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Master of Intellectual Property Law (277AA) // Course structure
About this course
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Melbourne Law School
Director of Studies
Ben Hopper
Melbourne Law Masters
Currently enrolled students
Future students
Course structure
Students complete 100 credit point program, and choose the relevant option below.
Students with a law degree from a common law jurisdiction
Students complete 100 credit points:
- a minimum of 50 credit points of IP subjects; AND
- up to 50 credit points of IP-relevant subjects.
Students without a law degree from a common law jurisdiction
Students complete 100 credit points:
- 12.5 credit point foundation subject Fundamentals of the Common Law; AND
- a minimum of 50 credit points of IP subjects; AND
- up to 37.5 credit points of IP-relevant subjects.
About Overview of Intellectual Property
Overview of Intellectual Property is a two-day seminar that provides a general survey of the various regimes comprising intellectual property (IP). It is accredited by the TTIPAB as satisfying the accreditation requirements for Topic Group A2 and part of Topic Group A1.
Subject options
Foundation subject
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70217 | Fundamentals of the Common Law |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
IP subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70208 | Competition Law, IP & Personality Rights | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70207 | Copyright Law | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70261 | Designs Law and Practice | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90125 | Fundamentals of Intellectual Property |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70387 | Fundamentals of Patent Drafting | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90094 | International IP Dispute Settlement |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
October (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70242 | Internat.Issues in Intellectual Property | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70061 | Interpretation and Validity of Patents | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70209 | Licensing Law and Technology Transfer | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70021 | Patent Law | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70060 | Patent Practice | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90035 | Trade Mark Practice | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70046 | Trade Marks and Unfair Competition | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90325 | Traditional Knowledge, Biodiversity & IP | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90298 | Intellectual Property Protection in Asia | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
IP-relevant subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90145 | Artificial Intelligence and the Law |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
May (On Campus - Parkville)
December (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90046 | Competition and New Technologies | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90171 | Competition in Digital Markets | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90126 | Digital Trade | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70273 | Entertainment Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70362 | Information Technology Contracting Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70421 | Law and Emerging Health Technologies | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90129 | Law, Science and Technology | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90286 | Legal AI: Design and Development | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70182 | New Media and Communications | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70080 | Online Streaming, Film and TV Law |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70082 | Privacy Law | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90165 | Regulating AI | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90203 | Science & AI: Legal & Ethical Challenges | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90092 | Trade, Investment, IP and Health | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90308 | AI and the Administrative State | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90312 | Regulating Online Harms | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90299 | AI Law and Policy in Asia | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 27 February 2025