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Subject: Law (Grad) (LAWS)
CRN: 29658
In Person | Lecture
Minneapolis: School Of Law 238
Intellectual property (IP) gives legal protection, generally for a limited time period, to intellectual creations and innovation, through copyright, patent, trademark, and related laws. It is an excellent subject to study in a global perspective. Foreign IP laws and international agreements and institutions are increasingly important in the modern global economy. IP-related disputes—such as whether international agreements permit developing countries to limit patent rights in order to reduce the cost of medicines for AIDS and other pandemics—have been among the most heated topics recently in international commercial relations. This course will give students analytical skills, practical knowledge, and background context concerning transnational IP issues. It will begin with a short overview of copyright, patent, trademark, and related laws, and a short introduction to the international system of treaties/agreements, institutions, and choice-of-law principles for IP.
3 Credits