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Master of Intellectual Property Law (277AA) // Course structure
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Melbourne Law School
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Ben Hopper
Melbourne Law Masters
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Course structure
Students must complete 100 credit points 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 87.5 credit points from the prescribed list.
Students with a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must complete at least 87.5 credit points from the prescribed list and may choose the remaining 12.5 credit points from the subjects available in the Master of Laws (excluding Fundamentals of the Common Law and the Minor Thesis).
Note: Most subjects in the MLM program are 12.5 credit points each. Check individual subject handbook entries for confirmation.
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 part of their accreditation requirements for Topic Group A.
Subject options
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS90145 | Artificial Intelligence and the Law |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS90046 | Competition and New Technologies | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70208 | Competition Law, IP & Personality Rights | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70207 | Copyright Law | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70261 | Designs Law and Practice | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90126 | Digital Trade |
June (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70273 | Entertainment Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90157 | Esports and the Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70418 | European Intellectual Property Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90125 | Fundamentals of Intellectual Property |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70387 | Fundamentals of Patent Drafting | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70217 | Fundamentals of the Common Law |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70362 | Information Technology Contracting Law | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90178 | Intellectual Property Dispute Resolution | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90094 | International IP Dispute Settlement |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70242 | Internat.Issues in Intellectual Property |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
December (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70067 | International Legal Internship |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70396 | Internet Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70061 | Interpretation and Validity of Patents | September (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70421 | Law and Emerging Health Technologies | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90129 | Law, Science and Technology | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70209 | Licensing Law and Technology Transfer | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70021 | Patent Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70060 | Patent Practice | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90183 | Pharmaceuticals: Current Legal Issues | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70275 | Sports Marketing and Media Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90035 | Trade Mark Practice | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70046 | Trade Marks and Unfair Competition |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
July (Online)
|
12.5 |
LAWS90104 | US Copyright Law and Practice | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70406 | US Intellectual Property Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90105 | US Patent Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90286 | Legal AI: Design and Development | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90092 | Trade, Investment, IP and Health | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90299 | AI Law and Policy in Asia | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90298 | Intellectual Property Protection in Asia | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 13 August 2024