Intellectual Property and Digital Law
(IP/IT Law)

Registration requirements

Selection for the Master's program is carried out in two stages:

  • selection based on application to be uploaded to the University of Montpellier's e-candidat platform – May-June

Terms and conditions:

  • hold a Bachelor's degree in law (L3)
  • have a career plan related to intellectual property and/or digital law
  • Proficiency in English (or another language) is welcome.

Direct admission to the second year of a master's program is possible , subject to the program's capacity.

Work-study programs and apprenticeships

Work-study schedule

The schedule is the same for all training participants, see Annual Schedule.

Number of training hours

Academic training: 344 hours

In-company training: 980 hours

Supervised project: 140 hours

A few rules regarding work-study programs:

  • The apprenticeship contract is drawn up in writing and signed by the employer, the apprentice, or their legal representative, using form cerfa n°10103*07 or FA 13. In addition to general information about the employer and the apprentice, the contract specifies that the apprenticeship supervisor meets the required professional skills criteria.
  • The apprenticeship contract is open to young people aged between 16 and 29 at the start of the apprenticeship (Article L6222-1, Labor Code), i.e., the contract must start no later than the day before the apprentice's 30th birthday.
  • The duration of the apprenticeship contract is equal to that of the "training cycle preparing for the qualification that is the subject of the contract." In all cases, the minimum duration of training at the training center must be equal to 25% of the duration of the contract, i.e., a minimum of 402 hours for a 12-month contract, for example.
  • The start date of practical training with the employer cannot be more than three months after the start date of the contract. The start date of the training period at the apprentice training center.
  • The role of the apprenticeship supervisor is to support the apprentice and help them acquire the skills required for the desired qualification, in conjunction with the CFA (apprenticeship training center). This role may be shared between several employees. The apprenticeship supervisor must be an employee of the company, a volunteer, of legal age, and of good character.
  • Apprenticeships are not available to new arrivals; foreign students can only sign an apprenticeship contract after their first year of residence. Foreign applicants who hold a residence permit may, once they have signed an apprenticeship contract, apply for a work permit from the Foreign Labor Office (MOE) attached to the DIRECCTE.
  • Apprentices with disabilities can be officially recognized so that they can fully enjoy their rights. To do so, an application for Recognition of Disabled Worker Status (RQTH) must be submitted to the Departmental House for Disabled Persons (MDPH) in the apprentice's place of residence.
  • The conditions for apprenticeships in the public sector are the same as in the private sector, with a few exceptions. Apprenticeship contracts signed with a public administration are fixed-term private law contracts (CDD).
  • If the apprentice fails the exam, the apprenticeship contract may be extended, either with the same employer in the form of an amendment to the contract, or by entering into a new contract with another employer. However, this extension may not exceed one year. In the event of another failure, no further extension may be obtained.

Please note, however, that the Master 2 year cannot be repeated!

Since January 1, 2019, apprentices have been eligible for a €500 grant to help finance their driver's license. This state-funded grant is administered and paid by the CFA.

For more information on work-study contracts, see CFA-EnsupLR.

Internships

The internship period, which runsfrom April 1 to June 30 each year , offers students the opportunity to join a professional sector dealing with issues of intellectual property law and communications law.

The internship may be extended until August 31 of the year of enrollment.

Students can thus quickly put the knowledge acquired in thefirst partof the training to the test.