LAWS6086Intellectual Property Law

Course handbook

Description

This course provides students with coherent and advanced knowledge of intellectual property rights, including patent, copyright, trade marks and Indigenous cultural and intellectual property. The course discusses the rationale behind each intellectual property right, their scope and enforcement mechanisms. Students are involved in the discussion on advantages and disadvantages of the current intellectual property regime, recent and possible future developments in this field, and critical and contextual approaches to intellectual property law, including the relationship between intellectual property rights and justice.

Availability2024 Course Timetables

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of statutory regulation, case law and practice on intellectual property in Australia and where relevant, jurisdictions overseas.

2. Apply acquired specialist legal knowledge and argumentation skills to issues involving intellectual property.

3. Participate in key policy debates surrounding future development of international and domestic intellectual property law regulation and enforcement.

4. Discuss and critically reflect on intellectual property law issues and the relationship between intellectual property law and society.

Content

The following topics are covered in the course:

1. Introduction to Intellectual Property
2. Copyright
3. Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property
4. Intellectual Property Law in Context
5. Trade Marks
6. Patents

Requisite

This course is only available to students enrolled in one of the programs:

[12333] Master of Laws

[12334] Juris Doctor/Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (JD)

[12340] Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[12341] Bachelor of Social Science/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[12342] Bachelor of Communication/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[12343] Bachelor of Aboriginal Professional Practice/Bachelor of Laws(Honours)

[12346] Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[12347] Bachelor of Laws (Honours)/Diploma of Legal Practice

[12348] Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[40036] Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[40037] Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[40129] Bachelor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[40130] Bachelor of Development Studies/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[40150] Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[40188] Bachelor of Global Indigenous Studies/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[40189] Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[40272] Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[40279] Bachelor of Coastal and Marine Science/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[40280] Bachelor of Biomedicine/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[40290] Bachelor of Psychological Science/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[50005] Bachelor of Media and Communication/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[50016] Juris Doctor

Assumed knowledge

LAWS6000 Legal System and Method I, and LAWS6001 Legal System and Method IILAWS6002A Torts Part A, or LAWS6120 Torts ILAWS6002B Torts Part B, or LAWS6121 Torts IILAWS6003A & LAWS6003B Criminal Law & Procedure Part A & B, or LAWS6130 Criminal Law & ProcedureLAWS6004A Contracts Part A, or LAWS6140 Contracts ILAWS6004B Contracts Part B, or LAWS6141 Contracts IILAWS6005 Property

Assessment items

Quiz: Online quiz

Written Assignment: Video Asignment

Written Assignment: Written Assignment

Contact hours

Semester 1 - 2024 - Newcastle City Precinct

Course outline

• LAWS6086 - Semester 1, 2024 (Ncle) (PDF, 280.5 KB)