MLJ719 - Intellectual Property and Policy
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in M729 |
| Prerequisite: | Students must have passed MLP705 and MLP711 plus 4 additional Level 7 units from MLC/MLJ/MLM/MLP/MLT unit codes |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | MLL410 |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - online | Pre-recorded lectures up to a maximum of 1.5 hours per week, and 1 x 1.5 hour online seminar (recordings provided) per week for 9 weeks, and 1 x 2 hour online seminar (recordings provided) per week for the other 2 weeks. |
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 trademarks law and policy, including rationales for protection, rights and infringement.
Unit Fee Information
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Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
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