Fundamentals of Intellectual Property Law
Learn the essentials of intellectual property law, focusing on patent protection and its role in fostering innovation.
Learn the essentials of intellectual property law, focusing on patent protection and its role in fostering innovation.
Explore the foundations of intellectual property law in this comprehensive course, with a focus on patent law and its impact on innovation. Examine key legal doctrines, theories, and policies that shape modern intellectual property rights. Learn about patent requirements, enforcement, and policy implications through analysis of seminal legal cases. This course provides essential knowledge for understanding how IP law influences technological advancement and commercial activity.
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What you'll learn
Understand the fundamental principles and theories of intellectual property law
Analyze patent requirements including novelty and nonobviousness
Evaluate the scope and enforcement mechanisms of patent protection
Examine key legal cases that have shaped intellectual property law
Understand disclosure requirements and patentable subject matter
Assess policy implications of current intellectual property regulations
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There are 6 modules in this course
This course provides a thorough introduction to intellectual property law, focusing particularly on patent law and its role in innovation. Students learn about the theoretical foundations of IP rights, patent requirements including novelty and nonobviousness, and the scope of patent protection. The curriculum examines key legal cases that have shaped IP law, policy implications of current regulations, and the balance between protecting innovation and ensuring public access. This course is Part 1 of a two-part series, laying the groundwork for understanding modern intellectual property systems.
A survey of intellectual property law and policy
Module 1
The theories of intellectual property right
Module 2
What is a patent?
Module 3
What makes a valid patent?
Module 4
What do you get with a Patent?
Module 5
Exploring tradeoffs
Module 6
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Instructor
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Distinguished Scholar in Intellectual Property Law and Patent Policy
R. Polk Wagner serves as Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he has established himself as a leading authority in intellectual property law and policy since 2000. His academic journey includes degrees from Stanford Law School, the University of Michigan, and the College of Charleston, with additional experience as the Roger M. Jones Fellow at the London School of Economics (1994-95). His research portfolio includes over 20 scholarly articles examining crucial aspects of patent law, from empirical analyses of judicial decision-making to explorations of software programs' First Amendment status, published in prestigious journals including the Stanford Law Review, Columbia Law Review, and University of Pennsylvania Law Review
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