| Type: | Postgraduate Subject |
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| Code: | LAWS77-733 |
| EFTSL: | 0.125 |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Law |
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| Credit: | 10 |
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Description
Global Intellectual Property Law is an elective subject in postgraduate programs offered by the Faculty of Law. This subject is a principles and policy based subject that explores the international intellectual property system, in particular FTA's, WIPO and the TRIPS Agreement (WTO). The subject examines how the international IP treaty standards are translated into domestic law in Australia and a number of other countries. Some of the issues that will be covered are: patentability of medical treatments and drugs; copyright, the internet and global access to film, sound recordings and text; the protection of famous and non-standard trademarks such as colours and the shape of products; the relationship between trade mark registration and domain names; the intersection between intellectual property and competition law; protection of denominations of origins and trade; and the protection of know-how and trade secrets around the world.
Subject details
Learning outcomes
- Understand global intellectual property treaties and regulation, including TRIPS/WTO.
- Understand the impact of the global intellectual property system on domestic markets and development in various areas of intellectual property law.
- Appreciate the current debates in intellectual property policy development at the international level, their significance and impact on various stakeholders around the world.
- Understand significant policy issues in intellectual property law and enforcement.
Enrolment requirements
| Requisites: |
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. Juris Doctor students are expected to have completed a minimum of 80 credit points of compulsory law subjects. |
| Restrictions: |
Students must be admitted into a Masters Level law degree OR LA-43040 Doctor of Legal Science (Research) 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. Anti-requisites: |
Subject outlines
- January 2025 [Intensive - Global Intellectual Property Law]
- January 2024 [Intensive - Global Intellectual Property Law]
- January 2023 [Intensive - Global Intellectual Property Law]
- January 2022 [Intensive - Global Intellectual Property Law]
- January 2021 [Intensive - Global Intellectual Property Law]
- January 2020 [Intensive - Global Intellectual Property Law]
- January 2019 [Intensive - Global Intellectual Property Law]
- January 2018 [Intensive - Global Intellectual Property Law]
Subject dates
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January 2024
Non-Standard Offering Enrolment opens: 12/11/2023 Semester start: 11/03/2024 Subject start: 11/03/2024 Last enrolment: 13/03/2024 Teaching census: 17/03/2024 Withdraw - Financial: 18/03/2024 Withdraw - Academic: 21/03/2024 -
January 2025
Non-Standard Offering Enrolment opens: 10/11/2024 Semester start: 27/01/2025 Subject start: 27/01/2025 Last enrolment: 06/02/2025 Teaching census: 18/02/2025 Withdraw - Financial: 19/02/2025 Withdraw - Academic: 06/03/2025
| Non-Standard Offering | |
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| Enrolment opens: | 12/11/2023 |
| Semester start: | 11/03/2024 |
| Subject start: | 11/03/2024 |
| Last enrolment: | 13/03/2024 |
| Teaching census: | 17/03/2024 |
| Withdraw - Financial: | 18/03/2024 |
| Withdraw - Academic: | 21/03/2024 |
| Non-Standard Offering | |
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| Enrolment opens: | 10/11/2024 |
| Semester start: | 27/01/2025 |
| Subject start: | 27/01/2025 |
| Last enrolment: | 06/02/2025 |
| Teaching census: | 18/02/2025 |
| Withdraw - Financial: | 19/02/2025 |
| Withdraw - Academic: | 06/03/2025 |