PHYX 3500 / PHYX 5500

Ray Devito

Spring 2008

 

Title: Special Topics - Intellectual Property and the Patent Process

Instructor: Raymond DeVito

 

Course Objectives

At the completion of this course the student will have knowledge of the types of Intellectual Property.  The student will understand how Intellectual Property protections can impact scientific and engineering pursuits.  The student will have an overview of the Patent prosecution process.   If desired, student will have an informed base to begin study towards Professional Registration to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. 

 

Course Outline

Overview of Intellectual Property                                         

Copyright                                                

Trademark and Trade Secret                                     

Patents

Patent eligibility                                                           

Novelty                                                                                     

Nonobviousness                                                                                 

Test 1 (covers thru Novelty)                                                                        

Claims          (project 1)                                                           

Overcoming rejections (project 2)                                                               

Patent litigation                                                                                  

Test 2 (covers Nonobviousness thru Patent Litigation)                            

Inventorship                                                                                       

Double patenting, Festo, Patent term duration, accelerated patent examination                                        

FINAL EXAM                                         

 

No Textbook required, class notes will be distributed covering all required topics.

Reference Text (for further study beyond the class discussions and distributed class notes): Intellectual Property: The Law of Copyrights, Patent and Trademarks, Schechter and Thomas, ISBN 0-314-06599-7

 

Grading:

Homework assignments (20% total)

Two Projects (10% each): There will be two projects started in-class and completed by next class period. Students may collaborate on projects, but must report such collaboration on the Project document.

Two Tests (15% each): There will be two in-class exams. The tests are not

cumulative. The tests are open book and open notes.

Final Exam (30%): There will be a two hour final exam. The final exam is

cumulative. The exam is open book and open notes.

 

Disabilities: Students with physical, sensory, emotional or medical impairments may be eligible for reasonable accommodations in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. All accommodations are coordinated through the Disability Resource Center (DRC) in Room 101 of the University Inn, 797-2444 voice, 797-0740 TTY, or toll free at 1-800-259-2966. Please contact the DRC as early in the semester as possible. Alternate format materials (Braille, large print or digital) are available with advance notice.