78015 Global Aspects of Intellectual Property Law

6cp

Requisite(s): 77885c Legal Process and Legal Research OR 60 credit points of completed study in C04148 Master of Law and Legal Practice

These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses. See access conditions.

Postgraduate
Subject coordinator: R Reynolds

This subject considers the international framework of intellectual property law. Topics covered include the international institutions dealing with intellectual property (the World Trade Organisation, World Intellectual Property Organisation, International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) and the United Nations), particularly considering their treaties and dispute mechanisms; bilateralism and the future of multilateralism in international intellectual property including the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement; and emerging issues likely to affect international intellectual property over the coming years: health and access to pharmaceuticals, access to and protection of genetic resources and biodiversity, protection of traditional knowledge, the possibility of harmonisation and the digital agenda.

Fee information

2007 contribution for post-2004 Commonwealth-supported students: $1,041.62
2007 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,472.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
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Access conditions

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