Patent Law

Semester: Fall 2013
Course ID: 450L
Credit Hours: 4
Unique: 29114

Course Information

Registration Information

Upperclass-only elective

Meeting Times

Day	Time	Location
MON, TUE	2:15 - 3:22 pm	TNH 2.140
THU	2:15 - 3:22 pm	TNH 2.123

Evaluation Method

Type	Date	Time	Location
	December 11, 2013	1:30 pm	A-Z in 2.140

Description

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.

Textbooks ( * denotes required )

Foundations of Intellectual Property *

Robert P. Merges & Jane C. Ginsburg

LexisNexis
ISBN: 9781422498873

Patent Law and Policy: Cases and Materials *

Robert Patrick Merges & John Fitzgerald Duffy

LexisNexis , edition: 5th (looseleaf v.)
ISBN: 9780769857671

Instructors

Golden, John M.