Trade Secrets

Course Information

Course Number
L6337
Curriculum Level
Upperclass
Areas of Study
Administrative Law and Public Policy, Commercial Law and Transactions, Intellectual Property
Type
Lecture
Additional Attributes
New Course

Section 001 Information

Instructor

Clarisa Long Clarisa Long Max Mendel Shaye Professor of Intellectual Property Law

Section Description

This course examines federal and state trade secret law, as well as the common law of trade secrets and trade secret adjudication in the International Trade Commission. We will focus not only on the principal rules that make up trade secret law, but also on the theories and policies underlying these rules.

School Year & Semester
January 2026
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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
  • 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 statutory and regulatory analysis, including close reading of statutes and regulations, and application to facts
  • At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in the influences of political institutions in law

Course Limitations

Instructor Pre-requisites
None
Instructor Co-Requisites
None
Requires Permission
No
Recommended Courses
None
Other Limitations
Registration is limited to upper-year law school students at Columbia Law School only.