Law 797:  Intellectual Property Transactions

Intellectual Property Transactions covers topics that arise when intellectual property (IP) (e.g., trademark, copyright, patent, and trade secret) is involved in a business transaction.  The topics that will be studied include licensing, antitrust considerations, organizing and financing of entities based on IP, employment issues, IP assets and termination of a business, IP issues in mergers and acquisitions, and IP due diligence and disclosures in public sales of stock.  This course will address issues confronted by a wide range of entities from startups to public companies.   

Sequence and Prerequisites: None.

Evaluation: The course will be graded via final paper.