Intellectual Property Law

Catalog description

This course examines the legal issues associated with intellectual property including the balance struck by the US constitution to “To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries. “This course provides an overview of four primary areas of the intellectual property law, including the concepts of copyright, patent, trademark and trade secrets. It provides future managers and marketers as well as artists and performers the tools to help them avoid legal pitfalls and to spot issues that may require consultation with legal advisors in connection with the creation, protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in the digital age.