Patent Law LAW 639

Course Number: LAW 639

Course Credits: 2

This course is an introduction to the substantive law of patents emphasizing fundamental concepts, such as the "unobviousness" standard of patentability, factors which prevent the patenting of inventions, the utilization of patents through technology, licensing, and enforcement of patent rights through actions of infringement. The relationship between patents and trade secrets, as well as the interface between patent law and antitrust law, is also explored.