Intellectual Property and Commercialisation

Course aim

The course outlines the principles and policies governing intellectual property rights and how they may be commercialized and advances student skills in the legal aspects of business innovation and the management of rights in the information economy.

Course content

[1] Overview: Introduction to Intellectual Property: Australian context, and the International Context –WIPO and WTO TRIPS
[2] Fundamentals of Intellectual Property: The main categories of intellectual property protection and Exclusive Rights
[3] Fundamentals of Intellectual Property: Ownership of rights and forms of exploitation
[4] Confidentiality and employer employee relationships
[5] Commercialisation and Technology transfer IP
[6] Legal Structures for Commercialisation
[7] Anti - Competition Issues
[8] Finance Issues: Valuation of IP and royalties
[9] Taxation Issues
[10] International Dealings.

Textbook(s)

McGuinness P 2003, Intellectual property commercialisation : a business manager's companion, Lexis Nexis Butterworths, Sydney N.S.W.

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Preparatory	1 x 1 week
Workshop	3 hours x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE)
Workshop	30 hours x 1-2 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
On-line activities	3 hours x 10 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Essay, Presentation

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4C)
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