2020-2021 Law School Catalog

LAW-2736 Transactional Skills: Intel Property

Ever wonder how an innovative new invention makes it to market? How a book gets transformed into a film and a film gets transformed into merchandise? How a celebrity makes money from an endorsement? This is where contract meets IP and intellectual property assets become valuable. The course will cover the drafting of and key issues that arise in assignments, licenses and other commercial agreements that facilitate exploitation of IP assets. Grading will be based on short exercises throughout the semester, such as written drafting problems, in-class negotiation simulations, and a group project analyzing a deal.

Credits

2

Prerequisite

LAW-2216, LAW-2618, LAW-2362 or LAW-2298