UNSW Handbook Course - IP Licensing and Commercialisation

IP Licensing and Commercialisation - LAWS8047


	Faculty: Faculty of Law
	School: Faculty of Law
	Course Outline: See below
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Postgraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
	Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: Academic Program must be either 9200 or 9210 or 5740 or 9230 or 5265 or 9231 or 5231 or 9220 or 5750.
	CSS Contribution Charge:Band 3 (more info)
	Tuition Fee:See Tuition Fee Schedule
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

Intellectual property is one of the most dynamic areas of the law. It is also an area of major economic and social importance. The application of intellectual property law in each of these settings is not fully understood. The purpose of this course is to provide both law and non-law graduates insights and learnings into the use of intellectual property in licensing and commercialisation settings.

LLM Specialisation

Innovation Law

Recommended Prior Knowledge

This course assumes a working knowledge of intellectual property based on study at undergraduate level or through completion of the postgraduate course LAWS8017 Intellectual Property Law. You will be expected to have an overview of intellectual property law and/or to have read a recent IP textbook such as Davison et al, Australian Intellectual Property Law (2nd edn) (Cambridge University Press, 2011) or Stewart et al, Intellectual Property in Australia (4th ed) (LexisNexis, 2010).

Graduate Diploma of Applied Intellectual Property students are expected to have a working knowledge of intellectual property based on study of the postgraduate course LAWS8046 Intellectual Property Law and Innovation.

Course Objectives

A candidate who has successfully completed this course should:

have a good understanding of some of the more significant issues that affect IP licensing and commercialisation
have a good understanding of some of the other significant areas of law that impact on IP licensing and commercialisation transactions
be able to prepare for and analyse some of the key issues that arise in the context of IP licensing and commercialisation transactions
be able to develop a range of options to address some of the key issues that arise in the context of IP licensing and commercialisation transactions
be able to draft some key provisions of agreements that form part of IP licensing and commercialisation transactions

Main Topics

Introduction and fundamentals;
Anatomy and drafting of a patent and ancillary rights licence;
Spin out Companies;
Joint ventures;
Taxation;
R&D Collaborations;
Competition law; and
Patent licensing due diligence and negotiation

Assessment

Class Participation 20%
Research Essay 30%
Exam 50%

Course Texts

Prescribed
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Recommended
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Resources

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