Introduction to Intellectual Property   [Archived Catalog]
School of Law 2013-2014 Academic Catalog
   

LAW 721 - Introduction to Intellectual Property

Credits, 3 sem. hrs.
This survey course examines the protection of proprietary rights in inventions, literary works and other forms of creative expression, software, trade secrets, trade designations, and other intangible intellectual products. Students in this course will analyze federal patent, copyright, trademark and unfair competition law, and state trade secrecy and unfair competition laws. This course will also evaluate the challenges posed for traditional intellectual property paradigms by new technologies and the shift to an information-based economy. Students with a general interest in intellectual property as well as students with a specialized interest in patent, copyright, and trademark laws may take this course.