Professor Mark Davison

Associate Dean (Undergraduate Studies)
LLB(Hons), Diploma of Legal Practice, LLM, Diploma of Languages (Indonesian), PhD,

Professional Profile

Mark Davison is the author of several major works relating to intellectual property and competition law. He has written The Legal Protection of Databases, a book published in the intellectual property series of Cambridge University Press and is the co-author of the third edition of Shanahan’s Australian Law of Trade Mark and Passing Off, the leading reference work on Australian trade mark law. He has also published two casebooks dealing with competition law and aspects of consumer protection. In addition to his doctorate on sui generis protection of databases, he has a diploma in Indonesian language and studies and he is the winner of three Australian Research Council large grants.

Besides teaching in the postgraduate and undergraduate courses at Monash, he has taught in various projects in Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia.

Areas of Expertise

Intellectual Property
Trade Practices
Contract

Teaching Commitments

Contract Law (LAW2100)
Intellectual Property (LAW5146)
Trade Marks and Commercial Designations (LAW7075)
Copyright (LAW7011)