MLJ719 - Intellectual Property and Policy
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Vicki Huang |
| Cohort rule: | For M729 (Juris Doctor) students only |
| Prerequisite: | Must have successfully completed 2 MLJ coded units, plus MLJ701, MLJ702, MLJ705 and MLJ711. |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| 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 - cloud: | 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 equip students with the knowledge and ability to apply, critically evaluate and effectively communicate intellectual property law, and develop a deep appreciation of major policy issues and developments in the law. Topics include: intellectual property theory, policy and organisation; copyright protection; the rights given by copyright, and how they are infringed; defences, remedies ownership and transmission of copyright; the designs registration system and its overlap with copyright; the rationales for patent protection; patentability; infringement of a patent; and trade marks law and policy, including rationales for protection, rights and infringement.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Demonstrate, though high quality written expression and complex problem solving, an excellent understanding of the four statutory areas of intellectual property in Australia, namely Trade Marks, Copyright, Patents and Registered Designs | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Demonstrate the ability to read the full texts of relevant judicial and/or tribunal decisions in all intellectual property areas, and to analyse and interpret the complex arguments contained in them | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO3 | Demonstrate a very high level of ability to work autonomously in finding (both online and offline), analysing and interpreting further sources of intellectual property law (such as treaties, parliamentary materials, statutory instruments and foreign statutes) | GLO3: Digital literacy |
| ULO4 | Demonstrate the ability to communicate, in writing, in correct, grammatical English and using legal terminology correctly, precisely and appropriately, the reasoning processes used in professional decision-making in the intellectual property field | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO5 | Demonstrate the ability to research and evaluate contemporary developments in intellectual property law (in Australia and/or overseas) including law reform proposals and the policies underlying them | GLO5: Problem solving |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
Trimester 1:| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: (Individual) Part A: legal writing exercise | 4000 words | Part A: 20% | Week 6 |
| Examination (Open Book) | 2 hours | 60% | Exam period |
| From Trimester 2 Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: (Individual) Part A: legal writing exercise | 4000 words | Part A: 20% | Week 6 |
| Assessment 2: (Individual) 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: MLJ719 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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