IP Overview Summer 2015 assignments (former)

WEEK 1 – TUESDAY, JUNE 2: INTRO TO IP; COPYRIGHT

WEEK 2 – TUESDAY, JUNE 9: PATENTS

WEEK 3 – TUESDAY, JUNE 16: TRADEMARKS

  • We will start with a short quiz on today’s new readings. We will then finish any remaining patent materials.
  • Trademark readings in McJohn E&E:
    • 365-77 (subject matter)
    • 385-414 (spectrum of marks, unprotectable symbols)
    • 415-23, 431-40 (searching, acquisition, priority, assignment, loss of rights)
    • 441-62 (infringement)
    • 471-75 (dilution)
  • Trademark statutes, available below or in statutory supplement:
  • Explore: Go to the Trademark Office website and:
    • Find a trademark. Click here and then click on the link for the Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS). Use the Basic Word Mark Search and find a famous trademark that you know of.
    • Invent a trademark. Create a trademark and goods and then use TESS to search for it. Has somebody already filed an application for your trademark?

WEEK 4 – TUESDAY, JUNE 23: STATE-LAW IP

WEEK 5 – TUESDAY, JUNE 30: FINAL EXAMINATION

  • Final examination, in class.
  • Examination will be open book for printed materials only (You cannot access anything on your laptop besides essay answers, as limited by ExamSoft or similar STU-assigned examination software).
  • I would suggest that you bring, at a minimum, the following paper or printed materials:
    • McJohn’s E&E
    • Any statutes that have been assigned
    • Your notes
    • Your outline
    • Any handouts I have given you or that you found on the course website
  • You may bring other materials as well, so long as they are in paper or printed form.

Revised June 19, 2015