Grading
50% Participation,
50% Other (There will be briefing and oral argument on a topic to be announced (e.g., claim construction) at the conclusion of the course.)

Satisfies Senior Writing Requirement

Location

Class meets in person.

Course Continuity
Students are encouraged to stay home if you are ill or experience flu-like symptoms. If you miss a class for any reason, it is still your responsibility to make up the work missed.

I offer the following to students who miss class due to illness:

- When you are better, please make an appointment to meet with me and I will review/answer questions about what you missed.

Meeting Times/Location
T 6:40PM - 8:30PM
Tanenbaum Hall 345

Category
Upper-Level

Credits
2.0

This course is designed to be an intensive seminar examining the basics of litigating patent disputes in a United States District Court. We will endeavor to cover the start-to-finish of a patent case, from the drafting of the Complaint and Answer, through proceedings for injunctive relief, fact and expert discovery (including discussion of some international discovery issues), “Markman” claim construction proceedings, dispositive motions practice, trial, and post-trial proceedings. Reference will be made to parallel proceedings, but PTAB practice is not central to the course. Because we will be covering a lot of ground, coverage will necessarily be broad and not deep and, fair warning, we will surely not cover every topic in the detail we might like. We will move quickly, but hopefully will identify points of particular interest to discuss in some detail. Student preparation will be essential for each day’s class to be productive and interesting. This course will be graded credit/fail.

Course Concentrations

Courts and the Judicial System Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of both substantive and procedural issues in the operation of our legal system; Perform legal analysis in the context of procedural issues and the judicial process; Communicate effectively on topics related to procedure and the judicial process; Demonstrate an understanding of how procedural issues and the judicial process affect all other area of our legal system.

Intellectual Property and Technology Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of intellectual property law; Perform legal analysis in the context of intellectual property law; Communicate effectively on topics related to intellectual property; Demonstrate an understanding of the interconnection between technology and intellectual property, and how they affect other areas of law and society.