LAW3406 Intellectual Property Law

Requisites

Pre-requisite: LAW3204 or LAW5704

Synopsis

This course aims to give students a good working knowledge and understanding of intellectual property law by providing an overview of the key areas of intellectual property law and examining the fundamental principles relating to copyright, trade marks, designs, patents, plant breeders' rights, circuit layouts and confidential information. Students will also gain an insight into the interaction of intellectual property with competition and consumer laws and the international framework of intellectual property law.

This course is generally taken in later years of the law degree and assumes that students have already developed certain basic skills such as research, analysis, reflection, critical thinking and problem-solving.

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