MLL410 - Intellectual Property
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | For Bachelor of Laws (including combined Law awards) students only |
| Prerequisite: | Students must have passed MLP219 plus 8 MLL/MLP/MLT coded law units Note: Students who have commenced before Trimester 1 2022, and have successfully completed MLL111, are not required to complete MLP219. |
| Corequisite: | MLP327 |
| Incompatible with: | MLJ719 |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | Online independent and asynchronous collaborative learning up to a maximum of 1.5 hours each week which includes lecture pre-recordings and 1 x 1.5 hour on-campus seminar (recordings provided) each week |
| Scheduled learning activities - online | Online independent and asynchronous collaborative learning up to a maximum of 1.5 hours each week which includes lecture pre-recordings and 1 x 1.5 hour online seminar (recordings provided) each week |
Content
This unit aims to give students an understanding of the statutory protection of intellectual property in Australia. The unit seeks to provide a broad introduction to this area of law, dealing with each of its principal components. Students will learn to recognise the kinds of intellectual endeavour that can be protected, the forms protection can take, the prerequisites to gaining protection and the means of enforcing breaches. Topics include: the development of and rationales for intellectual property rights; copyrights; patents; trademarks; and enforcement and remedies.
Unit Fee Information
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