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LAWS444 Intellectual Property

The law protecting ownership and related rights in the expression and use of ideas, including copyright, patents, registered designs, trade marks, rights to confidential information, and actions for 'passing off'.

Paper title Intellectual Property
Paper code LAWS444
Subject Law
EFTS 0.1
Points 15 points
Teaching period Summer School (On campus)
Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) $710.30
International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.

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Prerequisite
LAWS 202 and LAWS 203 and 36 further LAWS points
Pre or Corequisite
Any 200-level LAWS paper not already passed
Limited to
LLB, LLB(Hons)
Notes
Not all optional papers will be available in any given year.
Contact
law@otago.ac.nz
Teaching staff

Emeritus Professor Pendleton

Textbooks
Course materials are provided.
Graduate Attributes Emphasised
Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
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Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this paper will gain specific knowledge of the law relating to

  • Patents
  • Copyright
  • Industrial designs
  • Confidential information
  • Trademarks
  • Passing off
  • The Fair Trading Act 1986

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Timetable

Summer School

Location
Dunedin
Teaching method
This paper is taught On Campus
Learning management system
Blackboard

Lecture

Stream Days Times Weeks
Attend
A1 Wednesday 09:00-11:50 5-7
Thursday 09:00-11:50 5-7
Friday 09:00-11:50 5-7