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Trade Mark Law and Related Rights - JURD7544

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:

Pre-requisite: 36 UOC of JURD courses for students enrolled prior to 2013. For students enrolled after 2013, pre-requisite: 72 UOC of JURD courses.

Excluded: LAWS8144

CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

This course will examine the laws governing trade marks and related rights from a comparative perspective. Topics such as the justifications for trade mark protection; the definition and registration of trade marks; licensing and assignment; infringement, defences and remedies; and the protection of unregistered marks will be explored under both Australian law and the law of various other jurisdictions, including the EU and the US. Other topics such as the international harmonisation of trade mark law, the global protection of well known brands and the implementation of the Madrid international system in Australia will also be considered, as will emerging trends, policy debates and political arguments over the scope of trade mark protection.
This is an advanced course that should be of interest to those with a foundational understanding of trade mark law who wish to develop their interests and expertise in this specialised field of IP law.

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