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Curriculum of the 8th Edition of the WIPO-QUT Master of Laws in Intellectual Property
(27 February to 27 October, 2017) As at 15 February 2017
Venue: GP, C508 (in the Law Library)
Director of the Program: Professor Kamal Puri
Tuesday The World of Intellectual Property Law: Introduction and Professor Kamal Puri 09:30 - 11:00
28 February overview of Intellectual Property Law (Patents, Trade
Marks, Designs, Copyright and related rights, Confidential
Information, Plant Variety Protection, Geographical
Indications, Traditional Knowledge)
Tuesday Sources and Main Principles of International Intellectual WIPO Consultant 11:30 - 13:00
28 February Property Law: The Paris Convention Mr. Tom Joyce UQ
Principle of National Treatment Visiting Academic
Principles of Independence
Right of Priority
Article 6ter
Tuesday IP in action and the role of IP registering authorities IP Australia Official 14:00 - 16.00
28 February (TBA)
Friday Taking IP to the Real World Mr. Michael Finney, 11:30 - 13:00
3 March (formerly) Senior Director,
Commercial, OCS, QUT
Friday Presentation by Students Professor Kamal 14:00-15:15
3March Puri Coffee Break
15:30-17:00
Assessment Class Presentation
Friday 3 March 15%
Take-home exam (Fri-
Sun) 17-19 March 35%
Research Paper (3,000
words) Deadline Friday 7
April 50%
LWN 402
5 April 2017 Group Exercise first round discussion of topics C508, GP 14:00 - 15:30
for Research Papers developing synopses Law Library 16:00 - 17:30
Model take-home examination questions
Question and Answer session
12 April 2017 Special Guest Lecture by Mr. Brendan Nugent, C508, GP 10:00 - 11:00
Consultant, AJ Park, Sydney, on Should DNA be Law Library
patented?
12 April 2017 Impromptu team debates on guest lecture content C508, GP 11:30 - 13:00
Second round Research paper-discussion on Law Library 13:30 - 15:00
students selected topics
Follow up to questions from previous tutorial
Thursday 27 April Limitations and Exceptions Professor Kamal Puri 09:30 - 11:00
to Copyright and Related
Rights, including
International Debates
Statutory Licences
Thursday 27 April Software and Databases: Professor Kamal Puri 11:30 - 13:00
Legal Protection of
Computer Programs
Legal Protection of
Databases
Thursday 27 April Digital Copyright Professor Kamal Puri 14:00 - 16.00
Technological Protection
Measures and Anti-
Circumvention Law
Tuesday Free and Open Source Professor Kamal Puri 09:30 - 11:00
2 May Software Licensing and
Open Content Licensing
(e.g. Creative Commons);
Case study: Access and re-
use of Public Sector
Information (PSI)
Tuesday Infringement of Copyright Professor Kamal Puri 11:30 - 13:00
2 May and Related Rights;
Remedies
Tuesday Class Debate Professor Kamal Puri 14:00 - 15:15
2 May Coffee Break
15:30 - 17:00
Assessment Class Debate Tuesday 2
May 30%
Reflective Journal (1,000
words) Friday, 12 May
20%
Research Paper (3,500
words) Deadline Friday
26 May - 50%
LWN 403
Wednesday, Leadership Dr. Maha Sinnathamby, Chairman, Springfield Land 09:00 - 14:00
31 May 2017 Springfield Land Corporation Corporation, Level 10,
Ms. Raynuha Sinnathamby, Managing Director, Springfield Tower, 145
Springfield Land Corporation Sinnathamby
Boulevard, Springfield
Central 4300
5 May 2017 Assessment 2 Practice Session including discussion C508, GP 14:00 - 15:30
on how to prepare Reflective Journal (Group Law Library 16:00 - 17:30
Exercise)
Research paper-discussion on students selected
topics (students to bring synopsis to class)
Impromptu debate on novel issue
**Students to bring draft synopses to class
Study Visit by the 2017 cohort of the WIPO-QUT Master of Laws in IP course to Canberra (IP
Australia and the Department of Communications and the Arts) on Monday, 8 May 2017 (TBC)
(Note that the Study Visit to Canberra is kindly funded by Professor John Humphrey, Executive Dean,
Faculty of Law, QUT)
Program (TBC)
Presenters: Sam Ahlin, Director, Copyright Law Policy Section and Emma Shaw, Assistant Director, Copyright
Law and Policy Section
Topic: Current issues concerning Copyright Law in Australia including discussion of the following themes:
Online copyright infringement what is in the offing re ISPs liability as a result of the Online Copyright
Infringement Discussion Paper (2014)
Latest thinking on restrictions on Parallel Importation in the Copyright Act 1968
Copyright exceptions in the digital environment
Unit 4: LWN404 Trade Marks, Domain Names and Geographical Indications
Thursday How to Protect a Mark Ms. Anna Sharpe and Kellie 09:30 - 11:00
25 May Introduction to Stonier,
Registration Procedures Trade Marks Attorney,
at National, Regional Partner, Griffith Hack
and International Level
Opposition Procedures
Term of Protection
Renewal
The Nice Classification
Thursday Continue the above topic for Ms. Anna Sharpe and Kellie 11:30 - 13:00
25 May the first 30 minutes and then Stonier,
go to the below topics: Trade Marks Attorney,
International Partner, Griffith Hack
Registration of Marks:
The Madrid System,
Community Trademark
System (OHIM/EU)
Case Study (trademark
strategy): in a real-life
case, the participants
will select a valid mark
and decide on a filing
strategy
Thursday Protection of Geographical Indications at the national and Mr. Sean Mullen, 14:00 - 16.00
25 May international level Senior Legal Officer,
Queensland
Government, Sessional
Lecturer
LWN 404
1 May 2017 Group exercise C508, GP 14:00 - 15:30
Research paper-discussion on students selected Law Library 16:00 - 17:00
topic, including how this should be developed into a
research proposal students must bring draft
synopses
Questions & Answer session on outstanding issues
from lectures
7 June 2017 Group Exercises C508, GP 14:00 - 15:30
Round 2 discussion and finalisation of synopses Law Library 16:00 - 17:30
(presentation of synopses to the class for feedback)
Questions & Answer session
Unit 5: LWN405 Industrial Designs Law and Practice & Plant Variety Protection
Thursday Design Office Practice Mr. Paul Thompson & 09:30 - 11:00
20 July Formalities Fraser Smith,
Deferring publication
Principals,
Fisher Adams Kelly
Extension of time
Callinans
The Designs Office, the
Registrar of Designs and the
Register of Designs
Thursday Intellectual Property rights Professor Doug 11:30 - 13:00
20 July and Agriculture Waterhouse, Chief, Plant
Introduction to the UPOV Breeders Rights IP Australia
Convention and the WIPO/UPOV/IP Australia
Protection of New Varieties
of Plants under the UPOV
Convention
Thursday Introduction to the Professor Doug Waterhouse 14:00 - 16.00
20 July examination of varieties
under the UPOV Convention
Organisation of variety
testing; Impact of PVP under
the UPOV Convention
LWN405 Industrial Designs Law and Practice & Plant Variety Protection
Tutorials
Wednesday Pre Licence Rights: Rights Adjunct Professor Phillip 09:30 - 11:00
9 August of first refusal, options to Mendes
negotiate, and similar pre
licence rights. Legal
standing and effect in
various countries in
particular US, Europe,
Australia, China, Singapore,
Malaysia, India.
Licence Terms Part 1:
Examination of IP license
terms.
Wednesday Licence Terms Part 2 Adjunct Professor Phillip 11:30 - 13:00
9 August (continued) Mendes
Wednesday Licence Financial Terms: Adjunct Professor Phillip 14:00 - 16.00
9 August 16 types of royalty terms, Mendes
and 28 types of financial
terms of a licence; Strategic
alliance terms.
Thursday Valuation of IP Part 1: Mr. Brian Richards, Tax & 09:30 - 11:00
10 August What is IP and when IP Consultant,
does it have economic Richards Advisory and Chris
value? Catanzaro, BDO
When is IP an asset in
an accounting sense
(i.e. what are the
essential elements for
an asset to have value)?
How is IP valued?
o Principles and
purpose of
valuation
o Discounted cash
flow basics (risk
and return)
o Stages of
intellectual
property
development
o Valuation
methodologies:
Relief from
Royalties, Excess
Profits, Gross
Profit / Sales Price
Differentials,
Historical Cost,
Replacement Cost,
Benchmarking /
Comparable
Analysis, Real
Options Analysis
o Worked valuation
examples
Thursday Valuing IP Part 2 Mr. Brian Richards and 11:30 - 13:00
10 August (continued) Chris Catanzaro
Tuesday 12 Bundling and tying; Digital Rights Management and Rob Anderson WTO 09:30 - 11:00
September anti-circumvention laws (TBC)
Tuesday 12 IP infringement actions as an abuse of judicial andRob Anderson, WTO 11:30 - 13:00
September administrative processes; and the prohibition of(TBC)
restrictive practices including standards
Tuesday 12 Restrictions in IP licences Rob Anderson WTO 14:00 - 16.00
September Antitrust and IP in the Asia-Pacific region (TBC)
Wednesday 13 Interface between intellectual property and public WTO, Tony Taubman 09:30 - 11:00
September health Cooperation between WIPO, WHO and WTO
Wednesday 13 The WTO Dispute settlement system: key TRIPSTony Taubman 11:30 - 13:00
September disputes WTO
Negotiating trade and IP: current TRIPS issues in the
Doha Round
TRIPS and the Convention on Biological Diversity
Geographical Indications)
Wednesday 13 Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property with Professor Kamal Puri 14:00 - 16.00
September special reference to WIPOs efforts to develop in
international legal instrument providing sui generis
protection
Thursday 14 Traditional Knowledge and TRIPS: Questions of Tony Taubman, WTO 09:30 - 11:00
September Patentability
Thursday 14 Discussion: case study on trade in food Tony Taubman, WTO 11:30 - 13:00
September IP, TRIPS, green technology and the UN Framework
Convention on Climate Change
Thursday 14 Case study: innovation policy, trade and competition. Tony Taubman, WTO 14:00 - 16.00
September Trade, IP and health - WHO, WIPO, WTO cooperation
Friday 15 Protection against Unfair Competition (need for Rob Anderson, WTO 09:30 - 11:00
September protection and the legal basis for protection; national (TBC)
laws, the Paris Convention and the TRIPS Agreement)
Friday 15 Dispute Settlement Mechanisms in Free Trade Tony Taubman, WTO 11:30 - 13:00
September Agreements
Friday 15 Presentation by Students Tony Taubman, Rob 14:00 - 15:15
September Anderson and Kamal Coffee Break
Puri 15:30-17:00
LWN 406
20 September Draft synopses for Assessment 1 to be discussed C508, GP 14:00 - 15:30
2017 with class for feedback Law Library 16:00 - 17:30
Sample question- Assessment 2
4 October Finalised synopses discussed with class including C508, GP 14:00 - 15:30
2017 new findings Law Library 16:00 - 17:30
Question and answer session
Wednesday 11 October Individual Research and Professor Matthew Rimmer 09:30 - 11:00
Supervisory Guidance
Wednesday 11 October Individual Research and Professor Matthew Rimmer 11:30 - 13:00
Supervisory Guidance
Wednesday 11 October Individual Research and Professor Matthew Rimmer 14:00 - 16.00
Supervisory Guidance
LWN 408
16 October How to write the synopsis for the research paper C508, GP 14:00-15:30
2017 Final Research Project- Problems of Academic Law Library 16:00-17:30
writing and how to choose topics
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