MLJ719 - Intellectual Property and Policy
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Cloud (online) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | For M729 (Juris Doctor) students only |
| Prerequisite: | Must have successfully completed 2 MLJ coded units, plus MLJ701, MLJ702, MLJ705 and MLJ711. |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud (online) | Online independent and collaborative learning activities (1.5 hours) + 1.5 hour online seminar (live streamed and recording provided) per week |
Content
This unit aims to equip students with the knowledge and ability to apply, critically evaluate and effectively communicate intellectual property law, and develop a deep appreciation of major policy issues and developments in the law. Topics include: intellectual property theory, policy and organisation; copyright protection; the rights given by copyright, and how they are infringed; defences, remedies ownership and transmission of copyright; the designs registration system and its overlap with copyright; the rationales for patent protection; patentability; infringement of a patent; and trade marks law and policy, including rationales for protection, rights and infringement.
Unit Fee Information
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