LAWS6504 Principles of Intellectual Property

Offered By	Law
Academic Career	Graduate Coursework
Course Subject	Laws
Offered in	First Semester, 2009 and First Semester, 2010
Unit Value	6 units
Course Description	Objectives: A participant who has successfully completed this course should: Have an understanding of the fundamental legal principles relating to confidential information, copyright, patents, designs, trademarks, and passing off. Be able to identify, apply and assess issues relating to each of these areas of intellectual property Take steps to prevent the protection of intellectual property being undermined by action inconsistent with that protection. Be able to demostrate a capacity to identify, apply and assess ownership rights and marketing protection under intellectual property law as applicable to information, ideas, new products and product marketing Understand the issues relating to the intellectual property protection of: indigenous knowledge or culture, computer software and material distributed on the internet, biotechnology and international trade. Content: The course will examine the fundamental principles relating to Confidential Information, Copyright, Patents, Designs, Tradmarks and Passing off and s.52 Trade Practices Act. It will consider the ways in which each of these areas of intellectual property interact, and briefly consider the issues they generate in protecting indigenous knowledge and culture, computer software and the internet, biotechnology and international trade.
Indicative Assessment	Students must rely on the Approved Assessment which will be posted to the course homepage on the ANU Law website, prior to the commencement of the course.
Workload	26 Contact Hours (Intensive Delivery)
Course Classification(s)	SpecialistSpecialist courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide for the acquisition of specialist skills; or 'second degree' and higher level of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs; or knowledge associated with professional accreditation. and TransitionalTransitional courses are designed for students from a broad range of backgrounds and learning achievements, which provide for the acquisition of generic skills; or an informed understanding of contemporary issues; or fundamental knowledge for transition to Advanced or Specialist courses.
Areas of Interest	Law
Corequisites	Introduction to Legal Reasoning and Research (non-lawyers).
Academic Contact	Dr Matthew Rimmer

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