"This course provides an opportunity to consider the various ways designers can obtain legal rights in their aesthetic design work and conversely how such designers might risk infringing against the legal rights in the work of others. It is designed to raise awareness of intellectual property issues in various fields of aesthetic design. It will permit those who successfully complete the course to identify those issues, be better placed to retain economic value from unique design and assess the legal risk from infringing activity. Beginning with an overview of the commercial law and regulatory terrain that a design-dependant firm operates within, the course explores four types of intellectual property likely to be relevant to such a firm: (i) confidential information; (ii) copyright; (iii) design registration; (iv) trade marks. In this there will be a detailed study of the complex relationship between copyright and design registration and an examination of the scope for international protection in each of the four areas."
For further information regarding the course please refer to the Course Outline found at the following link (PDF, 306kB).
A CSP is subsidised by the Australian Government and students pay a contribution amount. Each unit is classified into a student contribution band, depending on the study area of the unit (this discipline may be different from the study area of your course).
2024 contribution amount* -
$2,040
2024 contribution amount - continuing student who commenced before 1 Jan 2021* -
$957
* for Clinical Psychology (Clin Psych) & Professional Pathways (Prof Path) bands the contribution amount is determined by accredited course. Students in Postgraduate Clinical Psychology, Professional Pathway Psychology or Professional Pathway Social Work accredited courses should visit our CSP page for further information.
Note: The Job-ready Graduates Package introduced new funding clusters and contribution amounts from the 2021 academic year. If you are a continuing student who commenced before 1 January 2021 studying units in disciplines with increased contribution amounts, you will continue paying the same amount (indexed each year) as you would have. For further information visit the Australia Government's Study Assist website.
These places are offered for postgraduate studies or to CSP ineligible students and tuition fees are not subsidised by the Australian Government. Domestic postgraduate tuition fees are course-based annual fees and the unit fee you pay will vary according to the degree you are studying. To find out more about domestic tuition fees and view the relevant fee schedule visit our fees website.
International tuition fees are course-based annual fees and the unit fee you pay will vary according to the degree you are studying. To find out more about international tuition fees and view the relevant fee schedule visit our fees website.
It is important to check unit delivery details including location and census date, prior to making decisions about enrolment. Detailed semester and census date information can be found on the Important Dates page.