Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Law (Volume 3 page 216)
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Optional Law subject.
Availability: Not offered in 1996.
Pre/Corequisite: Property and completion or current enrolment in Intellectual Property.
Contact: 2 hours per week
Objectives:
Students completing this subject should: know which particular areas of intellectual property law are of current importance and significance to Australia and the international community; have a detailed understanding of the practical and theoretical problems requiring resolutions in certain of those areas; comprehend the various proposals for resolution of those problems; have analysed the practical, economic and legal consequences of those proposals; have evaluated the appropriateness of the possible solutions; have developed where necessary alternative or additional solutions to those problems; and hold reasoned views on the strategic methodology to be adopted in the resolution of these and similar future problems.
Content:
Since the course deals with problems that are current in Australia and the international community, the content of the course to some extent will vary from year to year. For 1995, the course will address issues drawn from the following three current problems: (i) intellectual property protection for the products and processes of information technology, including in particular algorithms, computer software, data and databases, networked publications, multimedia objects, virtual environments, and encoded or encrypted storage and transmissions; (ii) intellectual property protection for the products and processes of biotechnology, including in particular gene sequences, genetically engineered plants and animals, and human cell lines; and (iii) the conflict between intellectual property rights and competition law, including in particular, monopolisation of technological standards, compulsory licensing, and collecting societies.
Assessment:
Research Essay 5,000 words (100 per cent).
Prescribed texts:
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Law (Volume 3 page 216)
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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