ABSTRACT
The term ‘intellectual property’ (IP) is used to describe the various rights that protect innovation and creative endeavour. An optional law subject, intellectual property law arises in the curriculum towards the end of a law (LLB) degree. This is because it is regarded as an advanced and specialist subject due to its diverse content and the fact that it draws on core legal subject knowledge including contract, tort, land, common law and equity. The discipline became popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s and was included in the curricula as a stand-alone course to accommodate the changing demands of the legal professional bodies and business.
