Entrepreneurial Innovation Mining Credits: 3

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In this course law students will work in faculty-supervised project teams with students from other academic disciplines (for example, business, engineering, or science students) while learning to review innovation disclosures in a systematic manner and generate information and observations relevant to assessment of the potential impact and viability of commercialization of such innovations. Topics addressed in course instruction will include identification of intellectual property and steps needed to protect it, technology commercialization processes and related regulatory and licensing considerations, and various aspects of product development and preliminary business modeling for technology-based ventures. PREREQUISITES: Permission of Course Instructors. J.D. candidates need to have completed at least 20 credit hours of J.D. course work to be considered for permission to enroll in this course.DESIRABLE PREREQUISITES: Completed one or more of the Patent Law ( LAW 8882 ), Intellectual Property Survey ( LAW 8531I ), Business Planning ( LAW 8757 ), or Entrepreneurship & New Venture Creation ( LAW 8757N ) courses.