Student Handbook 2023/24 (Cert IP / Cert Trade Mark Law and Practice AND MSc Management of IP)

Pass (54 to 59)

Answers in this Pass range demonstrate a basic understanding of the main issues, but these are not coherently or correctly presented. 

Such answers demonstrate knowledge or understanding of the general area but tend to be weak in one or more of the following ways:

• Overly descriptive 
• Does not answer the question directly
• Misses key points or facts
• Contains significant inaccuracies
• Covers material sparsely, possibly in note form
• Contains assertions not sufficiently supported by authority or evidence
• Displays an inability to follow an argument throughout
• Is poorly structured
• Has no evidence of wider reading  

 In addition to the above, although there is some relevant information, an upper Pass answer to a problem questions is one that: 

• Misses some relevant issues
• Fails to apply or otherwise address all relevant legal rules and other principles
• Fails to make good use of the relevant legal and other principles

Pass (50 to 54)

This range indicates an answer that represents the minimum acceptable standard for the award of a degree. There is just sufficient information to indicate that the student has familiarity with the subject area. Such answers typically contain:

• Coverage of the basic material, with numerous errors, omissions or irrelevances
• Loose and disorganised structure
• Poor development of arguments
• Poor standard of English, with many grammatical errors
• In addition to the above, in a problem question, a lower Pass answer is one that:
• Fails to identify an important issue
• Fails to apply relevant legal and other rules and principles
• Fails to make good use of the relevant legal and other principles