78191 Patent Systems
8cpRequisite(s): (78100c Postgraduate Legal Research AND 78190 Patent Law) OR (78190 Patent Law AND (102 credit points of completed study in spk(s): C04236 Juris Doctor OR 102 credit points of completed study in spk(s): C04250 Juris Doctor Master of Business Administration))
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Anti-requisite(s): 77891 Patent Systems
Recommended studies:
students who have previously not completed a basic intellectual property subject are recommended to enrol in 78185 Intellectual Property: Law and Policy before this subject
Description
The subject is designed to equip students with knowledge and skills appropriate to representing the interests of a client in the prosecution and maintenance of patent applications – including advising on the desirability of seeking patent protection and provision of alternative protection in Australia and other countries. Topics covered include types of patent applications; claiming priority; Patent Office practice; amendment practice; opposition; re-examination; the maintenance of patents and patent applications; extension of term; extension of time; revocation; treaties and conventions including the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), the Paris Convention and the Budapest Treaty; searching; assignment; licensing; compulsory licenses; Crown use; restrictions on exploitation; circuit layout legislation and practice; plant protection legislation and practice; patentability in other countries (particularly with reference to New Zealand, the United States, European Union, People's Republic of China, Japan); and petty patents.
Detailed subject description.
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- Subject EFTSL: 0.167
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