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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.