Program Overview

Intellectual Property and Competition Law (LL.M.) Program

Study Content

The Law Faculty of the University of Augsburg and the Technical University of Munich offer a one-year LL.M. Program in "Intellectual Property and Competition Law" as part of the Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC) Framework. Using a wide range of modules, the Program comprehensively covers all aspects of European and international law with regard to intellectual property and competition law. Students are assisted by means of an individual tutoring program and are supervised during their work on their Master's thesis. As the contents are based on an international and European focus, the Program is taught entirely in English.

Career Prospects

• Patent law
  • Legal consulting
  • Work in government ministries
  • NGOs
  • Think tanks, etc.

Special Features

Application deadline exception: The application deadline for applicants to the development-related postgraduate programs (EPOS) of the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) is October 15 each year.

About the Degree Programme

• Degree programme: Intellectual Property and Competition Law
• Official Designation: Recht des Geistigen Eigentums und Wettbewerbsrecht (Intellectual Property and Competition Law)
• Further education degree programme (only with relevant professional experience and completion of an undergraduate degree programme): Yes
• Degree: Master of Laws (LL.M.)
• Study mode: Full-time
• Language of instruction: English
• Start of studies: Winter semester
• Standard study duration: 2 semesters
• Admission type: Open admission
• Minimum foreign language skills: Very good knowledge of the English language (see exam regulations for details)

Admission Requirements

Admission requirements according to § 4 of the exam regulations in the current consolidated edition. Introductory events take place closely before the start of the lecture period.

• Start of the lecture period:
• Application deadline for the winter semester: 30. April

Further Information

• Exam regulations