LEI 274 - Trademarks and Copyrights

3 Credit(s)

Elective course for the bachelor’s and associate’s degrees. Required for legal certificate with a concentration in intellectual property.
This course provides an understanding of the basic principles of trademarks and copyrights. Practical skill building includes how to perform preliminary searches for trademarks, the trademark registration process, maintaining a trademark registration, and supporting trademark interparties and trademark usage and compliance. The second half of the course focuses on copyrights, which are used primarily to protect original artistic, literary, and musical works. Basic copyright concepts are introduced, which include the types of protectable works. Students learn how to obtain a copyright registration and establish rights for coauthors, as well as what is and is not protectable under copyright law. This section also examines copyright infringement, legal remedies for same, and the common defenses to an infringement allegation. This is a legal specialty course.
Prerequisite(s): Introduction to Law and Legal Research I.