PATENT LAW

LAW 749

Practical introduction to a neglected but socially and economically important field. Interaction of a developing common and federal law with the behavior and interests of businesspersons and consumers.

LAW 752

Survey of state and federal laws affecting a variety of intellectual and creative products.

EPD 616

Addresses important legal issues especially relevant to the practice of engineering. Gain awareness and ability to properly address patents, trade secrets, contracts, employment and non-disclosure agreements, as well as product and professional liability. Learn to avoid legal problems that often affect engineering projects and organizations.

LAW 754

Examines how the legal system and technology interact. Topics include the economic and social impacts of technology; the uncertainties technology raises for the law; the strategies through which courts, legislatures, administrative agencies, and international institutions resolve these uncertainties; and efforts by incumbent and newcomer industries to use the legal system to advance their interests. Technologies discussed may include smartphones, autonomous weapon systems, domestic drones, robotics, driverless cars, cyberwarfare, the railroad, the internet of things, social media, big data analytics, the sharing economy, generative AI, and other breaking developments.

LAW 753

Survey of the laws of patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks. Discussion of relationship of these laws to the laws of property, trade regulation, and privacy. Exploration of competing or complementary policy rationales for each intellectual property area.