M2 Intellectual Property and Business Law

Master's degree
Specialisation Intellectual Property Law / Information Technology Law
Full-time academic programmes
Life-long learning
English
French

Information

Présentation

Objectives

The Master 2 Intellectual Property and Business Law (M2 PIDAN) trains students to deal with current and future legal challenges linked to the growth of information technologies. It explores both the theoretical issues and the contractual, legal and technical practices of the sector to meet growing demands in the contemporary practice of national, European and international business law. Students will learn to identify legal strategies to promote “digital” and “intellectual” corporate heritage.To this end, the seminar programme combines basic training in business law and specialised courses for intellectual property and digital law. The programme also focuses on acquiring additional interdisciplinary knowledge, for example in the digital and economic fields. Also, some courses are given in English. Depending on their career plan, students can choose to specialise either in intellectual property law or in digital law through various optional subjects and individual work.This Master’s degree will help students develop the skills essential to professional practice and rapid recruitment. They will complete an internship and practical exercises (contract negotiation, production of writing games, participation in advocacy contests).This Master 2 also prepares students for a PhD course by encouraging individual research (writing of a Research Master thesis) and collective research (during each seminar). The students will also learn to master research tools – in particular legal databases – and be able to participate in many scientific events.

Career Opportunities

Career prospects

Juriste d’entreprise ou conseil spécialisé dans les domaines concernés
Juriste ou conseil junior spécialisées dans les domaines concernés
Conseil junior en propriété industrielle, chargé d’affaires en valorisation
Délégué à la protection des données
Chargé d’affaires publiques dans les domaines concernés
Chargé d’affaires réglementaires dans les domaines concernés
Juriste d’entreprise ou conseil junior en intelligence économique
Responsable de systèmes d’information
Sous réserve de réussite au concours de la fonction publique, les diplômés pourront accéder à des postes d'ingénieur d’étude ou chercheur au sein d’un organisme national de recherche
Sous réserve de réussite à l’examen du CRFPA : avocat

Further Study Opportunities

Les étudiants peuvent effectuer une poursuite d’études à école du barreau, école de la magistrature, formations complémentaires en management de l’innovation, Doctorat

Fees and scholarships

The amounts may vary depending on the programme and your personal circumstances.

Admission

Capacity

Available Places

25

Target Audience and Entry Requirements

The programme is intended primarily for students who have acquired legal training and who demonstrate a specific interest in digital law and intellectual property law. It welcomes international students who are fluent in French. It is also open to engineering students and applicants from business or political science schools (Acquis Validations

  • validated credits). Selection on a case-by-case basis (including a motivation questionnaire) and interview with a panel. Procedure available on the University of Paris-Saclay website:https://apply-tc.ecp.fr

Application Period(s)

Inception Platform

From 15/04/2026 to 15/06/2026

Supporting documents

Compulsory supporting documents

Motivation letter.

Motivational questionnaire.

All transcripts of the years / semesters validated since the high school diploma at the date of application.

M2 Summary Sheet.

https://www.universite-paris-saclay.fr/sites/default/files/2024-04/fiche_synthese_2024_mention_dpine.pdf

Curriculum Vitae.

Detailed description and hourly volume of courses taken since the beginning of the university program.

Additional supporting documents

Certificate of French (compulsory for non-French speakers).

VAP file (obligatory for all persons requesting a valuation of the assets to enter the diploma).

Supporting documents :
- Residence permit stating the country of residence of the first country
- Or receipt of request stating the country of first asylum
- Or document from the UNHCR granting refugee status
- Or receipt of refugee status request delivered in France
- Or residence permit stating the refugee status delivered in France
- Or document stating subsidiary protection in France or abroad
- Or document stating temporary protection in France or abroad.

Programme
Subjects ECTS Semester Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
Protection des données à caractère personnel 5 Annualisé 30 5
Noms de domaines 2 Annualisé 10
Actifs numériques, crypto-monnaies et NFT 2 Annualisé 10
Enjeux numériques de la propriété intellectuelle 5 Annualisé 30 10
Subjects ECTS Semester Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
Concours, hackathon, projets personnels 1 Semestre 2 9
Stage + mémoire 6 Semestre 2 9
Etre juriste à l'ère de l'intelligence artificielle 2 Annualisé 15
Subjects ECTS Semester Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
Responsabilité des prestataires de services numériques (DSA) 3 Annualisé 15
Régulation des communications électroniques et de l'audiovisuel 3 Annualisé 18
Régulation de l'Intelligence Artificielle 2 Annualisé 10
Régulation concurrentielle des marchés numériques 3 Annualisé 18
Subjects ECTS Semester Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
Cybersécurité et approche technique des réseaux 2 Annualisé 21
Crytptologie, blockchain signature électronique 2 Annualisé 10
Mise en oeuvre des libertés fondamentales à l'ère du numérique 3 Annualisé 20 5
Droit du travail et usage des technologies dans l'entreprise 2 Annualisé 10
Cybercriminalité 3 Annualisé 20
Contentieux numériques: Procédures et preuves 2 Annualisé 10
Subjects ECTS Semester Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
Contrats spéciaux de la PI 4 Annualisé 40
Open source/open data/ open science 2 Annualisé 10
Contrats d'affaires dans l'univers digital (B2B) 3 Annualisé 22
Contrats et protection des consommateurs 3 Annualisé 15

Training campus

Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines

Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Bus 5103, 5150, 5198, 7807
RER C Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Student restaurant (CROUS)
Student residence
Library

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