Objectives:
This course will consider the legal issues raised by the management and commercialisation of intellectual property rights, from the point of view of both producers and users of IP.� The course begins by placing issues of IP commercialisation and management in the broader context of industry structures and regulation.� It then turns to focus on issues relating to patents and confidential information.� A candidate who has successfully completed the subject should therefore have acquired the skills to think about commercialisation as part of a wider matrix of general legal and industry specific rules and have acquired particular insight into the operation of technology licensing agreements.

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Content:

The course�will primarily focus on the obtaining, exploitation, maintenance and enforcement of all forms of intellectual property, with a particular emphasis on patents and confidential information.

Principal topics covered will include:

• creation of intellectual property and obtaining intellectual� protection
• ownership of intellectual property including employment and agency issues
• commercialisation options including licensing, assignment and spin-offs
• the key principles and contents of technology licence agreements
• international licensing issues
• effective management of intellectual property
• the role of competition law and the restraint of trade doctrine in the management of intellectual property
• enforcement and dispute resolution options and procedures

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.

26 Contact Hours (Intensive Delivery)