Business Intellectual Property

• Topics

  • Introduction
  • Copyright: basic concepts and subsistence of copyright
  • Trade Mark
  • Passing Off, Consumer Protection and Domain Names
  • Confidential Information
  • Patents
  • Copyright I (Basic Concepts and Subsistence of Copyright)
  • Copyright II (Exploitation, Infringement, Exceptions and Remedies)
  • Copyright III (Digital Agenda, Moral and Related Rights) and Designs
  • Business Issues in Commercializing IP
  • Licensing and Franchising

• Study resources

  • Instructional Methods

    • Discussion forum/Discussion Board
    • Standard Media
    • Web links

Entry Requirements

You are recommended to have completed the following subjects(s) or have equivalent knowledge before starting this unit:

• CUR-BLW14-Business Law
• CUR-BLW17

Special requirements

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  • Additional materials

This subject provides an overview of copyright, design, patent and trademark legislation and an examination of how businesses can protect their intellectual property. It also introduces the common law torts of breach of confidence and passing off and some of the cultural implications associated with intellectual property rights.

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• Problem based assignment (20%)
• Written assessment (30%)
• Invigilated Exam-Final examination (50%)

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