76085 Intellectual Property: Trade Marks and Patents
6cpRequisite(s): 70327 Commercial Law
These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses.
There are course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.
Anti-requisite(s): 78025 Intellectual Property: Law and Policy
Description
Intellectual property law deals with intangible, creative, inventive and informational assets. This subject examines two areas of this law: trade marks, including the related areas of passing off and the Australian Consumer Law (ACL); and patents. In this subject students develop an understanding of the doctrinal law of trade marks, passing off, the ACL, geographical indications of origin, and patents in terms of the relevant statutory frameworks and their application in the case law. Students also learn about litigation processes and remedies.
Students develop legal knowledge and analytical skills through problem-solving activities that mirror the legal and factual issues that arise in legal practice. These activities provide opportunities for students to develop commercial skills and become solution-focused legal practitioners. The subject further fosters students' skills of critical analysis and oral communication through class discussion of different theoretical, jurisprudential and policy issues underlying areas of law, using readings of works by leading scholars in the field. Students also undertake research to critically evaluate laws, practices and policies. The subject combines a practical with a theoretical approach, enriching students' understanding of the complex public and private interests at play, and preparing them for a career in legal practice or general commerce.
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Fee information
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- Subject EFTSL: 0.125
Access conditions
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