LAW 9301 - Patent Law

Prerequisite(s): LAW 9300.
This is a course in the law regarding protection of rights to inventions. It will consider in detail the nature of patentable subject matter, and the requirements of utility, novelty, and non-obviousness. It will also consider the process for securing patent rights, including the patent prosecution process, the requirements of disclosure and enablement, and the enforcement of patent rights, considering issues of claim construction, infringement, including infringement under the doctrine of equivalents, remedies, and defenses. It will consider the policies and economics underlying and justifying the patent law system. Credit(s): 3