PATENT PROSECUTION

Graduate Prerequisites: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, PATENT LAW, OR PERMISSION OF THE INSTRUCTOR. ; Graduate Corequisites: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, PATENT LAW, OR PERMISSION OF THE INSTRUCTOR. - This seminar examines various aspects of U.S. patent practice including prosecution processes, strategies, post-grant options, business and ethical considerations, and management of international patent portfolios. PREREQUISITE/COREQUISITE: Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law; for LLMs, some experience with patent law is sufficient; experience as technology specialist or who have passed the patent bar may also be admitted. LIMITED WRITING REQUIREMENT OPTION: A limited number of students may be permitted to satisfy the upper-class writing requirement with the approval of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. OFFERING PATTERN: This class is frequently offered in alternating years. Students are advised to take this into account when planning their long-term schedule. ** A student who fails to attend the initial meeting of a seminar (designated by an (S) in the title), or to obtain permission to be absent from either the instructor or the Registrar, may be administratively dropped from the seminar. Students who are on a wait list for a seminar are required to attend the first seminar meeting to be considered for enrollment.