Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 15.628 (Spring 2003) 
• Course Title:
• Patents, Copyrights, and the Law of Intellectual Property 
• Course Level:
• Undergraduate / Graduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Sloan School of Management 
• Course Instructor(s):
• John Akula, Senior Lecturer in Law 
• Course Introduction:
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  15.628 Patents, Copyrights, and the Law of Intellectual Property
  
  
  
  

  Spring 2003

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  The required readings for this course are available for downloading.

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  This weekly seminar examines key concepts of U.S. intellectual property law, with emphasis on patents and copyrights and a briefer look at trade secrets and trademarks. Current issues relating to information technologies and business methods will be highlighted. The seminar has no prerequisites, and is designed for both graduate students and undergraduates. Half of the seats in the seminar are reserved for students from MIT departments other than Sloan.

  
  

  *Some translations represent previous versions of courses.