Intellectual Property and Competition

Work with our Intellectual Property and Competition Law teams to advise clients on concepts of patents and copyright, as well how to deal with an unannounced dawn raid by the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).

This job simulation will give you an insight into the type of work done by Ashurst’s Intellectual Property and Competition Law teams. In this job simulation you will be introduced to the concepts of patents and copyright in the context of a commercial joint venture, before focusing on a specific issue that arises regularly in the real world: when partners work together to produce new technology, who owns the resulting intellectual property?

You will also be introduced to the Competition Law practice and the concept of an unannounced dawn raid by the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). In particular, it focuses on search warrants, shadowing CMA investigators during a raid and privilege claims available to the client in relation to the documents which are the subject of the CMA investigation.

This program is self-paced. It takes approximately 4-5 hours to complete.

Skills Learned:

• Research Planning & Preparation
  Prepare a research strategy on a discreet legal issue regarding a joint venture
  • Conducting Research
  • Commercial Awareness
• Communicating research findings to the client
  Identify the core commercial considerations for the client in a challenging joint venture.
  • Commercial Awareness
  • Client Communication
• Urgent Search Warrant Review
  Your client is facing a surprise inspection by the CMA (a dawn raid), urgently review the relevant search warrant.
  • Time Management
  • Critical Thinking
• Substantiate Privilege
  Prepare a summary of the possible privilege claims that may be available to the client.
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Research Skills
  • Substantiating Advice
• Shadow a CMA Investigation
  Prepare a strategy to quickly respond in a situation where the CMA may potentially be copying privileged information.
  • Critical Thinking
  • Adaptability
• Elevator pitch (Bonus Task)
  Create a good first impression by confidently engaging with your supervising Partner after your last day of the vacation scheme at Ashurst.
  • Networking
  • Elevator Pitch
• Finish Line