising and academic lawyers, and covers virtually the full range of IP subjects – not only Patents and Trade Marks/ Passing Off but also Trade Secrets, Designs, and Copyright. The course includes the key aspects of litigious and non-litigious IP practice and procedure. The workshops are taught by practitioners, and focus primarily on practice and procedure. The Diploma is assessed by four written assignments (of 3000 words or less) based on the first four workshops (50%), and two 2-hour written Public Examinations held in Oxford in June (50%). The Residential Programme and Workshops Admission to the PG Diploma : requirements and procedures, fees, links to forms, etc. The course brochure is available to download in PDF format: Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice [947 KB]. The PG Diploma programme specification[PDF: 65KB] is an official document setting out our programme objectives and learning methods in a standard format. More about the Oxford Intellectual Property Research Centre Current students only: Log on to the ODIP intranet