LEI 275 - Patents and Trade Secrets

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 focuses on the law of patents and trade secrets and examines the role of the legal in securing patent rights and trade secrets. Students gain insight into the foundation of patent law process, including, patent application processes for utility, design and plants, ownership rights, transferring patent rights, remedy for/defenses involved in litigation upon infringement, and new developments/current events in patent law. Students will be able to define and describe the factors that establish a trade secret as well as be able to understand how they are protected, in addition to the possible legal remedies for misappropriation of a trade secret. This is a legal specialty course.
Prerequisite(s): Introduction to Law and Legal Research I.