Following is the course description as
contained in the Manual of Policies and Procedures of Capital University
Law School.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (3 credits): Introduction
to intellectual property; background for general practice and a foundation for
specialization in patents, trademarks, and copyrights; principles applicable to
inventions and discoveries; secrecy as a means of protection; industrial
espionage; the nature of the patent right, its acquisition, and enforcement;
property and contract interests; basic requirements for trademark registration;
relation of copyright to patents; trademarks. Prerequisites: first year day
courses. Not open to students who have completed more than one of the following:
772, 774, 776.
