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LAW4703

Faculty of Law

18 September 2017 22 December 2024

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This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2016 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

Monash University

6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Law

Offered

Not offered in 2016

Synopsis

The unit introduces the concept and categories of intellectual property law and the interface between them within a national and global context using case studies; it examines by way of an overview the rationales for and the nature of a range of intellectual property rights including copyright, trademarks, passing off, geographical indications, industrial designs, patents, protection of confidential information (trade secrets), plant breeder's rights and circuit layouts.

Outcomes

At the successful completion of this unit students will be able to:

  1. Distinguish and evaluate key concepts of each of the intellectual property legal regimes in a theoretical and policy context, taking account of national and global dimensions;
  2. Critically evaluate the purpose and scope of one or more of the various intellectual property legal regimes, drawing upon broader perspectives;
  3. Research, interpret, evaluate and synthesise legal principles to formulate appropriate responses to complex problems and issues and to generate new understandings;
  4. Communicate ideas relating to the protection of intellectual property rights to a specified audience in ways that are effective, appropriate and persuasive;
  5. Evaluate the role of law in regulating and facilitating commercial transactions.

Assessment

(1) Written memorandum (1000 words): 20%
(2) A final take-home exam (four hour): 80%

Workload requirements

On-campus; standard 3 hours of classes per week for a 12 week semester.

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Chief examiner(s)

Professor Ann Monotti

Prerequisites

For students who commenced their LLB (Hons) course in 2015 or later:
LAW1111; LAW1114; LAW1112; LAW1113; LAW2101; LAW2102; LAW2112; LAW2111
For students who commenced their LLB course prior to 2015:
LAW1100 OR LAW1101 and LAW1102 or LAW1104

Co-requisites

LAW3111; LAW3112

Prohibitions

LAW7223; LAW5146; LAW5147