Principles of Patent Law
LAWS6969
Patents are intended to encourage and reward innovation and they provide a powerful commercial monopoly that many businesses have successfully leveraged. Australian courts have built up a significant body of case law relating to patent disputes. This unit of study will provide students with an overview of patent law and its place in commerce today. It will include an overview of the origins of patent law, the patent application process, the legal criteria for obtaining a valid patent, the principles that govern patent infringement and remedies and the law relating to commercialisation of patents.
Unit of study details
Unit of study level: Postgraduate
Credit points: 6
Commencing semesters: 2
Further unit of study information
Unit of study handbook: LAWS6969
Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships
Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates
Available for study abroad and exchange: No