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    Mar 28, 2024  
2022-2023 Law School Student Handbook 
    
2022-2023 Law School Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

LAW - 875 Patent Law of the US


3 unit(s)
This course provides students with an overview of US patent law and the policies underlying it. Students will learn how to obtain a patent, how to understand the patent document and interpret patent claims, and how a patent is enforced. The course highlights important policy considerations and patent law’s impact on current events. Global patent law issues are introduced for a comparative perspective. In addition to class discussions of the cases and statutes, patent law principles are applied in a practical manner in graded student projects. A technical background is not required. Intellectual Property LLM students are required to take this course, LAW 823 Copyright Law of the U.S. , or LAW 891 Trademark Law of the US . This course counts toward completion of the Upper-Division Writing Requirement as a practice-based writing course.


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