Patents, trade secrets and allied rights (6 points)
(LAW)
Leader: Associate Professor Ann Monotti
Offered:
City Second semester 2004 (Off-campus)
City First semester 2005 (Evening)
Synopsis:
Objectives: Students who successfully complete this subject should (1) have an enhanced appreciation of the policies and objectives underlying the laws of patents and confidential information; (2) be in a position to comment critically on those policies and objectives and to relate them to current proposals for law reform; (3) have developed a detailed knowledge of the subject matter that is eligible for protection under these laws, the requirements for obtaining such protection and its scope, once obtained; (4) be in a position to provide detailed and comprehensive advice to inventors, enterprises and other persons engaged in the process of innovation on their rights and liabilities under these laws; and (5) have a sound understanding of the operation and application of the rules governing the international protection of patents for inventions and allied rights.
Assessment: Research assignment (3750 words): 50% + Take home exam (3750 words): 50% OR Supervised exam (2.5 hours plus 30 minutes reading and noting time): 50%
Contact Hours: Sem long unit - 2 hours per week - Sem 2, 2004
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