| Type: | Undergraduate Subject |
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| Code: | LAWS13-522 |
| EFTSL: | 0.125 |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Law |
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| Credit: | 10 |
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Description
Intellectual Property: Patents, Designs and Trademarks Law is an elective subject in undergraduate programs offered by the Faculty of Law. This is a specialised subject in the area of intellectual property law. The subject focuses on those parts of intellectual property law that are relevant to technological and product innovation, and to the legal protection of reputation. These areas of intellectual property law play a role in sustaining and encouraging commerce and innovation in industry.
Subject details
Learning outcomes
- Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of areas of intellectual property law relevant to industry, commerce, and product and process innovation.
- Demonstrate intermediate level research, reasoning, and communication skills in the application of theories of industrial property to industry, commerce, and innovation.
- Analyse the impact of contemporary and future technological developments on industrial property law and its application.
Enrolment requirements
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Nil |
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| Assumed knowledge: |
Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge. Assumed Prior Learning (or equivalent):
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| Restrictions: |
Students must be admitted into a Bachelor law degree or Bachelor of Laws combined degree or be an approved Law Study Abroad OR Law exchange student. This subject is not available as a general elective. To be eligible for enrolment, the subject must be specified in the students’ program structure. |
Subject dates
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January 2026
Standard Offering Enrolment opens: 16/11/2025 Semester start: 19/01/2026 Subject start: 19/01/2026 Last enrolment: 01/02/2026 Teaching census: 13/02/2026 Withdraw - Financial: 14/02/2026 Withdraw - Academic: 07/03/2026
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| Enrolment opens: | 16/11/2025 |
| Semester start: | 19/01/2026 |
| Subject start: | 19/01/2026 |
| Last enrolment: | 01/02/2026 |
| Teaching census: | 13/02/2026 |
| Withdraw - Financial: | 14/02/2026 |
| Withdraw - Academic: | 07/03/2026 |