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275.3 sec. 1 - Introduction to Intellectual Property (Spring 2010)
Instructor: Robert P. Merges (view instructor's teaching evaluations | profile)
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Units: 4
Meeting Time: MTuW 11:15-12:20
Meeting Location: 140
Course Control Number (1Ls): 49892
Course Control Number (Non-1Ls): 49889
Main Section Enrollment:
Enrolled: 34
Waitlisted: 3
Enroll Limit: 34
As of: 11/25 06:43 AM
Alternate 1L Section Enrollment:
Enrolled: 4
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 34
As of: 11/25 06:43 AM
Total Enrollment Information:
Total Enrolled: 38
Total Waitlisted: 3
Total Enroll Limit: 68
As of: 11/25 06:43 AM
This course is intended both for students who are interested in a general overview of intellectual property and as a gateway to Boalt's Law and Technology program. The course begins with an analysis of the competing policies underlying the intellectual property laws. It covers the basics of patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secrets (and other state IP-related areas of) law, as well as some of the salient controversies in intellectual property law, including patent protection for software and business methods, the challenges to copyright law posed by filesharing technology, the role and difficulties of protecting trademarks on the Internet, and the application of common law doctrines to the Internet.
Exam Notes: F
Course Category: Technology and Intellectual Property
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