Master of Intellectual Property Law

Course 277-AA (2009)

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Year and Campus: 2009
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Level: Graduate/Postgraduate

Contact

Please contact the Melbourne Law Masters Office via email to law-masters@unimelb.edu.au or phone + 61 3 8344 6190
Course Overview:

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.

Objectives:

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.
Subject Options:

Students who do not have a law degree from a common law system must complete Fundamentals of the Common Law, as well as seven subjects from the prescribed list.

Students with a law degree from a common law system must complete at least seven subjects from the prescribed list and may choose an eighth subject from those available in the Melbourne Law Masters (excluding Fundamentals of the Common Law).

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 subject(s) offered by Melbourne Law School

PSB topic group(s)

Overview of Intellectual Property and either Australian Legal Process and Legal Institutions or Fundamentals of the Common Law

A

Trade Marks and Unfair Competition and Trade Marks Practice

B, C and D

Patent Law

E

Patent Practice

F

Interpretation and Validity of Patent Specifications

H

Designs Law and Practice

I

Find out more about Overview of Intellectual Property.

Entry Requirements: Please see the Selection Criteria on the Melbourne Law Masters website by following the link at the bottom of this course entry.
Core Participation Requirements: N.A.
Graduate Attributes: For more information, please visit the Melbourne Law Masters website by following the link at the bottom of this course entry.
Generic Skills: Please see the course information on the Melbourne Law Masters website by following the link at the bottom of this course entry.
Links to further information: Law032280MMaster of Intellectual Property Law277-AA2009Please contact the Melbourne Law Masters Office via email to law-masters@unimelb.edu.au or phone + 61 3 8344 6190Melbourne Law Masters, postgraduate law, post-graduate law, graduate 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.

For more information, please visit the Melbourne Law Masters website by following the link at the bottom of this course entry.

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.
Please see the course information on the Melbourne Law Masters website by following the link at the bottom of this course entry.

Students who do not have a law degree from a common law system must complete Fundamentals of the Common Law, as well as seven subjects from the prescribed list.

Students with a law degree from a common law system must complete at least seven subjects from the prescribed list and may choose an eighth subject from those available in the Melbourne Law Masters (excluding Fundamentals of the Common Law).

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 subject(s) offered by Melbourne Law School

PSB topic group(s)

Overview of Intellectual Property and either Australian Legal Process and Legal Institutions or Fundamentals of the Common Law

A

Trade Marks and Unfair Competition and Trade Marks Practice

B, C and D

Patent Law

E

Patent Practice

F

Interpretation and Validity of Patent Specifications

H

Designs Law and Practice

I

Find out more about Overview of Intellectual Property.

Please see the Selection Criteria on the Melbourne Law Masters website by following the link at the bottom of this course entry.N.A.LawFor the latest information on this subject, please visit: http://www.masters.law.unimelb.edu.au/course/277AAmonths277-AA

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