ENGR 408 - Patent Law - Fall 2009 (iPhone Video Podcast)

Encouraging innovation, documenting inventions, capturing the invention, evaluating the invention, determining when and where to file patent apps, and How to build a patent portfolio that attracts investors

Understanding who is the inventor and who is the owner, and the difference between assigning and licensing

How to write a provisional patent application

Review of patentability and infringement, and How to pitch your patent position to investors

Infringement analysis, injunction and damages, and How to avoid infringement

Timing, enablement, and best mode requirements

Utility, novelty, and un-obviousness requirements, and How to conduct a patentability search

Proper subject matter requirement and How to capture an invention

Types of patent protection, steps in the patent process, sections of a patent, and How to read a patent

Course syllabus, types of intellectual property, legal theories, and strategy models