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Description This course introduces students to the law of copyright (including moral rights), registered designs, trade marks, passing off, s.18 of Sch.2 Australian Consumer Law (Competition and Consumer Act 2010 , formerly s.52 Trade Practices Act 1974), breach of confidence, and patents. Students will study the fundamental statutory provisions and common law principles that define the subject matter protected by these doctrines, as well as the pre-conditions for protection and the nature of infringement. They will learn how to approach practical intellectual property problems, and will gain insight into the interrelationships between intellectual property’s various doctrines.
The course aims to build solid foundations for lawyers not specialising in intellectual property, as well as those who might later undertake further studies to specialise in this area of law. LAWS3021 Foundations of Intellectual Property Law is scheduled for Semester 1, 2011. It is not scheduled to run in Semester 2, 2011. Enrolment Requirements This course is designed for students wishing to gain an integrated understanding and working knowledge of the core principles of intellectual property law’s main doctrines in a single course. It aims to build solid foundations for lawyers not specialising in intellectual property, as well as those who might later undertake further studies to specialise in this area of law.
Students wishing to study intellectual property’s various doctrines in more technical depth should consider taking either: * This course, LAWS3021 Foundations of Intellectual Property Law, plus further intellectual property studies (such as the LLB/JD elective LAWS3057/JURD7357 Advanced Intellectual Property Policy and Practice, or postgraduate studies in intellectual property law); or * LAWS3046 Intellectual Property 1 and LAWS3248 Intellectual Property 2 (instead of LAWS3021 Foundations of Intellectual Property Law) PLEASE NOTE: Students will not be permitted to study LAWS3021 Foundations of Intellectual Property Law and LAWS3046 Intellectual Property 1 and/or LAWS3248 Intellectual Property 2. LAWS3021 Foundations of Intellectual Property Law is an elective subject usually taken in year 4 or 5 of a full time LLB degree, or year 2 or 3 of a full time JD degree (or part time/accelerated equivalent). Recommended Prior Knowledge Completion of LAWS2381 Property, Equity and Trusts 1.
Exclusions LAWS3046 Intellectual Property 1
LAWS3248 Intellectual Property 2 Course Objectives The general aims of this course are to:
On the completion of study of each area students should be able to:
Main Topics
Assessment The assessment scheme has been designed to suit the intensive method of delivery of this course. Students must complete one option from Group A and one option from Group B. If you complete more than one option from Group A and/or B, the higher mark from that group will be counted. It is optional whether you include Group C (Class Participation); if you do, the result will be maximizable.
Group A These assessment tasks test your knowledge from the first part of the course. It is compulsory to choose an option from this group. Each task is worth 40% if counting CP or 50% if not counting CP, but only one task from Group A may be counted towards your final result. - Problem Question 1 - 2, 500 words and/or - Class test 1 Group B These assessment tasks test your knowledge from the second part of the course. It is compulsory to choose an option from this group. Each task is worth 40% if counting CP or 50% if not counting CP, but only one task from Group B may be counted towards your final result. - Problem Question 2 - 2, 500 words and/or - Class test 2 and/or - Research essay; 3,000 words on a question chosen by the student and approved by the lecturer; suitable to count towards Honours. Group C Class participation (‘CP’) is worth 20% and it is optional and maximizable. It will comprise an attendance component and a component assessing your contribution in class. Course Texts Prescribed You are not required to purchase a particular textbook, however use of the recommended text (S. Ricketson, M. Richardson and M.Davison, Intellectual Property: Cases, Materials and Commentary, below) is advisable.
Recommended Resources A reading guide (incl. statutory provisions and cases) will be handed out in the first class, and supplementary information will be distributed throughout the course. Students who wish to start reading before the course begins should read Chapters 1 & 2 of the recommended text and/or substantive chapters of M. Davison, A. Monotti and L. Wiseman, Australian Intellectual Property Law (Melbourne: Cambridge University Press, 2008).
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