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Master in Intellectual Property

Graduate School of Law

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Direction
Prof. Carlos Fernando Bondía Román
Deputy Direction
Profª. Carmen Crespo Mora
Language
Spanish
Attendance
On-campus
Credits
60 ECTS
Campus
Madrid - Puerta de Toledo
Applications

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☛  Places available: 40

Double Degree:  Closed

Departments
Private Law Department

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    This Master’s has a clear professional orientation, offering a specialized and advanced education with a practical outlook in Spanish, European and international intellectual property law. It is the only Master’s specialized in intellectual property and copyright offered by a public spanish university. Industrial property represents only 10% of the academic program.

    The new information technologies, always linked to intellectual property, have brought about a changing and globalized international environment that is closely related to intellectual property, generating relevant modifications in their legal regime and a thorough revision of traditional business models.

    There is great demand for a specific professional education in intellectual property, in both counseling and transaction work and contentious or litigious situations.

    It is a branch of the system that constitutes the foundation of creativity and economic, social and cultural development, affects all social spheres, is constantly evolving and demands legal certainty and security.

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    reasons to study master in intellectual property

    Master in Intellectual Property

    │MASTER IN NUMBERS

    • ☛ Access to internship 100% guaranteed
    • ☛ High level of demand
    • ☛ 20 consecutive editions. 1st Master's Degree in Intellectual Property taught in Spain
    •  87% of our students are satisfied
    • ☛ 35 different nationalities among the students
  • CURRICULUM
  • FACULTY

    UC3M FACULTY

    • BERGEL SAINZ DE BARANDA, YOLANDA
      Department of Private Law
      Associate Professor
      PhD
      Brief CV
    • BONDÍA ROMÁN, FERNANDO
      Department of Private Law
      Full Professor
      PhD
      Brief CV
    • CASTRO MORENO, ABRAHAM
      Department of Criminal Law, Procedural Law and History Law
      Full Professor
      PhD
      Brief CV
    • CRESPO MORA, Mª CARMEN
      Department of Private Law
      Associate Professor
      PhD
      Brief CV
    • JUÁREZ TORREJÓN, ANGEL
      Department of Private Law
      Visiting Professor
      PhD
      Brief CV
    • LASTIRI SANTIAGO, MÓNICA
      Department of Private Law
      Visiting Professor
      PhD
      Brief CV
    • MARTÍN SALAMANCA, SARA
      Department of Private Law
      Associate Professor
      PhD
      Brief CV
    • RODRÍGUEZ DE LAS HERAS, TERESA
      Department of Private Law
      Associate Professor
      PhD
      Brief CV
    • VAQUER CABALLERÍA, MARCOS
      Department of Public State Law
      Full Professor
      PhD
      Brief CV

    EXTERNAL FACULTY

    • ÁLVAREZ CABRERA, BELÉN
      Lawyer
      GABEIRAS & ASOSCIADOS
    • AHIJÓN LANA, RODRIGO
      Abogado
      VODAFONE
    • ANGUITA VILLANUEVA, LUIS
      Titular Derecho Civil
      UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID
    • APARICIO VAQUERO, JUAN PABLO

      PhD
      UNIVERSIDAD DE SALAMANCA
    • ARENAS LÓPEZ DAVALILLO, CRISTINA
      THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO
    • ASENSI CANTERA, ELENA
      Abogada
      SGAE
    • BOSÉ, DANIELA
      BMG RIGHTS ADMINISTRATION
    • BOURKAIB FERNÁNDEZ DE CÓRDOBA, ÁLVARO
      Socio
      CUATRECASAS
    • CABEDO SERNA, LLANOS
      Civil Law Professor
      PhD
      UNIVERSIDAD DE ALICANTE
    • CALBOLI, IRENE
      Full Professor
      PhD
      NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
    • CEBRIÁN, PABLO
      Composer and music producer
    • CORBAL SAN ADRIÁN, MERCEDES
      Abogada
      GÓMEZ-ACEBO & POMBO
    • DÍEZ LÓPEZ, IBAN
      Lawyer
      GÓMEZ ACEBO & POMBO
    • ESPÍN ALBA, ISABEL
      Titular Derecho Civil
      UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
    • EUSA MENDIA, ANA
      LEGAL BUSINESS AFFAIRS EN RLM
    • EVANGELIO LLORCA, RAQUEL
      Associate Professor
      PhD
      UNIVERSIDAD DE ALICANTE (Directora magister lvcentinvs)
    • ESTEVE PARDO, ASUNCIÓN
      University Assistant
      PhD
      UNIVERSIDAD DE BARCELONA
    • FERNÁNDEZ CARBALLO-CALERO, PABLO IGNACIO
      Associate Professor
      PhD
      UNIVERSIDAD DE VIGO
    • FONSECA VARUM, MICHAEL
      THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO
    • GABEIRAS VÁZQUEZ, PATRICIA
      Lawyer
      PhD
      GABEIRAS & ASOSCIADOS
    • GALÁN LÓPEZ, JAVIER
      DELOITTE
    • GALGO PECO, ÁNGEL
      Magistrate
      AUDIENCIA PROVINCIAL DE MADRID  (Presidente Sección 28ª)
    • GARAYALDE NIÑO, MARÍA DOLORES
      Socia
      BAKER & MCKENZIE
    • GARCÍA BARRERO, TERESA
      Legal Counsel
      AMAZON STUDIOS
    • GARCÍA BARTOLOMÉ, DAVID
      Assistant Professor
      PhD
      UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID
    • GARCÍA ROMÁN, AGUSTÍN
      Lawyer
      General Counsel
      GRUPO ANAYA
    • GARCÍA SÁNCHEZ, SARA
      THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO
    • GIL GARCÍA, SOFÍA
      Magistrada titular
      JUZGADO DE LO MERCANTIL
    • GINSBURG, JANE
      Full Professor
      PhD
      COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL
    • GÓMEZ CORA, JULIA
      Chief Executive Officer
      STAGE ENTERTAINMENT
    • HERNÁNDEZ-PINZÓN GARCÍA, ÁLVARO
      Asesoría Jurídica
      AIE
    • LANZACO GARCÍA, IRENE
      Lawyer
      UNIDAD EDITORIAL
    • LEMA DEVESA, CARLOS
      Catedrático de Derecho Mercantil
      UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID
    • LIPSZYC, DELIA
      Lawyer
      Full Professor
      PhD
      UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES
    • LÓPEZ-MÉLIDA, CARLOS
      Abogado
      IUS + AEQUITAS
    • LÓPEZ RICHART, JULIÁN
      Associate Professor
      PhD
      UNIVERSIDAD DE ALICANTE
    • MARÍN LÓPEZ, JUAN JOSÉ
      Lawyer
      Full Professor
      PhD
      UNIVERSIDAD DE CASTILLA-LA MANCHA
    • MARÍN-BARNUEVO FABO, DIEGO
      Full Professor
      PhD
      UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID
    • MANDERIEUX, LAURENT
      Full Professor
      PhD
      UNIVERSITÁ BOCCON (Italia)
    • MELGAR, VIRGINIA
      EUIPO
    • MENA JIMÉNEZ, ROCÍO
      Lawyer
      GABEIRAS & ASOSCIADOS
    • MÉNDEZ ZURI, JOSÉ MARÍA
      Lawyer
      BAKER & MCKRNZIE (Socio)
    • MINERO ALEJANDRE, GEMMA
      Associate Professor
      PhD
      UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID
    • MORÁN RUIZ, MERCEDES
      CEDRO
    • MOSCOSO DEL PRADO HERNÁNDEZ, ADRIANA
      Directora general de Industrias Culturales y Propiedad Intelectual
      MINISTERIO DE CULTURA Y DEPORTE
    • MUÑOZ DE LOS REYES, DAVID
      Socio
      INFFIRM
    • MUÑOZ VICO, ANTONIO
      Asociado Principal
      GARRIGUES
    • NADAL CEBRIÁN, MARTA
      Lawyer
      URÍA MENÉNDEZ
    • NIETO DELGADO, CARLOS
      Commercial Magistrate
      PhD
    • OBERGFELL, EVA INÉS
      Full Professor
      PhD
      HUMBOLDT-UNIVERSITÄT ZU BERLIN
    • ORÓS MURUZÁBAL, SANTIAGO
      Registrador de la P.I. de Cataluña
    • ORTEGA DOMÉNECH, JORGE
      Associate Professor
      PhD
      UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID
    • OYARZÁBAL OYONARTE, NORA
      Asociada Senior
      CUATRECASAS
    • PÉREZ GIL DE LA SERNA, FERNANDO
      Magistrate
      JUZGADO DE INSTRUCCIÓN
    • RAMOS GIL DE LA HAZA, ANDY
      Lawyer
      BARDAJÍ-HONRADO LawyerS (Socio)
    • RAPETTI, VALERIA
      Chief Executive Officer
      WARNER MUSIC
    • RAVELO, FERNANDO
      Investigación postdoctoral
      UC3M
    • RIBERA BLANES, BEGOÑA
      Associate Professor
      PhD
      UNIVERSIDAD DE ALICANTE
    • RIOSALIDO FERNÁNDEZ, ARÁNZAZU
      Stage producer
    • RIVADULLA OLIVA, CARLOS
      Abogado
      ÉCIJA
    • RODRÍGUEZ ANDRÉS, MIGUEL ÁNGEL
      Lawyer
    • RODRÍGUEZ TAPIA, JOSÉ MIGUEL
      Catedrático de Derecho Civil
    • SAINZ DE AJA TIRAPU, BORJA
      Socio
      URÍA MENÉNDEZ
    • SAIZ GARCÍA, CONCEPCIÓN
      Associate Professor
      PhD
      UNIVERSIDAD DE VALENCIA
    • SÁNCHEZ ARISTI, RAFAEL
      Full Professor
      UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS
      Partner
      CUATRECASAS
    • SANZ NOGUERA, MARTA
      General Counsel
      AMC NETWORKS
    • SENENT MARTÍNEZ, SANTIAGO
      Commercial Magistrate
      PhD
    • SERRANO GÓMEZ, EDUARDO
      Associate Professor
      PhD
      UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID
    • SOLER MASOTA, PAZ
      Titular Derecho Mercantil
      UNIVERSIDAD POMPEU FABRA
    • TACTUK RETIF, AURORA MARLENE
      PhD
      SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMET ESPAÑA
    • TARÍ LÁZARO, AÍDA
      PONS IP
    • TEMIÑO CENICERO, IGNACIO
      Lawyer
      ABRIL LawyerS (Socio)
  • ADMISSION
    • ADMISSION

      Application

      The request is made electronically through our application. Before starting the admission process, please, read the following information:

      Requirements

      The main prerequisite for admission to the course is for candidates to have either obtained a law degree or to be about to obtain one prior to undertaking the Master's degree.

       

      Admission criteria

      In their selection process, the Committee will take into account the following criteria and relative weighting:

      ADMISSION CRITERIA WEIGHTING
      Academic record 4 points 4 points
      Curriculum vitae 4 points
      Letter of intentions, motivation and interest 2 points

      Language requirements

      Check the general language requirements required to study a Master’s at UC3M, depending on whether it is in Spanish, English or bilingual.

      students with foreign university degrees

      Once admitted to the Master’s, students with university degrees issued by a higher education institution belonging to an educational system outside the EHEA, must provide, for enrolment, the diploma, legalized by diplomatic procedures or by means of The Hague Apostille. They must also submit the transcript of records, with the grade point average, duly legalized.

      More information about Legalization of Foreign Documents.

      If needed, documents must be accompanied by an official sworn translation into Spanish.

    • ENROLLMENT

      TUITION FEES*

      Reservation fee: €800

      • it will be paid once the student receives notification of admission to the master’s, and deducted from the first tuition payment
      • the reservation fee will only be refunded if the master program is cancelled

      60 ECTS in the first academic year:

      • EU students: €7,800 (€130/ECTS credit)
      • Non EU students: €11,700 (€195/ECTS credit)

      ✎│Tuition fees
       

      NOTE: the indicated public prices do not include in any case, neither the ECTS corresponding to the Formative Complements that the student must take (only master's degrees with previous Formative Complements), nor the cost of issuing the master’s degree certificate.

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      * Current fees for the 24/25 academic year, pending approval by the Community of Madrid for the 25/26 academic year.

      Additional information

      • You may enrol on the master’s degree after completing the admission process and receiving formal confirmation of your acceptance.
      • When performing the enrolment you can choose between Full-time enrolment or Part-time enrolment.
      • The email address provided upon enrolment will be used for formal communications; students are therefore kindly requested to check their mail regularly.
      • Pursuant to the regulations of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, a student failing to pay any part of the fees will not be admitted and the enrolment process will be terminated. In cases of cancellation of enrolment due to non-payment, the University may demand the payment of the pending amounts for enrolment in previous academic courses as a prior condition of enrolment.
        No diploma or certificate will be issued if a student has any outstanding payments.

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      ✎│ECTS credits recognition

  • SCHOLARSHIPS

    FUNDACIÓN CAROLINA EDUCATION PROGRAM CLOSED

    CALL FOR SCHOLARSHIPS 2024/2025

    Fundación Carolina has opened its call for scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic year, aimed exclusively at students from Latin American countries that are members of the Ibero-American Community of Nations or Portugal to complete their education in Spanish universities and study centers.

    • Number of scholarships: 1
    • Deadline to apply for the scholarship: March 14, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. (Spanish time)

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  • PRACTICAL INFORMATION
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      Academic Calendar 2024-2025

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      Course 0

      Course 0 Introduction to Spanish and European Union Law  aims to provide foreign students of the different Official Masters of the Graduate School of Law with the necessary basis to face in the best conditions their specialized postgraduate studies at UC3M so that they can achieve an optimal use of them.

      The target audience of this Course will be those students who have obtained their academic degree in Law outside Spain, either in other European Union States or in third countries or in a discipline other than Law, either in Spain or abroad. These students must attend Course 0, unless they can prove that they have at least 3 years of prolonged professional legal experience in Spain. In any case, they must demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the basic institutions of Spanish and European Law through the evaluation test scheduled in Course 0. Once the exam has been passed, a certificate of attendance and completion of the course will be issued.

      • From September 10 to 17, 2024
      • From 10:00 to 13:30 | Madrid - Puerta de Toledo Campus
      • Ordinary evaluation. September 23, 2024 from 10:30 to 12:00
      • Extraordinary evaluation. October 7, 2024 from 10:30 to 12:00

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      VIRTUAL SECRETARIAT

      Access to Virtual Secretariat

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      Material Resources of the programme

      Madrid - Puerta de Toledo Campus

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      complaints and suggestions

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      Contact mailbox 

    • INTERNSHIPS

      The practical training of our students is an essential part of their learning program for it implies reviewing, practicing and going deeply into the academic knowledge previously adquired.

      This practical training is achieved through two mandatory subjects: "Internship at law firms, companies and institutions" (6 credits), which is carried out on an individual basis, and the Subject "Reports, disputes and litigation" (3 credits), which is carried out in groups. The aim of both subjects is for the student to acquire the skills and responsibilities of someone who works in the field of intellectual and industrial property.

      The individual internships are conducted in companies, lawyer’s offices and institutions of the field during the academic year in a compatible schedule with the master’s lectures and have an average duration of three months. However, if the student and the collaborating entity reach an agreement, the internship might be extended for an additional time, through a complementary internship (extracurricular internship).

      The quality of the internship program is guaranteed by both the careful selection of the collaborating entities and the personalized follow-up of the internship progress and its final assessment.
       

      IN ORDER TO DO THE EXTERNAL INTERNSHIP WITH THE COLLABORATING INSTITUTIONS THE STUDENT NEEDS TO BE AVAILABLE IN THE MORNINGS ON THE SECOND SEMESTER (FROM FEBRUARY TO JUNE)

       

    • ALUMNI

      Consult the nationalities of former alumni

      Only the professional data of students who have expressly authorized their use are permitted.

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  • INTERNATIONAL

    Double Qualification UC3M-Toulouse 1 Capitole

    The university has several different collaboration agreements with foreign universities which make it possible to add a complement to their course or undertake a double degree in various postgraduate qualifications including intellectual property. One such agreement is with the Master 2 Proprieté Intellectuelle de la Université Toulouse 1 Capitole which enables students of the Intellectual Property Master's degree of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid to obtain a double qualification ( official master's degree in Intellectual property of the UC3M and the Master 2 Propriété Intellectuelle de UT1) which involves spending  a term from September to December studying at the University of Toulouse 1 Capitole.

    To obtain the double degree with the University of Toulouse Capitole you must enroll in the full program of the Master in Intellectual Property (60 ECTS).

    The training takes place in Madrid from September 2023 to June or September 2024, depending on when they defend their Master's Thesis. During the academic year, the selection of students who wish to take the double degree is made. It is essential that you have sufficient knowledge of French to be able to follow the classes without any problems, even if you do not have an official certificate.

    Once the UC3M master's degree in Intellectual Property is completed, a trimester is taken in Toulouse, from September to December 2024, which allows the degree to be awarded by both universities.

    In case you are selected, UC3M will enroll you at the University of Toulouse Capitole. In this case you will only have to take 30 ECTS there to obtain the degree.
     

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    Visiting Professors

    The course receives prestigious visiting professors every year from foreign universities such as Jane C. Ginsburg (Columbia Law School), Irene Calboli (Marquette University Law School / National University of Singapore), Laurent Manderieux (Universitá Bocconi) and Eva Inés Obergfell (Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin).
     

    Pan-European Seal Programme

    By virtue of this Pan European Seal Programme six students were selected to work at the EU Intellectual property Office (EUIPO) and the European Patent Office (EPO) in 2015 (five in Alicante and 1 in Munich). Again in 2016 six students were hired to participate in this Programme (three by the EUIPO in Alicante and three by the EPO; two in Munich and one in The Hague). In 2017 three students were selected by EUIPO to work in Alicante. In 2018 two students were selected by EUIPO, one in 2019 and again two in 2021. Furthermore, some of the students selected by the Programme have continued to work for these institutions.
     

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    Students and other agreements

    • Over 35% of our students on previous courses are from other countries, mainly from Latin America. Statistical table showing student origins
  • DOUBLE DEGREE