Patent Law

The course in patent law covers aspects of patent procurement with particular attention directed to the statutory requirements faced by an applicant including considerations of patent eligibility of the subject matter and its utility, novelty and nonobviousness; the specification and claims including disclosure requirements of the written description, such as enablement and best mode; post-grant procedures of reissue, reexamination, and disclaimer; patent enforcement and affirmative defenses against a charge of infringement; remedies; and international prosecution and patenting.

Law & Bus Of Intell Prop Mgmt

This is a broad course covering, from the perspective of the in-house intellectual property manager, engineering business unit leader or other executive, the critical areas of intellectual property portfolio management in a variety of business settings in the global economy, including methodologies to evaluate, value and create value from that intellectual property.

Trial Advocacy Board

Credit for participation in the Trial Advocacy Board. In the second year all students who successfully complete the intra-school competition and are asked to become a member of the Board will receive one hour of pass-fail credit at the end of the spring semester of the third year for meaningful participation in the activities of the Board, which includes national inter-school competitions and conducting the second year membership competition.

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