Intellectual Property Law PG (11459.1)

This unit introduces students to intellectual property law principles, concepts and practices. It centres on the dynamic fields of copyright, trade mark, and patent law, with particular emphasis on the way in which intellectual property rights are regulated in the digital environment and global economy. The unit includes consideration of intellectual property law in relation to unfair competition, consumer protection, publicity rights and Indigenous culture.

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Explain and apply the role and nature of intellectual property law as essential and evolving areas of Australian law (including development of that law in response);

2. Describe and apply rights in the field of intellectual property law, including assignment of rights, licences, employment undertakings and other undertakings affecting such rights;
3. Describe and appraise the essential principles governing application of intellectual property law within a national and international context; and
4. Implement legal communication, research and analysis skills to intellectual property principles and practice.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - use Indigenous histories and traditional ecological knowledge to develop and augment understanding of their discipline

Prerequisites

11751 Legal Methods and Skills G AND 11752 Legal Systems G

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

11288 Intellectual Property Law

Equivalent units

6333 Intellectual Property Law PG

Assumed knowledge

None.