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Master of Intellectual Property Law (277AA) // Course structure
About this course
- Overview
- Entry and participation requirements
- Attributes, outcomes and skills
- Course structure
- Further study
Coordinator
Professor Andrew Christie and Professor Sam Ricketson
Contact
Melbourne Law School
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Course structure
Students must complete eight subjects in total.
Students who do not have a law degree from a common law jurisdiction 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 jurisdiction 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).
Overview of Intellectual Property
Overview of Intellectual Property is a one-day seminar that provides a general survey of the various regimes comprising intellectual property (IP). It is accredited by the Professional Standards Board for Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys as satisfying part of their accreditation requirements for Topic Group A.
Subject options
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS90083 | Appropriation, Art and the Law | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90046 | Competition and New Technologies | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70208 | Competition Law & Intellectual Property | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70207 | Copyright Law | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70261 | Designs Law and Practice | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70273 | Entertainment Law | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70418 | European Intellectual Property Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70387 | Fundamentals of Patent Drafting | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70217 | Fundamentals of the Common Law |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
March (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS90010 | Green Technology Law and Policy | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70362 | Information Technology Contracting Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS90094 | International IP Dispute Settlement | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70242 | Internat.Issues in Intellectual Property | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70067 | International Legal Internship |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70396 | Internet Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70061 | Interpretation and Validity of Patents | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70209 | Licensing Law and Technology Transfer | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70021 | Patent Law |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
October (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70060 | Patent Practice | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70275 | Sports Marketing and Media Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS90035 | Trade Mark Practice | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70046 | Trade Marks and Unfair Competition |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS90104 | US Copyright Law and Practice | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70406 | US Intellectual Property Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS90105 | US Patent Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 18 December 2020