Technische Universität Dresden - Dresden University of Technology (TU Dresden)

The LL.M. is offered by the Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Media Law (IGEWeM) at the Law School of the Technische Universität Dresden. Dresden is the ideal location for graduate studies in Intellectual Property Law: accommodating the production sites for computer chips as well as luxury cars, it is one of the most important locations for research and production of high technology in Europe. The Dresden University of Technology is renowned for research, teaching activities as well as numerous inventions. It thus provides the ideal environment for an interdisciplinary approach to Law and Technology.

The unique international dimension of the program is achieved in a long-standing co-operation with the University of Exeter, the Queen Mary University of London, the Charles-University of Prague, the Jagiellonian University of Cracow, the Robert-Schuman-University of Strasbourg, the University of Washington in Seattle and the University of Szeged.

Colloquium 2015

• First Legal State Exam (Germany), Bachelor’s degree in law or an equivalent foreign degree
  Applicants wishing to spend the winter semester in Exeter, London or Seattle must provide an IELTS or TOEFL English language test (the minimum entry requirements depend on those set out by our partner universities)
• Applicants wishing to spend the winter semester in Szeged or Prague must provide proof of good knowledge of the English language
• Applicants wishing to spend the winter semester in Strasbourg must provide proof of good knowledge of the French language
• Applicants wishing to spend the winter semester in Cracow must provide proof knowledge of the Polish language

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants whose native language is not German must provide proof of good knowledge of the German language (e.g. German (C1-level)

Find information about entry requirements here!

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Please download the application form from our website:

The following documents have to be submitted:

• completed application form
• letter of motivation in English
• Curriculum Vitae in English (in tabular form) with photo
• certified copy of certificates providing evidence of language skills
• certified copy of degree certificate from the home university
• copy of certificate from high school advanced level
• evidence of other qualifications (see application form)

Letters of recommendation from IP/IT/media practitioners or academics, other proof of interest or experience in IP law (such as internship certificates, Wahlfachscheine, additional studies certificates) are very welcome, but not a prerequisite for application.

One major advantage of our programme is the possibility to start in OCTOBER as well as in APRIL of each year.

Applications can be forwarded at any time on a "rolling basis". Final deadlines:
- for starting the programme in April (summer term): January 15th
- for starting the programme in October (winter term): May 15th

For applicants wishing to study in Seattle during the winter semester the application deadline is 15 January for the October as well as for the April intake.

Please visit www.llm-ip.de for further information.

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Winter semester:
- tuition fees differ depending on the partner university you are visiting, please refer to our website www.llm-ip.de for more information
- enrollment fee at the TU Dresden (currently 242 EUR, partly refundable)

Summer semester:
- contribution towards the expenses of the studies in Dresden: currently 2500 EUR
- enrollment fee at the TU Dresden (currently 257,90 EUR incl. free public transport in and around Dresden)

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A number of small scholarships are available to highly qualified students or students coming from Eastern European countries. In addition students going to Prague and Strasbourg might be qualified for financial support under the Erasmus scheme. Please refer to our website for more information.

Dresden (c) TU Dresden

We offer more than just an intensive professional education: You will live in a city that Johann Gottfried Herder once called the German Florence. The first locomotive was constructed in Saxony as well as the first German long-distance railway and the first German steamship. The first industrially produced calculator was constructed in Glashütte near Dresden in 1878, a place that is now famous for its watch manufacturers. Prof Dr Ernst Hartig, the first president of the Patent Office, lived in Dresden and gave lectures at our University. Therefore it is not surprising that the Dresden Regional Court of Appeals was the most popular place for inventors to defend their ideas and inventions. That said Dresden is not only a place with a great past – you will meet the future here! Dresden is the largest and most modern place for high technology in East Germany: productions facilities by Infineon, AMD and Volkswagen are just a few reasons why Dresden is also know as “Silicon Saxony”. Since the Eastward Enlargement of the Union Dresden has also become a gateway to the emerging markets of Central and Eastern Europe.

From a cultural and historic point of view Dresden is an ideal place to study. The cultural live in Dresden is characterized by numerous beautiful castles, traditional institutions such as The Semper Opera, The Dresden State Art Collections, modern institutions such as the Centre for Modern Music, a number of small theatres and art-cinemas as well as a lively pub and party scene. Dresden is home to the highest number of student clubs in Germany. For those who are looking to leave the city behind in their spare time the Elbe river, the Elbe Sandstone Mountains and the Saxon Switzerland National Park are just around the corner and provide for a plethora of outdoor activities.

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Information about Student Life and Welfare you can find here!