LAW 2514 - Intellectual Property Law
North Terrace Campus - Summer - 2015
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code LAW 2514 Course Intellectual Property Law Coordinating Unit Adelaide Law School Term Summer Level Undergraduate Law (LLB) Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 3 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Prerequisites LAW 1506 Incompatible LAW 2059 Restrictions Available to LLB students only Assessment Typically to include interim assessment case analysis and an exam. Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Dr Judith Bannister
Dr Judith Bannister (coordinator) Ligertwood Building Telephone: 8313 34578 (work) email: judith.bannister@adelaide.edu.auCourse Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.
Intellectual Property will be run as an intensive. Students considering enrolling should take into account the short time frames involved in an intensive and ensure that they have allowed sufficient time for attendance and assessment. Involvement in summer clerkships and other work commitments will not be grounds for extensions or alternative assessment.
19 – 23 January
Lectures (24 hours)
2 – 3 February Seminars
2 hours Monday
2 hours Tuesday
9 – 12 February Seminars
2 hours Monday
2 hours Tuesday
2 hours Wednesday
2 hours Thursday
Exam Week
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
This course is designed to provide an overview of the law relating to intellectual property (IP) rights in Australia (with consideration of relevant International conventions) and provide an understanding of the social and economic context in which intellectual property law operates.
Students who complete the course should:
1. have a basic grounding in Australian laws governing intellectual property rights and the conventions that guarantee those rights internationally;
2. be able to critically appraise the intellectual property system;
3. understand the various rationales proffered for the granting of intellectual property rights;
4. understand the policy issues surrounding the competing interests of intellectual property owners, creators and the broader public.
5. be able to solve legal problems and provide effective legal advice to clients concerning their intellectual property rights and obligations.
6. grasp and analyse intellectual property issues raised in novel problems;
7. understanding the law relating to those issues and be able to identify and cite relevant primary sources of law (legislation and cases);
8. be able to apply the law to each issue raised, reach a conclusion and provide relevant, clear and cogent advice.University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Knowledge and understanding of the content and techniques of a chosen discipline at advanced levels that are internationally recognised. 1, 2, 3, 4 The ability to locate, analyse, evaluate and synthesise information from a wide variety of sources in a planned and timely manner. 5, 6, 7, 8 An ability to apply effective, creative and innovative solutions, both independently and cooperatively, to current and future problems. 5 -
Learning Resources
Required Resources
TEXT BOOK(S)
Andrew Stewart et al, Intellectual Property in Australia, (LexisNexis Butterworths, 5th edition, 2014)
Butterworths Intellectual Property Collection (compilation of statutes - recommended if you want access to hard copy of the statutes – alternatively you can obtain the legislation online)Recommended Resources
Ricketson and Creswell, Thompson Legalonline, The Law of Intellectual Property: Copyright, Designs & Confidential Information (online service)
Lahore, LexisNexis AU, Copyright and Designs, (online service)
Lahore (ed), LexisNexis AU, Patents, Trade Marks & Related Rights, (online service)
Journals:
Australian Intellectual Property Journal (AIPJ)
European Intellectual Property Review (EIPR)
Case Reports:
Intellectual Property Reports (Butterworths) Available online through the Law Library.
Internet sources:
Here are a few sites that you might like to browse, there are many more:
University of Adelaide Law Library Intellectual Property page:
www.law.adelaide.edu.au/library/research/subject_guides/intellectual_property.html
IP Australia (Federal Government Body responsible for registration of Patents, Trade Marks & Designs):
www.ipaustralia.gov.au
World Intellectual Property Organisation (good source of IP treaty details, amongst other things):
www.wipo.org
Australian Copyright Council (good source of information on copyright issues)
www.copyright.org.auOnline Learning
Course Website: https://myuni.adelaide.edu.au/webapps/login/
MyUni will be used to post announcements, post additional lecture materials (including slides) and announce assignment tasks. It will also contain electronic copies of the Course Information, Lecture and Seminar Guides, and Course Materials.
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Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
Lectures supported by problem-solving seminars developing material covered in lectures. Technology permitting, lectures will be recorded and posted on MyUni. Recording of seminars is not permitted because students should be free to participate without concerns about being recorded.
Seminars are a critical component of your learning in this course. The communication skills developed in seminars by regularly and actively participating in discussions are considered to be most important by the School and are highly regarded by employers and professional bodies. Most importantly, if you choose not to attend seminars, you will miss out on a good deal of the course material.Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
Contact time: attend 24 hours lectures plus 12 hour seminars. This amounts to 36 hours of formal class time across the summer semester.
Preparation time: In addition to attending formal classes it is anticipated that students will do substantial independent work to prepare for classes and to complete the course assignments.Learning Activities Summary
Introduction to IP
Intellectual property overview seminarIntroduction to patents - Patentable subject matter
Patents - requirements for grant - exploitation and infringement
Patent seminarIntroduction to copyright - Subsistence of copyright
Copyright – exploitation of rights – Infringement, defences and remedies
Moral rights and performers rights
Copyright seminarDesigns and designs copyright overlap
Designs / copyright seminarActions for passing off, misleading and deceptive conduct Trade marks (registered rights)
Trade Marks and Business reputation seminarConfidential information
Confidential information seminarSpecific Course Requirements
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Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
Assessment Task % of final mark Due Date Length Redeemable Case analysis 30% 9 am Monday, 9th February 2015
2000 words NO Exam 70% Exam Period summer
2 hours NO Assessment Detail
Case analysis.
2000 word case analysis (on patent law). This assessment will develop students’ understanding of Australian patent law and the skill of providing effective legal advice to hypothetical clients concerning their rights and obligations. The case will be a recent decision by a Delegate of the Commissioner of Patents following opposition proceedings.
Exam
2 hours. 2 problem based questions.Submission
Patent case analysis
The case analysis must be submitted in electronic form through Turnitin on MyUni.
Students must retain a copy of the assignment submitted.
All references must be appropriately cited in footnotes, in order to acknowledge sources, and avoid plagiarism.
Students should ensure that when citing material they comply with the Australian Guide to Legal Citation. A 5% penalty will be applied for failure to comply with the AGLC.
Students must indicate the word count of each essay on the front cover of their assignment sheet. The word limit does not include footnotes. Footnotes must only be used for referencing, and not for inclusion of substantive content. If the word limit is seriously misstated, this may be regarded as academic dishonesty.
Late Submission: 5% of the total mark possible will be deducted for every 24 hours or part thereof that it is late, including each day on a weekend. For example, an essay that is submitted after the due date and time but within the first 24 hour period, and that has been graded at 63%, will have 5% deducted, for a final grade of 58%. An essay that is more than 24 hours late will lose 10%, etc. Hard copy submissions made after 5.00pm on a Friday will be assumed to have been submitted on the next business day and will be penalised accordingly.
Word Length: Assignments which exceed the allocated length (word length or page limit) will be subject to a penalty of 5% of total marks possible per 100 words or part thereof (ie with a word limit of 3,000, an essay graded 63% will have 5% deducted if it is 3001 words long, for a final grade of 58%, 10% if it is 3101 words long, etc). Words are calculated including all footnotes and headings within the text but excluding cover page information. Quotations and all referencing information are included in the word count.Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.
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Student Feedback
The University places a high priority on approaches to learning and teaching that enhance the student experience. Feedback is sought from students in a variety of ways including on-going engagement with staff, the use of online discussion boards and the use of Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys as well as GOS surveys and Program reviews.
SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.
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- Academic Credit Arrangements Policy
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- Intellectual Property Policy
- IT Acceptable Use and Security Policy
- Modified Arrangements for Coursework Assessment Policy
- Reasonable Adjustments to Learning, Teaching & Assessment for Students with a Disability Policy
- Student Experience of Learning and Teaching Policy
- Student Grievance Resolution Process
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