PHM 851 - Intellectual Property & Patent Law for Researchers*
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
Semesters
Online Fall
Odd-numbered years
Credits
2
Type
Professional
Sections available
- MS/Pharmacology & Toxicology
- MS/Integrative Pharmacology
Sections available
- 730 MSU graduate students
- 731 Lifelong (In-state)
- 732 Lifelong (Out-state)