Michael Handler
Associate Professor
BA, LLB (Hons) (Syd), LLM (Lond)Contact details
- Room:
- 311 Law Building
- Phone:
- 9385 2874
- E-mail:
- m.handler@unsw.edu.au
Brief overview
Associate Professor Michael Handler joined the Faculty in December 2005. He previously worked at the Australian Centre for Intellectual Property in Agriculture at The Australian National University (2003-05) and at the University of Sydney (2002). He teaches and researches in the field of intellectual property law, focusing on trade mark law and geographical indications of origin.
Courses taught
Areas of expertise
Intellectual Property, including Copyright, Trade Marks and Geographical Indications, Consumer protection Law, International trade law
Professional memberships and affiliations
UNSW Law Journal, Faculty Advisor
Research supervision
Louise Buckingham (PhD candidate), "Complexity or Chaos? International Legal and Cultural Institutions and Their Responses to the Demands of Traditional Knowledge Holders” (Supervisor: K. Bowrey, Co-Supervisor: M. Handler)
Sophia Christou (PhD candidate), “From Mass Media to New Media: Social and Legal Construction of Audiences” (Supervisor: K. Bowrey, Co-Supervisor: M. Handler)
Grants
K. Bowrey & M. Handler, ARC Discovery Grant (2009-2011) Entertainment Rights in the Age of the Franchise: A reappraisal of personality rights under Australian Intellectual Property Laws