Description

Fundamentals of intellectual property and patent law encountered by biomedical scientists, including issues of prevention, patent prosecution, and enforcement of patents in a litigation setting.

Recommended Background

Strong reading and writing skills helpful. An undergraduate degree in the life sciences may also be helpful.

Recommended Textbooks

No textbooks required; electronic materials utilized.

Restrictions

Not open to Law students.

Instructor(s)

David Fazzolare, JD, MS David earned his JD from J. Reuben Clark Law School, clerked as a Patent Agent for Myriad Genetics, Inc., and holds a BS in Pharmacology from SUNY@StonyBrook and an MS in Biotechnology from Johns Hopkins University. He is a registered patent attorney who serves as in-house patent counsel at Novozymes, the world leader in biological solutions. 

• Introduction to copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets
• Emerging trends and recent developments in biopharmaceutical patent law
• Research collaborations, technology transfer and university spinoffs
• Strategies for maximizing biopharmaceutical product life cycles
• Brand and generic drug patent battles under the Hatch-Waxman Act
• Research and clinical exemptions to patent infringement
• International patenting
• Resolution of patent conflicts under the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act