Innovation & Intellectual Property Law – Weekly Summaries (CQU 2026)

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My detailed weekly revision notes for CQUniversity’s Innovation and Intellectual Property Law, covering Weeks 1–9 of the 2026 unit. Prepared using available weekly study guides, lectures, workshops, legislation, case law and relevant readings. Topics covered: Week 1 – Introduction to innovation and intellectual property rights Week 2 – Copyright law, originality, ownership and infringement Week 3 – Patent law, patentability, inventive step and AI inventorship Week 4 – Trade marks, distinctiveness, registration and infringement Week 5 – Passing off, misleading conduct and competition law Week 6 – Registered designs, confidential information and trade secrets Week 7 – Innovation policy, regulation and government funding Week 8 – IP commercialisation, due diligence, ownership and chain of title Week 9 – Commercialisation strategies, business structures, licensing and investment Readings and authorities referenced include: Stoianoff, Chilton & Monotti, Commercialisation of Intellectual Property Graw et al, Understanding Business Law (IP chapters) Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) Patents Act 1990 (Cth) Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) Designs Act 2003 (Cth) Australian Consumer Law and Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) IP Australia guidance and manuals Relevant cases including IceTV, EMI v Larrikin, NRDC, Thaler, Aristocrat, Self Care, Coco v AN Clark and UWA v Grey Government innovation policy and university commercialisation frameworks