Intellectual Property, Introduction

Semester: Fall 2014
Course ID: 450G
Credit Hours: 4
Unique: 29330

Course Information

Grading Method: Pass/Fail Not Allowed

Registration Information

Upperclass-only elective

Meeting Times

Day	Time	Location
MON, TUE, THU	2:15 - 3:22 pm	TNH 2.140

Evaluation Method

Type	Date	Time	Location
Final exam	December 10, 2014	1:30 pm	A-K in 2.139 L-Z in 2.140

Description

This course will survey the fundamentals of the three main federal fields of intellectual property law: copyright, patent, and trademark law. Time permitting, we will also discuss some state law theories, such as trade secret law and publicity rights. In addition to the legal doctrines, the course will examine economic as well as other philosophical justifications in order to allow a better grasp of the current law and possibilities for reform. Although new technology is not the main focus of the course, the class will examine some of the more important intellectual property issues raised by recent technological developments, especially in the digital and internet environments.

Textbooks ( * denotes required )

Intellectual Property in the New Technological Age *

Robert Merges, Peter Menell & Mark Lemley

Aspen , edition: 6th ed. or most recent
ISBN: 9781454820093

Case and Statutory Supplement to Intellectual Property in the New Technological Age *

Robert Merges, Peter Menell & Mark Lemley

Aspen , edition: 2013 or most recent
ISBN: 9781454827900

Instructors

Bone, Robert G