This course covers basic legal doctrines and policy concerns of United States patent law. Instruction will particularly involve questions of how to assess patent claims' scope and validity, as well as ways of arguing about what the content of patent law should be. There are no specific prerequisites. No technical background is required.
Class Details
Meeting Days
Time
Location
Monday, Tuesday
2:15 - 3:22 pm
TNH 2.140
Thursday
2:15 - 3:22 pm
TNH 2.123
Evaluation Method
Date
Time
Alpha Range
Room
Take-home
12/11/13
1:30 pm
A-Z
2.140
Additional Information
Course Type
Upperclass-only elective
Textbooks
Foundations of Intellectual Property
- Robert P. Merges & Jane C. Ginsburg
LexisNexis
ISBN: 9781422498873
(required)
Patent Law and Policy: Cases and Materials
- Robert Patrick Merges & John Fitzgerald Duffy
Golden, John M