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Graduate Intellectual Property Courses
Trinity Term 2008
Director: Professor Gerald Tschura
tschurag@cooley.edu
(248) 751-7800, ext. 7759
Assistant Director: Professor David C. Berry
berryd@cooley.edu
(248) 751-7800, ext. 7750
Graduate Programs Office:
LLM@cooley.edu
(517) 371-5140
Required courses
6002 - Patent Law (3 cr.): Thorough coverage of substantive patent law, including standards for patentability, fundamentals of patent validity, acquisition and maintenance of patent rights, as well as the law governing patent infringement and applicable defenses and remedies.
Professor David C. Berry
Day & Time: Monday, 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Section / Location / Room:
11 / LAN / L-12 Cooley Center
12 / AH / TBA (origination)
13 / GR / 305 Law Center
Exam / Paper: Take home exam
6002 - Patent Law (3 cr.):
Professor David C. Berry
Section / Location / Room:
00 / Web (LL.M. students only)
Exam / Paper: Take home exam
6003 - Trademark and Unfair Competition (3 cr.): Investigates the statutory and common law framework of trademark and unfair competition law, including creation and protection of trademark rights, trademark registration, infringement, defenses, loss of trademark rights and remedies.
Professor Gerald Tschura
Day & Time: Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - Noon
Section / Location / Room:
11 / LAN / L-12 Cooley Center
12 / AH / TBA (origination)
13 / GR / 305 Law Center
Exam / Paper: Take home exam
Elective courses
6009 - Computer Law (2 cr.): Examines the nature and scope of the protection of rights in computer software as it relates to traditional intellectual property law concepts of patent, copyright and trade secrets, the limitations of these rights and remedies for infringement.
Professor: TBA
Day / Time: Saturday, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Section / Location / Room:
11 / LAN / L-13 Cooley Center
12 / AH / TBA (origination)
13 / GR / 111 Law Center
Exam / Paper: Take home exam
Permission required for joint J.D./LL.M. students
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: Sunday, 9:00 a.m. - Noon (12 weeks – 5/11/08-7/27/08)
Section / Location / Room:
11 / LAN / L-13 Cooley Center
12 / AH / TBA (origination)
13 / GR / 111 Law Center
Exam / Paper: TBA
Permission required for joint J.D./LL.M. students
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
6060 - Intellectual Property Capital Management and Financing (2 cr.): Provides practice oriented insight into pro-active counseling with respect to intellectual property assets as they relate to capital financing. Topics include IP audits, due diligence investigations and IP valuation.
Professor Barry P. Miller
Day & Time: Friday, June 27, 2008 from 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. and Saturday, June 28, 2008 from 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Section / Location / Room:
11 / LAN / 309 Cooley Center
Exam / Paper: TBA
Permission required for joint J.D./LL.M. students
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: TBA
Day & Time: Thursday, May 22, 2008 from 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.; Friday, May 23, 2008 from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.; and, Saturday, May 24, 2008 from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Section / Location / Room:
11 / LAN / 309 Cooley Center
12 / AH / TBA (origination)
13 / GR / Thursday, May 22 and Friday, May 23 in 305 Law Center; Saturday, May 24 524 Law Center
Exam / Paper: TBA
Permission required for joint J.D./LL.M. students
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
6016 - Patent Office Practice I – Patent Prosecution (2 cr.): Covers practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office in detail with particular emphasis on the preparation and prosecution of the patent application, including formal requirements and claim drafting.
Professor: TBA
Day / Time: Wednesday, 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Section / Location / Room:
12 / Location TBA
Exam / Paper: TBA
Permission required for joint J.D./LL.M. students
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