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Intellectual Property Issues
Professor Matthew Rimmer is interested in the supervision of students in the field of intellectual property. His areas of expertise include copyright law and information technology, patent law and biotechnology, access to medicines, the plain packaging of tobacco products, sustainable development and climate change, Indigenous intellectual property, intellectual property and trade, intellectual property and 3D printing, and the regulation of robotics and artificial intelligence.
- Study level
- PhD, Master of Philosophy
- Faculty
- Faculty of Business and Law
- School
- School of Law
- Research centre(s)
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Australian Centre for Health Law Research
Greenwashing
This project is exploring the regulation of greenwashing in Australia, and elsewhere. It is investigating the environmental, sustainability and climate claims made by companies in a variety of industries including energy, vehicles, household products and appliances, food and drink packaging, cosmetics, clothing and footwear. It is exploring the impact of misleading environmental and sustainability claims on consumers. It is compiling a database of disputes and controversies over greenwashing. This project is analysing various modes of regulation of greenwashing. It highlights …
- Study level
- PhD, Master of Philosophy, Honours
- School
- School of Law
- Research centre(s)
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Centre for Behavioural Economics, Society and Technology
Tobacco control
As a prime advocate for plain packaging of tobacco products, Professor Matthew Rimmer is engaged in research and public policy work on tobacco control. He is interested in supervising research students working within the field of tobacco control - including in respect of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control; trade and investment disputes over tobacco control; the plain packaging of tobacco products; restrictions on tobacco advertising, sponsorship, and promotions; generational limitations on smoking; spatial restrictions on smoking; and civil …
- Study level
- PhD, Master of Philosophy, Honours
- School
- School of Law
- Research centre(s)
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Australian Centre for Health Law Research
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