Graduate Intellectual Property Courses
Hilary Term 2008

Academic Director: Professor Gerald Tschura <tschurag@cooley.edu>
(248) 751-7800, ext. 7759

Assistant Academic Director: Professor David Berry <berryd@cooley.edu>
(248) 751-7800, ext. 7750

Office of International, Graduate and Extended Programs: <LLM@cooley.edu>
(517) 371-5140, ext. 2044

Required courses

6000 - Copyright Law and Practice (3 cr.): Examines the historic and modern concepts, principles and scope of United States copyright law. Requirements for copyright protection, formalities of registration, ownership, assignment and licensing as well as other aspects of the practice of copyright law will be explored.

Professor Jesse M. Feder
Section / Location:
00 / Web (J.D./LL.M. not permitted)
Exam/Paper: TBA

6000 - Copyright Law and Practice (3 cr.): Examines the historic and modern concepts, principles and scope of United States copyright law. Requirements for copyright protection, formalities of registration, ownership, assignment and licensing as well as other aspects of the practice of copyright law will be explored.

Professor Gerald Tschura
Day & Time: Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - Noon
Section / Location / Room:
11 / LAN / L-13 Cooley Center (room cancelled)
12 / AH / 112 (origination)
13 / GR / 111 Law Center
Exam/Paper: Take home exam

6001 - Licensing of Intellectual Property (3 cr.): Extensive examination of express and implied licenses, validity and enforcement of license provisions, rights and obligations of parties to license, transfers and assignments of intellectual property and public policy considerations.

Professor David Berry
Day & Time: Mondays, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Section / Location / Room:
11 / LAN / L-12 Cooley Center
12 / AH / 112 (origination)
13 / GR / 111 Law Center (room cancelled)
Exam/Paper: Class projects and take home exam

Elective courses

6053 - Biotechnology and Intellectual Property Law (2 cr.): Examines intellectual property rights in biotechnology research with a particular emphasis on effective strategies for patent protection, management and commercialization.

Professor Thomas Moga
Day & Time: Saturday, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Section / Location / Room:
11 / LAN / L-13 Cooley Center (room cancelled)
12 / AH / 112 (origination) Required J.D. / LL.M. section
13 / GR / 111 Law Center
Exam/Paper: Take home exam

6072 - Cybercrimes (2 cr.) (ENROLLMENT LIMITED) : Explores enforcement of criminal statutes against unlawful activity involving the Internet, computers and other forms of high technology. Examines the legal process required to seize electronic records such as e-mail or web-surfing logs. Considers if there is meaningful privacy in e-commerce. Analyzes Fourth Amendment application to records stored in the online world.

Professor Patrick Corbett
Day & Time: TBA
Section / Location / Room:
00 / Web (LL.M. students only)
11 / LAN / L-12 Cooley Center (J.D. and J.D./LL.M. students only)
Exam/Paper: Class projects and paper

6010/6013 - Directed Study (up to 2 cr.): Provides an opportunity for Master's students to submit a proposal for a Directed Study project to the Academic Director. Generally requires 15-20 pages of a written project for each credit hour earned.

Permission required prior to registration

6075 - Domain Names: Management and Dispute Resolution (1 cr.): Covers obtaining and managing domain names, related intellectual property issues, and resolution of disputes using the UDRP and other methods.

Robert S. Gurwin
Friday and Saturday, January 25 and 26, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Section / Location / Room:
11 / LAN / 309 Cooley Center
12 / AH / TBA (origination) Required J.D. / LL.M. section
13 / GR / Friday - 111 Law Center, Saturday - 513 Law Center
Exam / Paper: TBA

6021-6024 - Externship (up to 4 cr.): Offers students the opportunity to practice intellectual property and/or technology law in a supervised setting. Master's students can complete tasks assigned by their attorney supervisors, with their learning guided by a Cooley faculty member. Students must apply and be approved for externship placements and all sites must be pre-approved.

Permission required prior to registration

6061 - Intellectual Property Due Diligence and Risk Management (2 cr.): Practice oriented course on a pro-active approach to avoiding infringement of the intellectual property rights of others and effective enforcement and policing of a clients intellectual property assets. Topics include invention record practice, the keeping of trade secrets, outsider inventor and suggestion problems, patent searching and non-infringement analysis.

Professor William Coughlin
Day & Time: Sunday, 10:00 a.m. - Noon
Section / Location / Room:
11 / LAN / L-13 Cooley Center
12 / AH / 112 (origination) Required J.D. / LL.M. section
13 / GR / 111 Law Center
Exam/Paper: TBA

6015 - Master's Thesis/Research Project (2 cr.): Students research and write on a topic selected by the student and approved by the Academic Director.

Permission required prior to registration

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