This course will be taught in person but this section will allow students entirely remote participation via Zoom. If students require in-person or hybrid participation, they must register for the 27800 section of this course, which is identical but in-person.
This course examines doctrines and policy concerns of United States patent law. Focal points include (1) patentability requirements such as eligible subject matter, novelty, and nonobviousness; (2) patent scope and forms of infringing activities; and (3) theories, critiques, and institutions of patent law. There are no specific prerequisites. The course is designed to be accessible to students without a science or engineering background. Course materials will include (1) the latest edition of Patent Law and Policy: Cases and Materials by Robert Merges and John Duffy; (2) Foundations of Intellectual Property by Robert Merges and Jane Ginsburg; and (3) other materials made available online and in hard copy.
Textbooks ( * denotes required )
Principles of Patent Law: Cases and Materials
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John M. Golden et al.
Foundation Press
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edition: 7th (2018)
ISBN: 978-1-63459-446-2
Golden, John M 