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275.3 sec. 001 - Intellectual Property Law (Spring 2025)

Instructor: Peter S Menell  (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only | profile)
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Units: 4
Grading Designation: Graded
Mode of Instruction: In-Person

Meeting:

TuTh 08:00 AM - 09:50 AM
Location: Law 132
From January 14, 2025
To April 24, 2025

Course Start: January 14, 2025
Course End: April 24, 2025
Class Number: 32395

Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 67
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 81
As of: 12/26 04:35 PM


This course serves as a gateway to Berkeley Law’s extensive law and technology curriculum by providing a general overview of intellectual property law. The course begins with an analysis of the competing policies underlying intellectual property laws. It covers the basics of patent law, copyright law, trademark law, trade secret law, and other state IP-related areas of law, as well as some of the salient controversies in intellectual property law, including patent protection for software and biotechnology, artificial intelligence, copyright in the digital age, design protection, and right of publicity (NIL).

Exam Notes: (F) In-class final exam
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Exam Length: 3.5 hours
Course Category: Intellectual Property and Technology Law

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  • Intellectual Property Statutes: 2023
    Peter S. Menell, Mark A. Lemley, Robert P. Merges, Shyamkrishna Balganesh
    Edition: 2023
    Publisher: Clause 8 Publishing
    ISBN: 9781945555268
    e-Book Available: unknown
    Price: $37.00
    Note: prices are sampled from internet bookstores. Law-school Bookstore prices are unavailable at this time.
  • Intellectual Property in the New Technological Age 2023: Vol. I Perspectives, Trade Secrets and Patents
    Peter S. Menell, Mark A. Lemley, Robert P. Merges, Shyamkrishna Balganesh
    Edition: 2023
    ISBN: 9781945555244
    e-Book Available: unknown
    Price: 30
    Note: prices are sampled from internet bookstores. Law-school Bookstore prices are unavailable at this time.
  • Intellectual Property in the New Technological Age 2023: Vol. II Copyrights, Trademarks and State IP Protections
    Peter S. Menell, Mark A. Lemley, Robert P. Merges, Shyamkrishna Balganesh
    Edition: 2023
    ISBN: 9781945555251
    e-Book Available: unknown
    Price: 37
    Note: prices are sampled from internet bookstores. Law-school Bookstore prices are unavailable at this time.

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