MLL410 - Intellectual Property
Unit details
| Year: | 2023 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| Previously coded as: | Nil |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Vicki Huang |
| Cohort rule: | For Bachelor of Laws (including combined Law awards) students only |
| Prerequisite: | Must have passed MLL119 and MLL219 and an additional 8 MLL units Note: Students who have commenced before Trimester 1 2022, and have successfully completed MLL111, are not required to complete MLL119 and MLL219 |
| Corequisite: | MLL327 |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | Online independent and collaborative learning activities (1.5 hours) + 1.5 hour seminar per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - online: | Online independent and collaborative learning activities (1.5 hours) + 1.5 hour online seminar (live streamed and recording provided) per 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.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Understand the rationales for the protection of intellectual property, the principles according to which the intellectual property regimes operate, and the types of intellectual production that can be protected. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Understand the rights of intellectual property owners and how the relevant rights may be exercised. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Analyse a legal fact situation. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO4 | Identify and independently find the relevant law. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Apply the above knowledge to the solution of practical problems. | GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO6 | Write a coherent and legally correct analysis of a legal problem. | GLO2: Communication |
Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: (Individual) Assignment | 3000 words | 40% | Week 6 |
| End-of-unit assessment task | 2000 words | 60% | End-of-unit assessment period |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MLL410 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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