Course

IP Licensing and Commercialisation - LAWS8047

Faculty: Faculty of Law

School: Faculty of Law

Course Outline: See below

Campus: Sydney

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 5740 or 9231 or 5231 or 9210.

Equivalent: JURD7547

Excluded: JURD7547

CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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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

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%
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