Property in Invention and Creation
Subject LAWS50057 (2010)
Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.
Credit Points: | 12.50 | ||||||||||||
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Level: | 5 (Graduate/Postgraduate) | ||||||||||||
Dates & Locations: | This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2010: Semester 2, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Seminars. Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here. | ||||||||||||
Time Commitment: | Contact Hours: 48 hours, 2 x 2-hour seminars per week. Total Time Commitment: 192 hours. | ||||||||||||
Prerequisites: |
733-510 Legal Method and Reasoning; 733-511 Principles of Public Law; 733-512 Torts; 733-513 Obligations; 733-514 Dispute Resolution; 733-515 Constitutional Law; 733-517 Property; 733-516 Contracts; 733-518 Legal Theory. | ||||||||||||
Corequisites: | None. | ||||||||||||
Recommended Background Knowledge: | None. | ||||||||||||
Non Allowed Subjects: | None. | ||||||||||||
Core Participation Requirements: |
For the purposes of considering requests for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills, and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to providing support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/. |
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Assoc Prof David BrennanContact
Melbourne Law School Student CentreEmail: law-studentcentre@unimelb.edu.au
Tel: +61 3 8344 4475
Subject Overview: |
Proprietary legal rights attach to intangible subject matter such as creative works and industrial advances. Reflecting the increased commercial significance of such subject matter this is a fertile growth area in private law. It is also an area of increasing controversy in which the balance between the need to provide incentive and protection for private endeavour must be weighted against societal interests once acts of creation of invention have yielded valuable information goods. Topics will include:
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Objectives: |
A student who completes Property in Invention and Creation should:
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Assessment: |
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Breadth Options: | This subject is not available as a breadth subject. |
Fees Information: | Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date |
Generic Skills: |
A student who completes Property and Invention in Creation should have developed a capacity to:
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