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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