| | | | UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY | | | | | | | 22 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY | SUMMER SESSION 2005-06 |
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March 2006 Examination
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Weekend Schools 1 and 2
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Prescribed Topics and Course Outline
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Assignments
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Assignment Questions
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| LAW EXTENSION COMMITTEE | SUMMER 2005-06 |
22 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
COURSE DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES |
The law of intellectual property encompasses the areas of copyright, design, circuit layouts, patent, plant breeders rights, confidential information, business reputation and trade marks. The course provides a general introduction to intellectual property outlining for each category of protection how the rights arise, the nature of the rights, ownership and exploitation as well as infringement and remedies.
Throughout the course key policy issues are considered including the rationale and role of intellectual property law, the overlap between areas of protection, the growing importance of Australia’s obligations under international treaties and the interaction of intellectual property law with other areas such as trade practices law.
Mr Andrew Fox, BA, LLB (Hons), LLM (Syd)
Mr Fox is a Partner at Griffith Hack and specialises in intellectual property litigation. He is a graduate of the University of Sydney, holding Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws (Hons 1) and Master of Laws degrees. Mr Fox has also lectured in Contract Law and Litigation at the University of Sydney.
To be eligible to sit for the Board’s examinations, all students must complete the LEC teaching and learning program, the first step of which is to ensure that you have registered online with the LEC in each subject for which you have enrolled with the Board. This gives you access to the full range of learning resources offered by the LEC.
Then, students must achieve a satisfactory result (at least 50%) in each subject where a compulsory component is prescribed.
To register with the LEC, go to www.usyd.edu.au/lec and click on the WEBCAMPUS link and follow the instructions. Detailed guides to the Webcampus are contained in the material distributed by the LEC, in the Course Information Handbook, and on the Webcampus.
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