课程信息

NOTE: Students are not permitted to enroll in the
Intellectual Property Law Survey course if they:
(a) have already taken two or more of the
following three courses: Copyright Law, Patent Law
& Policy, Trademark Law; (b) will be concurrently
enrolled in two or more of the three courses in
the same semester as the Intellectual Property
Survey; or (c) have already taken one of those
three courses and will be concurrently enrolled in
one or more of the three courses in the same
semester as the Intellectual Property Survey.


This course surveys the main areas of
intellectual property law, including state trade
secrecy and unfair competition law, and
federal patent, copyright, trademark law. It
introduces each subject and explores
commonalities and differences among different
systems of intellectual property protection. A
central theme is the challenges to traditional
legal paradigms posed by new technologies and the
shift to an information-based economy. The course
is intended for all students who seek a basic
understanding of the laws applicable to key
assets of most businesses, as well as for
students interested in becoming intellectual
property specialists. Each unit of the course
includes a required hands-on exercise to
reinforce the doctrine covered during class.