Intellectual Property Survey

Catalog description

This course will provide a broad based introduction to the three traditionally recognized categories of intellectual property: patent, trademark, and copyright. Students will be exposed to the types of protection the legal system offers for inventions, creative expressions, and indications of origin. The course will cover basic issues presented in each area, and will deal with the prevailing justifications for offering the carious modes of protection and analyze recurring themes, such as the trade-off between incentive to create and public access.