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Patent Law by Coursera
Course Highlights
- Explain the scope and limits of patent protection
- Analyze and apply the standards of patentability to navigate the requirements of patent law.
- Interpret the importance and significance of specific patent claims presented in an issued patent
- Develop strategies for addressing patent infringement
Skills you will learn!
Curriculum
15 Topics
What is a Patent?
The Importance of Patent Claims
Understanding a Patent
The Institutional Structure of the Patent System
Enforcement via the U.S. Courts
Life of a Patent
Takeaway Points
Pre-Course Survey (Optional)
Segway Patent
Optional Reading: Understanding Patent Claims
Trends in Patent Lawsuits
Module 1 Quiz
Patent Document
Life of a Patent
Introduce Yourself!
18 Topics
How Do You Get a Patent? Patent Prosecution
The Standards for Patentability
Patent Disclosure Requirement
The Novelty Requirement
The Nonobviousness Requirement
The Inventorship Requirement
The Utility Requirement
The Subject Matter Requirement
Takeaway Points
Patent Prosecution
Optional Reading: Patentability Requirements
Understanding the Enablement Requirement
Patent Obviousness
Inventor? Author? Contributor? Owner?
When Can an Invention Be Patented?
Module 2 Quiz
Disclosure Requirement
Utility
8 Topics
What Does a Patent Cover?
The Components of Patent Claims
Interpreting Patent Claims
How to Define Claim Terms
Caveats and Cautions when Determining Patent Coverage
Takeaway Points
Patent Claim Structure
Module 3 Quiz
13 Topics
How to Enforce (or Avoid) a Patent
The Mechanics of Patent Enforcement
Patent Infringement
Case Study: The Super Soaker
The Doctrine of Equivalents
How to Avoid Infringement
Remedies for Infringement
Takeaway Points
Optional Reading Doctrine of Equivalents
Patent Claims: Broad vs. Narrow
Concluding Thoughts
Post-Course Survey (Optional)
Rainbow Slinky
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