Graduate Intellectual Property Courses
Trinity Term 2007

Academic Director: Professor Gerald Tschura
tschurag@cooley.edu
(248) 370-3622

Assistant Academic Director: Professor David C. Berry
berryd@cooley.edu
(248) 370-3623

Office of International, Graduate and Extended Programs:
LLM@cooley.edu
(517) 371-5140, ext. 2849

Required courses

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 Vicki E. Allums
Day / Time: Web
Section / Location / Room:
00 / Web (J.D. / LL.M. not permitted)
Exam / Paper: Class projects and take home exam

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: Monday, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Section / Location / Room:
11 / LAN / L-13 Cooley Center
12 / OU / 209 O'Dowd Hall (origination) Required J.D. / LL.M. section
13 / GR / 305 Law Center (room cancelled)
Exam / Paper: Take home exam

Elective courses

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 Department Director. Generally requires 15-20 pages of a written project for each credit hour earned.

Permission required prior to registration

6012 - Entertainment and Media Law (2 cr.): Analysis of various intellectual property issues relating to the entertainment, motion picture, music, broadcasting and publishing industries including copyright law, rights of publicity, licensing as well as structure and business practices of the entertainment industry.

Professor Cynthia Thomas
Day / Time: Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - Noon (10 weeks – 5/19/07-7/21/07)
Section / Location / Room:
11 / LAN / L-13 Cooley Center
12 / OU / 209 O'Dowd Hall (origination) Required J.D. / LL.M. section
13 / GR / 305 Law Center (room cancelled)
Exam / Paper: Take home exam

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

6062 - Intellectual Property Under the Bankruptcy Code (1 cr.): Explores the key elements of the bankruptcy process and its effect upon the debtor's intellectual property rights. Topics include executory contract assumption/rejection, termination rights, licensee/licensor rights and bankruptcy considerations in drafting agreements relating to intellectual property.

Professor David Berry
Day / Time: Friday, May 11, 2007-Saturday , May 12, 2007 , 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Section / Location / Room:
11 / LAN / L-13 Cooley Center
12 / OU / 207 O'Dowd Hall (origination) Required J.D. / LL.M. section
13 / GR / 305 Law Center (room cancelled)
Exam / Paper: TBA

6065 - International Trademark Law (2 cr.): An in depth review of the provisions, application and procedural aspects of the various international treaties and conventions relating to trademark law including the Paris Convention, Nice Agreement, Madrid Protocol, Trademark Law Treaty and others. Topics will also include issues relating to international trademark law harmonization efforts and the Community Trademark in the European Union.

Professor Gerald Tschura
Day / Time: Sunday, 9:00 a.m. - Noon (10 weeks – 5/20/07-7/22/07)
Section / Location / Room:
11 / LAN / L-13 Cooley Center
12 / OU / 209 O'Dowd Hall (origination) Required J.D. / LL.M. section
13 / GR / 305 Law Center (room cancelled)
Exam / Paper: Take home exam

6073 - IP Enforcement: Cross Border and International Trade Issues (1 cr.): Examines the U.S. statutory and regulatory framework for protecting intellectual property against the importation, exportation and in-transit movement of goods that violate IP. Analyzes the extent of an administrative agency's powers to protect IP at the border and to consider the role of the IP owner in the enforcement system. Compares the authority provided for in the United States to the requirements of the World Trade Organization's Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) and other standards of border protection. Examines the U.S. government's efforts to enhance IP protection at the border through bilateral and regional trade agreements.

Professors Timothy P. Trainer and Vicki E. Allums
Day / Time: Saturday, April 28, 2007-Sunday, April 29, 2007,
8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Section / Location / Room: Swissotel, Chicago , Illinois
Exam / Paper: In class projects and paper

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

Permission required prior to registration

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