S. Advanced Patents

Course Information

Course Number
L8055
Curriculum Level
Upperclass
Areas of Study
Intellectual Property and Technology
Type
Seminar

Section 001 Information

Instructor

Section Description

Co-requisite: Patents (L6338) or the instructor's permission, which will be granted based on the student's knowledge of patent law acquired during prior work in the field.

This research seminar will focus on current issues in patent law taken both from pending Federal Circuit appeals and from proposed legislative reforms of the patent law.

Each student will prepare a research paper.

School Year & Semester
Fall 2024
Location
JGH 602
Schedule
Class meets on
  • Tuesday
6:20 pm - 8:10 pm
Points
2
Method of Evaluation
Paper
J.D Writing Credit?
Major (only upon consultation)

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
  • At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in doctrinal analysis, including close reading of cases and precedents, and application to facts
  • At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in judicial, legislative and/or administrative processes

Course Limitations

Instructor Pre-requisites
None
Instructor Co-Requisites
L6338 Patents
Requires Permission
No
Recommended Courses
None
Other Limitations
None