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In the decade since the Internet and cellular communication became omnipresent and inexpensive, intellectual property law has been pressed by technology in ways never imagined. Examples include: digital rights management (DRM), creative commons, open source software, digital movie and music downloading, eroding US patent dominance, Internet piracy, personal data ownership and privacy, fair use and the Internet.

MAJOR TOPICS TO BE COVERED BY THE COURSE:

1.     History and Philosophy of Intellectual Property Rights and their role in the information age. Patent, Copyright, Trademark, Trade Secret and Antitrust. Principles of Intellectual Property protection of Internet, telecommunications and digital transmission technology. Ethical responsibilities and entrepreneurial opportunities attendant to the originators, managers, and users of intellectual property.

2.     Intellectual property’s impact on information system design and development: invention, ownership, cross-licensing, reverse engineering, design around, disclosure, professional publication.

3.     The inventor’s role in recognizing a patentable idea, understanding prior art, preparing a patent disclosure, claiming the invention, and defending the invention. The computer professional’s role in avoiding infringement and challenging patent validity. The creative artists responsibilities in derivative works.

4.     Analysis of ground breaking industry Patents in Internet, telecommunications and digital communications technologies, illustrating the expanding scope of patent coverage, infringement, defenses expert witnessing, consultants and damages.

5.     Impact of Emerging Technologies on Intellectual Properties: privacy, cryptography, governmental and parental control, search engines, security, natural language processing and bio-informatics. Digitization of information changing operating paradigms of media, music, movie and book industries.