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279.5 sec. 1 - Intellectual Property: Decisions, Strategies, Business Models (Spring 2010)
Instructor: Robert P. Merges (view instructor's teaching evaluations | profile)
Instructor: Joseph K. Siino
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Units: 3
Meeting Time: W 4:00-6:00
Meeting Location: C210 Cheit Hall
Course Control Number (Non-1Ls): 49948
Main Section Enrollment:
Enrolled: 19
Waitlisted: 4
Enroll Limit: 31
As of: 11/25 06:43 AM
This course will examine financial and business issues centering on legally enforceable intellectual property (IP) rights. We begin with an overview of the major types of IP -- patents, copyrights, and trademarks -- and then look at common decisions that businesses make with respect to their IP rights: how many of these rights to acquire, how to use them to advance business goals (license, enforce, etc.), and how to form separate profit centers to "monetize" IP. Next we will consider a number of emerging IP-based business models: patent assertion companies (i.e., "patent trolls"); various entities designed to offset or combat trolls; IP-based "spinouts" from large companies; IP brokers; and others.
Exam Notes: P
Special Notes: LE(31)
Course Category: Technology and Intellectual Property
Course Subcategories:
Business Law
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