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Liverpool teams up with WIPO on what it calls the UK's first joint IP master's
A new postgraduate law degree on intellectual property, innovation and the creative industries will be run jointly by the University of Liverpool and WIPO, the UN body for intellectual property.
Why it matters: Prospective postgraduate law students focused on intellectual property have a new joint degree option from Liverpool and WIPO.
In an announcement dated 13 October 2026, the University of Liverpool said it is working with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to deliver a new LL.M, or Master of Laws.
The degree's focus spans intellectual property, innovation and sustainable creative industries, according to the university.
Liverpool bills the course as the UK's first joint master's in intellectual property delivered with WIPO.
Editor’s view
Sarah Williamson, Teaching, Digital and AI Editor
Students weighing a postgraduate law qualification in intellectual property can now choose a degree that Liverpool delivers jointly with WIPO, covering innovation and the creative industries alongside IP law.
