International Intellectual Property Law

Question 1: Critically discuss the nature and role of intellectual property rights at national, regional and international level

Question 2: Critically evaluate the appropriateness of applying "Western" intellectual property laws to developing nations and traditional societies

Question 3: Research, critically evaluate and present well-structured arguments in written and oral work.

COURSEWORK QUESTION

Critically discuss the scope of protection offered by at least two intellectual property rights for features of any single 'product', which falls within one of the following categories:

Fragrances and cosmetics

Foodstuffs, recipes, medicines and vaccines

TV formats, broadcasts and digital media

Machines, medical apparatus, communications technology, artificial intelligence, algorithms, games, weapons and non-fungible tokens
Real people, fictional characters, robots and cyborgs

Cultural artefacts such as home furnishings, paintings, sculptures, photographs, musical instruments, books, artworks, jewellery, clothing and fashion accessories

Buildings and garden design

Music, sport, games, audio-visual works, poetry, drama and performance

Genetic data, including plant varieties

Traditional knowledge / traditional cultural expressions

Body adornments and modifications such as scarification, tattoos and hair styles

You must select your own product: it could be a model of a ship, or a brand of coffee, or a traditional aboriginal carving.