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LAW-2301 Patent Prosecution I: Drafting
Mr. Kirk Teska,
2 credits day; 2 credits evening.
Students using this course to fulfill the experiential learning requirement may not also use this
same course to meet the legal writing requirement.
One maxim of patent law is that the specification describes; the claims define. This course will
focus on drafting patent applications and claims and the various legal issues that arise in claim
format, construction, type, scope, breadth, definiteness, novelty, and obviousness in practicing
before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. One half of each two hour class will be
devoted to the statutes, rules, and case law concerning patent claims. The other half of each class
will be devoted to the skill of drafting patent claims and specifications. Grades will be based on
in-class participation and the drafting of several sets of patent claims and patent applications.
Prerequisite: It is suggested but not mandatory that students have taken Patent Law.
Elective Course
Meets Skills Menu Requirement
Meets Health/Biomedical Concentration Requirements
Meets Intellectual Property Concentration Requirements
Meets Experiential Learning Requirement
LLM Course
<<Course Updated: April 06, 2016>>