History of Intellectual Property

History and Theory of Intellectual Property

Contents of History and Theory of Intellectual Property

Contents of this subject matter include:

• Introduction to legal history
• History of Copyright Law
• History of Trademark Law
• History of Patent Law
• History of trade secrets/confidence
• Overview of IP theory
• Property theory and IP
• Law and Economics
• Theory in history – the common law copyright debates
• International IP – history and theory
• Indigenous IP – history and theory
• Human rights and IP
• Theory and doctrine case studies (authorization and copyright infringement)