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IP Licensing and Commercialisation - LAWS8047
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Faculty: Faculty of Law
 
 
School:  Faculty of Law
 
 
Course Outline: See below
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: Academic Program must be either 9200, 9210, 5740, 9230, 5265, 9231 or 5231
 
 
CSS Contribution Charge:Band 3 (more info)
 
 
Tuition Fee:See Tuition Fee Schedule
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Intellectual property is one of the most dynamic areas of the law. It is also an area of major economic and social importance. The application of intellectual property law in each of these settings is not fully understood. The purpose of this course is to provide both law and non-law graduates insights and learnings into the use of intellectual property in licensing and commercialisation settings.


LLM Specialisation

Recommended Prior Knowledge

This course assumes a working knowledge of intellectual property based on study at undergraduate level or through completion of the postgraduate course LAWS8017 Intellectual Property Law. You will be expected to have an overview of intellectual property law and/or to have read a recent IP textbook such as Davison et al, Australian Intellectual Property Law (Cambridge University Press, 2008) or Stewart et al, Intellectual Property in Australia (4th ed) (LexisNexis, 2010) and IP casebook such as Bowrey et al, Australian Intellectual Property: Commentary, Law and Practice (Oxford University Press, 2010).

Graduate Diploma of Applied Intellectual Property students are expected to have a working knowledge of intellectual property based on study of the postgraduate course LAWS8046 Intellectual Property Law and Innovation.

Course Objectives

A candidate who has successfully completed this course should:
  • have a good understanding of some of the more significant issues that affect IP licensing and commercialisation
  • have a good understanding of some of the other significant areas of law that impact on IP licensing and commercialisation transactions
  • be able to prepare for and analyse some of the key issues that arise in the context of IP licensing and commercialisation transactions
  • be able to develop a range of options to address some of the key issues that arise in the context of IP licensing and commercialisation transactions
  • be able to draft some key provisions of agreements that form part of IP licensing and commercialisation transactions

Main Topics

  • Introduction and fundamentals
  • Anatomy and drafting of a patent and ancillary rights licence
  • Spin out companies
  • Joint ventures
  • Taxation
  • Research and development collaborations
  • Competition Law
  • Patent licensing due diligence
  • Negotiating a patent liscence

Assessment

Class participation 20%
Research Essay (3000 words) 30%
Exam: 2 hour closed book 50%
 

Course Texts

Prescribed
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Recommended
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Resources

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