Mar 29, 2024  
2012-2013 Graduate College Catalog 
    
2012-2013 Graduate College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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LAW 5342 - Patents and Trade Secrets


This course examines protection of technology,through the federal patent system or the state law,of trade secrets. Patents are granted by the U.S.,Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), a branch of,the Department of Commerce, for inventions of new,and useful compositions, machines, articles of,manufacture or processes. Students will learn the,requirements for a valid patent; the patent,prosecution process; patent infringement,standards, and defenses and remedies. A trade,secret is an idea or information that has,commercial value because it is not widely known.,Students will learn the standards for trade secret,protection and enforcement.
Prerequisite(s): LAW-5100
Credit(s): 3



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