NUS: Faculty of Law - Course Description

International Trademark Law and Policy
Last Updated Date: 9 June 2009

4 Credits, Semester 2

Course Description:
The emphasis will be on the international and comparative aspects of the subject, including:

the international treaties in this area (Paris Convention; TRIPs; Madrid etc) and regional developments (eg. the Community trade mark system in Europe; the harmonization efforts in Asean;)

the inter-relationship between trade mark law and the law of unfair competition in civil law jurisdictions;

different treatment by countries of topics such as parallel importation; protection of personality interests; dilution; protection of 'trade dress' or 'get up'

Course Convenor: A/P Ng-Loy Wee Loon

Co-teacher(s): Nil

Module Codes: LL4096 / LL5096 / LL6096

Contact Hours: 3-hrs continuous weekly seminar

Workload: 3 hour

Mode of Assessment: 2 Research Papers (45% each) - 90% [to be handed in between weeks 8 and weeks 13]; Class Performance - 10%.

Preclusions: Nil

Prerequisites: NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent. Students should preferably have taken a basic course on Intellectual Property

Examination Date: 100% Continuous Assessment

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