Undergraduate - UnitLAW5147 - Intellectual property II: patents, trade marks and unfair competition 506

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Synopsis

This unit provides an introduction to the law of patents, registered trade marks and unfair competition. The emphasis of the course is upon patents and registered trade marks with some reference to passing off and statutory remedies for misleading and deceptive conduct under the Australian consumer law provisions in Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth).

Outcomes

Upon completion of this unit students should

1. have an appreciation of the policies and objectives underlying the regimes of intellectual property protection studied;
2. be in a position to comment critically on those policies and objectives and to relate them to proposals for law reform;
3. have acquired a sound knowledge of the subject matter that is eligible for protection under these laws, the requirements for obtaining such protection and its scope, once obtained;
4. be in a position to provide basic advice to inventors, innovators, investors and marketers on their rights and liabilities under the laws of patents, trade marks, and unfair competition;
5. have an appreciation of the basic features of the international rules governing the protection of inventions and the protection of registered trade marks;
6. have an appreciation of the impact of technological change on the formulation and protection of the rights studied; and
7. have enhanced their skills of case analysis and statutory interpretation.

Assessment

Assignment (1000 words): 20% and examination (2 hours writing time plus 10 minutes reading time): 80% OR examination (2.5 hours writing time plus 10 minutes reading time): 100%

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Ann Monotti

Contact hours

Three hours of lectures per week

Prerequisites

LAW3400 or LAW3401 and LAW3402