Graduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law

Melbourne Law School’s graduate program in intellectual property law provides advanced graduate training and education in this important area. The program can also assist admission to practise as a patent attorney and/or trade marks attorney in Australia. Some subjects are accredited by the Professional Standards Board for Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys (PSB) and the program is ideal for those aiming to develop or expand a career in this area.

The Law School’s extensive range of subjects provides a satisfying opportunity to enhance your general expertise in this area as well as catering for those wishing to gain accreditation.

The graduate programs in intellectual property law focus on:

• Key aspects of Australian intellectual property law and practice
• The international context in which Australian intellectual property law operates
• An analysis of intellectual property law problems and how to apply principles of intellectual property law to them.

Students must complete four subjects available from the prescribed list. Students who do not have a law degree from a common law system or any prior legal studies or experience are also expected to complete the two-day preliminary subject Australian Legal Process and Legal Institutions.

By satisfactorily completing appropriate subjects, a suitably qualified person may be accredited with satisfying all topic groups necessary for admission as a trade marks attorney, and all but one of the groups necessary for admission as a patent attorney (Melbourne Law School does not presently offer a subject accredited by the Professional Standards Board (PSB) for Topic Group G). Applicants seeking registration as a patent attorney and/or trade marks attorney should indicate this on acceptance of your offer and seek advice from the PSB and the Law School on subject selection at the time of enrolment. For more information, please see the Professional Standards Board website at www.psb.gov.au.

Accredited subjects offered by Melbourne Law School

PSB topic group(s)

A

B, C and D

E

F

H

I

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Melbourne Law School’s graduate program in intellectual property law provides advanced graduate training and education in this important area. The program can also assist admission to practise as a patent attorney and/or trade marks attorney in Australia. Some subjects are accredited by the Professional Standards Board for Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys (PSB) and the program is ideal for those aiming to develop or expand a career in this area.

The Law School’s extensive range of subjects provides a satisfying opportunity to enhance your general expertise in this area as well as catering for those wishing to gain accreditation.

The graduate programs in intellectual property law focus on:

• Key aspects of Australian intellectual property law and practice
• The international context in which Australian intellectual property law operates
• An analysis of intellectual property law problems and how to apply principles of intellectual property law to them.

Students must complete four subjects available from the prescribed list. Students who do not have a law degree from a common law system or any prior legal studies or experience are also expected to complete the two-day preliminary subject Australian Legal Process and Legal Institutions.

By satisfactorily completing appropriate subjects, a suitably qualified person may be accredited with satisfying all topic groups necessary for admission as a trade marks attorney, and all but one of the groups necessary for admission as a patent attorney (Melbourne Law School does not presently offer a subject accredited by the Professional Standards Board (PSB) for Topic Group G). Applicants seeking registration as a patent attorney and/or trade marks attorney should indicate this on acceptance of your offer and seek advice from the PSB and the Law School on subject selection at the time of enrolment. For more information, please see the Professional Standards Board website at www.psb.gov.au.

Accredited subjects offered by Melbourne Law School

PSB topic group(s)

A

B, C and D

E

F

H

I

Find out more about Overview of Intellectual Property.