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<\/td>\n\n1 semester to 3 years<\/td>\n
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<\/td>\n\n4 May to 5 June 2026<\/td>\n
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<\/td>\n\nAugust 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t
- <\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProspective Students\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCurrent Students\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGraduates\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOverview\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdmission Requirements\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGraduation Criteria\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCourse Durations\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssessments\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSILE-CPD Points\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tList of Courses\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCourse Fees\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApply Now\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFAQs\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n
\n\t\tOverview\n\t<\/h3>\n\t
The Graduate Certificate in Intellectual Property & Technology Law (GCIPTL) is aimed at graduates with a law degree, who are seeking to specialise in Intellectual Property & Technology Law and who may want to be in-house IP advisors, IP lawyers, IP-portfolio managers and licensing\/technology transfer executives.<\/p>\n
The programme offers a selection of carefully curated intensive courses taught in Singapore by renowned visiting IP professors from around the world and by local faculty members. It is conducted on a part-time basis and legal professionals have the flexibility to read a minimum of one 3-week intensive course at 4 Units per semester. The visiting faculty differs from year to year, and includes\/have included Jane Ginsburg (Columbia), Christopher Sprigman (New York University), Kal Raustiala (UCLA), Andrew Christie (Melbourne), Sam Ricketson (Melbourne), Martin Senftleben (VU Amsterdam), Graeme Dinwoodie (Oxford\/Chicago-Kent) and Cui Guobin (Tsinghua). The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) also runs a semester-long course “Foundations of IP Law” in this programme.<\/p>\n
The GCIPTL will be awarded upon successful completion of 12-13 Units (a total of three courses). Academic Units are awarded only when the candidates pass the examination or other forms of assessments for the relevant course. Candidates who have not read and passed a general course in Intellectual Property at NUS or its equivalent in a common law jurisdiction are required to read “Foundations of IP Law”. Candidates who have read and passed a general course in Intellectual Property at NUS or its equivalent in a common law jurisdiction may apply for exemption.<\/p>\n
\n\t\tAdmission Requirements\n\t<\/h3>\n\t
Candidates will be admitted based on the following admission requirements:<\/p>\n
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- A good Bachelor’s or Juris Doctor degree in Law<\/li>\n
- Minimum TOEFL iBT 100 \/ TOEFL paper-based score of 600-603 \/ IELTS 7.0, if Law degree was not in English.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n\t\tGraduation Criteria\n\t<\/h3>\n\t
Candidates must pass all courses and successfully obtain a total of 12 to 13 Units (generally 3 courses) within a maximum period of 36 months of their candidature in order to be awarded the GCIPTL. Most candidates typically complete their studies within 24 months or less.<\/p>\n
\n\t\tCourse Durations\n\t<\/h3>\n\t
Classes are typically held in-person at the NUS Kent Ridge Campus (UTown).<\/p>\n
The class size for each course is typically limited to 50 students and the class will comprise LLB, JD, LLM, Exchange and other graduate students<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
A semester-long course is typically a 36-hour, 5-Unit course taught once a week over the course of 13 weeks from August to November (Semester One) and from January to April (Semester Two).<\/p>\n
Other than the semester-long courses on “Foundations of IP Law” and “Privacy & Data Protection Law”, each intensive course is taught over 3 weeks and scheduled as follows:<\/p>\n
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\n Day<\/b><\/td>\n Time<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Monday<\/td>\n 6:30pm – 9:30pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Wednesday<\/td>\n 6:30pm – 9:30pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Friday<\/td>\n 2:30pm – 5:30pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n The following are the periods when intensive courses are conducted in the Faculty:<\/p>\n
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\n Semester<\/td>\n Weeks (Phase One)<\/td>\n Weeks (Phase Two)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Semester One<\/td>\n Week 1 to 3 (August)<\/td>\n Week 4 to 6 (September)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Semester Two<\/td>\n Week 1 to 3 (January)<\/td>\n Week 4 to 6 (February)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n \n\t\tAssessments\n\t<\/h3>\n\t
The examination and assessment of student performances in the programme will be conducted through various assessment modes such as class participation, assignments, research papers, take-home examinations and final examinations as stated in each course description. Some courses may have an examination some time after the 13th<\/sup> week. The time and date of the exam will be made known at the time of course selection. Students are encouraged to review the examination and assessment details for each course before opting for it.<\/p>\n
\n\t\tSILE-CPD Points\n\t<\/h3>\n\t
Participants who wish to obtain CPD Points are reminded that they must comply strictly with the Attendance Policy set out in the CPD Guidelines. For participants attending the face-to-face activity, this includes signing in on arrival and signing out at the conclusion of the activity in the manner required by the organiser, and not being absent from the each day of a course for more than 15 minutes. For those participating via the webinar, this includes logging in at the start of the webinar and logging out at the conclusion of the webinar in the manner required by the organiser, and not being away from each day of a course for more than 15 minutes. Participants who do not comply with the Attendance Policy will not be able to obtain CPD Points for that day of the course.<\/p>\n
Please refer to\u00a0http:\/\/www.sileCPDcentre.sg<\/a><\/u> for more information.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n Public CPD points:<\/td>\n Up to 36 points for 5-Unit Semester Course
\nUp to 27 points for 4-Unit Intensive Course<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n Practice Area Code:<\/td>\n Intellectual Property<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Training Level:<\/td>\n Intermediate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n \n\t\tList of Courses\n\t<\/h3>\n\tClick\u00a0HERE<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>for the list of courses offered in\u00a0AY2025-26, Semester One<\/strong>.
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\n(Please note that course information, including class schedule and examinations, may be subjected to changes.)<\/em>\n\n\t\tCourse Fees\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t