IP Outside the Textbook: Professional Networking Activities in the IP Curriculum

Abstract

This chapter considers why and how professional networking activities could be integrated in an IP law curriculum. It also reviews some of the ways in which this could be done, including: guest lectures, meetings with professionals, practical sessions/tutorials and job experience placements/internships, organization of and participation in conferences and events, and the writing and publishing of journal articles. The chapter concludes that a combination of some of these activities may allow students to gain a deeper understanding of IP law and further develop their transferable skills.

Keywords: Collaborative environments, Development of transferable skills, Engagement with practitioners and/or professionals, Knowledge transfer, Student engagement, Teaching resources