LAW-3325: Intellectual Property Litigation

This course is a two credit skills development class directed at teaching the specialized legal writing and trial advocacy skills needed to initiate and conduct a lawsuit in an intellectual property (IP) dispute. Typically, the course will focus on a hypothetical IP litigation case study with multiple IP claims and counterclaims. The course is based on simulated pre-trial and trial litigation of patent, trade secret, trademark, and copyright disputes in the U.S. District Courts, from initial intake of a case to final judgment and post-trial motions, and has a heavy skills component that will require students to draft documents and participate in mock pre-trial and trial exercises. Through a combination of weekly written assignments and periodic live exercises, students will learn and master the trial advocacy skills needed to successfully litigate an IP dispute. Prerequisites: 2nd-4th year student, preferably with at least one class in Patent, Trade Secrets, Trademark or Copyright law (any of which may be taken concurrently).