Industrial and Intellectual Property Law | OTHM Level 7 International Business Law Assignment 2026

OTHM Level 7 Diploma in International Business Law

Industrial and Intellectual Property Law

Unit Reference Number	L/618/7918
Unit Title	Industrial and Intellectual Property Law
Unit Level	7
Number of Credits	20
Guided Learning Hours (GLH)	200 hours
Total Qualification Time (TQT)	100 hours
Mandatory / Optional	Mandatory
Sector Subject Area (SSA)	15.5 Law and legal services
Unit Grading Structure	Pass/Refer

Unit Aims

The aim of this unit is to enable learners to gain an understanding of regulatory and legislative requirements relating to industrial and intellectual property laws. Learners will examine relevant issues including financial strategy, debt and equity management, the key drivers of shareholder value, corporate governance, and asset portfolio management.

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria

Learning Outcomes – the learner will:	Assessment Criteria – the learner can:
1. Understand the underlying rules relating to intellectual property laws.	1.1 Analyse the term intellectual property.
	1.2 Explain subject matters of intellectual property rights.
	1.3 Evaluate types of intellectual property and associated laws.
	1.4 Critically analyse the impacts of intellectual property on public interest.
	1.5 Analyse issues relating to the breach of confidential information in the intellectual property.
2. Understand the associated laws and procedures relating to copyright and trademark laws and the impact of jurisprudence of EU IP law on the UK.	2.1 Analyse the underlying principles of copyright.
	2.2 Evaluate trademark and its various elements to protect words and symbols.
	2.3 Compare and contrast the forms of copyright laws in the UK and internationally.
	2.4 Analyse the framework of trademark law as operated in the UK, Europe and internationally.
	2.5 Evaluate limits, enforcement and infringement of copyright and trademark.
3. Understand the different forms of industrial property rights.	3.1 Critically analyse the justifications for intellectual property.
	3.2 Analyse law of industrial designs.
	3.3 Compare and contrast the UK law national registered design right and an unregistered design right system.
4. Understand the remedies available for breach of intellectual property law.	4.1 Evaluate the application of sanctions for misuse of intellectual property including civil and criminal remedies.
	4.2 Evaluate legal and administrative modes to apply for or to deal with infringement of industrial property rights.

Task 1 of 3

Unit Learning Outcomes:

• LO 1 Understand the underlying rules relating to intellectual property laws.
• LO 2 Understand the associated laws and procedures relating to copyright and trademark laws and the impact of jurisprudence of EU IP law on the UK.

Task Assessment Criteria to be covered: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 2.3, 2.4

Assignment Brief and Guidance

Based on your research of the legislations listed below, justify the requirement for intellectual property rights to be protected.

• Paris Convention 1883
• Berne Convention
• Rome 1961
• TRIPS 1994
• EU Articles 34 and 36, Treaty of the Functioning of the EU (TFEU) (consolidated)

You must ensure the report:

1. analyses the term intellectual property.
2. explains subject matters of intellectual property rights.
3. evaluates types of intellectual property and associated laws.
4. critically analyses the impacts of intellectual property on public interest.
5. analyses issues relating to the breach of confidential information in the intellectual property.

Learners must:

• Show knowledge and understanding of the subject area
• Provide references to relevant case law and or legislation wherever appropriate.
• Be able to support answers and show evidence of wider reading appropriately

Delivery and Submission

The submission is in the form of a report written in Word format.

The recommended word limit is 1200 words excluding diagrams, references, and appendices.

Learners are expected to adhere to the word count. A 10% leeway either side of this range is permitted before the assessor is instructed to stop reading any further.

Referencing

You should use and cite a range of case law, academic and reliable sources.

A comprehensive Harvard style reference list must be included at the end of the work.

Task 2 of 3

Unit Learning Outcome: LO 2 Understand the associated laws and procedures relating to copyright and trademark laws and the impact of jurisprudence of EU IP law on the UK.

Task Assessment Criteria to be covered: 2.1, 2.3, 2.5

Assignment Brief and Guidance

Based on the contents of the Copyright Act 1988 (CDPA), Part 1, produce a report which reviews all eight categories of the copyright works covered by the legislation.

You must ensure the report:

1. analyses the underlying principles of copyright.
2. compares and contrasts the forms of copyright laws in the UK and internationally.
3. evaluates limits, enforcement and infringement of copyright and trademark.

Learners must:

• Show knowledge and understanding of the subject area
• Provide references to relevant case law and or legislation wherever appropriate.
• Be able to support answers and show evidence of wider reading appropriately

Delivery and Submission

The submission is in the form of a report written in Word format.

The recommended word limit is 1200 words excluding diagrams, references, and appendices.

Learners are expected to adhere to the word count. A 10% leeway either side of this range is permitted before the assessor is instructed to stop reading any further.

Referencing

You should use and cite a range of case law, academic and reliable sources.

A comprehensive Harvard style reference list must be included at the end of the work.

Task 3 of 3

Unit Learning Outcomes:

• LO 3 Understand the different forms of industrial property rights.
• LO 4 Understand the remedies available for breach of intellectual property law.

Task Assessment Criteria to be covered: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2

Assignment Brief and Guidance

Based on the decisions in the following cases, produce a report which focuses on how the decisions interpreted the tort of `passing off` in the context of trade-mark infringement.

• Evan Warnick v Townsend 1979
• Reckitt & Coleman v Borden Inc 1990
• Irvine v Talksport [2002]
• BT plc v One in a Million [1999]

You must ensure the report:

1. critically analyses the justifications for intellectual property.
2. analyses law of industrial designs.
3. compares and contrasts the UK law national registered design right with an unregistered design right system.

Learners must:

• Show knowledge and understanding of the subject area
• Provide references to relevant case law and or legislation wherever appropriate.
• Be able to support answers and show evidence of wider reading appropriately

Delivery and Submission

The submission is in the form of a report written in Word format.

The recommended word limit is 1600 words excluding diagrams, references, and appendices.

Learners are expected to adhere to the word count. A 10% leeway either side of this range is permitted before the assessor is instructed to stop reading any further.

Referencing

You should use and cite a range of case law, academic and reliable sources.

A comprehensive Harvard style reference list must be included at the end of the work.