Patent Litigation

Catalog description

Elective Course Prerequisite: Fundamentals of Intellectual Property Course Requirement: paper or project Satisfies Professional Skills requirement Fulfills Current Concentration Elective: Business Law- Intellectual Property Law Track, Litigation- Civil Litigation Track This skills course offers students a hands-on introduction to patent litigation. Topics covered include strategies related to the decision to sue for infringement, the fundamentals of motions practice and discovery in patent litigation, claim construction hearings, proving infringement, determination of remedies, the role and use of expert witnesses, and trial and post-trial considerations. A technical background is not required to take the course.