Spring 2012
Instructor: David Novick
Time: 6:00-8:50 p.m., Tuesdays
Room: 1.0202 Chemistry and Computer Science
Textbook:
Francis, et al., Cases and Materials on Patent Law (6th edition), West Publishing, 2006
Details: Syllabus (.pdf),
Course Outline (.pdf)
This course introduces students to intellectual property law, with particular attention to topics of interest for the fields of engineering and computing. Students will gain basic skills in critical thinking, reading, understanding and explaining statutes and cases relating to intellectual property. Most of the course is taught using with law-school methods. Cool features:
- Projects working with real inventions, where the inventors will rely on the projects' results
- Moot-court appelate arguments, with experienced attorneys as judges
- Lots of classroom interaction, building critical-thinking skills
- Meets one evening a week
Assignments
- January 17, 2012: Read text, pp. 6-28
- January 24, 2012: Prepare text, pp. 29-64
- January 31, 2012: Read text: pp. 72-73, 88-91, 92-97, 116-121;
prepare text: 98-116, 121-132;
moot court appellate arguments:
- Ethicon, Inc., v. United States Surgical Corporation: Keila Acosta and Edmundo Ruiz (appellants) v. Angie Beemer and Irma Medina (appellees)
- Kimberly-Clark Corporation v. Proctor & Gamble Distributing Co., Inc.: Hector Posadas and Dennise Diaz (appellants) v. Arianni Dubord Samantha Dominguez (appellees)
- Pannu v. Iolab Corporation: Walter Padilla and Michael Grant (appellants) v. Ileana Ontiveros and Jaime Parra (appellees)
- February 7, 2012: Read text: 191-195, 216, 256; prepare text:
196-210 (skip Westinghouse), 213-215, 217-219 (skip Bendix and Wyer),
228-234, 256-260; moot court appellate arguments:
- Schering Corporation v. Geneva Pharmaceuticals. Rolina Desai and Noemi Franco (appellants); Kyle Bright and Ileana Ontiveros (appellees)
- In Re: Klopfenstein. Arely Mendez and Jaime Parra (appellants); George Mendez and Z Hernandez (appellees)
- Dunlop Holdings Ltd. V. Ram Golf Corp. Scott Mitchell and Erika Reyes (appellants); Jesus Flores and Elvia Mendez (appellees)
- February 14, 2012: Assignment details
- February 21, 2012: Assignment details
- February 28, 2012: Read text pp. 437-440; prepare text pp. 441-158
- March 6, 2012: Read text pp. 524-526, 529-530, 536; prepare text pp. 527-529, 536-539, 542-557; turn in copy of notes with relevant facts, main issue, what the case stands for
- March 20, 2012: Assignment details
- March 27, 2012: Assignment details
- April 3, 2012: Assignment details
- April 24 and May 1, 2012: Moot court appellate argument
Projects
- Project 1: Assignment and teams
- Project 2: Assignment and teams
Assignment for Graduate Students
- Statutory developments: Assignment and teams
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