Patent Prosecution for Litigators and Entrepreneurs
Course Information
- Course Number
- L6340
- Curriculum Level
- Upperclass
- Areas of Study
- Administrative Law and Public Policy, Intellectual Property and Technology, Lawyering
- Type
- Lecture
Section 001 Information
Instructor
Gregory A Passa
Lecturer in Law
Clarisa Long
Max Mendel Shaye Professor of Intellectual Property Law
Section Description
This course is for students interested in patent litigation, prosecution, and patent licensing. It will examine the process of patenting an invention, including the required filings. The course will cover the nuts and bolts of the prosecution process and will give students the opportunity to practice legal drafting and client counseling. The course will also familiarize students with the USPTO as an institution and the relationship between it and the inventing community.
- School Year & Semester
- January 2023
- Location
- JGH 107
- Schedule
-
Class meets on
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Points
- 1
- Method of Evaluation
- Other
- J.D Writing Credit?
- No
Learning Outcomes
- Primary
-
- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in a specific body of law, including major policy concerns
- Legal drafting
- Client communication, interviewing, and/or counseling
Course Limitations
- Instructor Pre-requisites
- Patents (LAW L6338) OR Introduction to Intellectual Property Law (LAW L7990)
- Instructor Co-Requisites
- None
- Recommended Courses
- None
- Other Limitations
- Closed to 1Ls. Class is to be capped at 40 students.