Patent Law and Regulations (LAW-688-001)
Sarnoff
Meets: 06:00 PM - 08:40 PM (M) - Room 401
Enrolled: 34 / Limit: 50
Notices
**NOTE: a revised syllabus was posted on January 7th. Please download the new version.**
Description
Provides an introduction to issues of legal protection and incentives for technological innovation, focusing on the federal Patent Act, federal court decisions, Patent Office rules, and relevant provisions of international patent law treaties. Specific topics include the history and philosophic underpinnings of American patent law; why people seek patents and the economics of inventive activities; the patent application process; substantive requirements for obtaining patents; how patents are enforced; licensing of patented inventions and antitrust law considerations; and international patent protection.
Textbooks and Other Materials
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Craig Allen Nard, The Law of Patents (Aspen Publishers 2008)
First Class Readings
Textbook at pages 1-25; US Patent No. 6,960,975 (posted to Blackboard site for the course); U.S. Const., Art. I, ' 8, cl.8 (posted to Blackboard); Allison & Lemley, Growing Complexity, Intro. pp. 78-81 (posted to Blackboard); Lemley, Rational Ignorance at the Patent Office, pp. 1495-1508 (posted to Blackboard); Bessen & Meurer, Litigation ExplosionΒΈ pp. 1-3, 28-29 (posted to Blackboard)
Syllabus
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