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Fall 2009
5397 Intellectual Property Strategy & Management - CLARKSON- 33552

Professor(s): Gavin Clarkson (FACULTY)

Credits: 3

Course Areas: Intellectual Property and Information Law 

Time: 2:30p-4:00p  TTh Location: BLB 213 

Course Outline: Course Description

This 3-credit course examines the legal and managerial issues facing an IP or information-based organization from its startup phase through either an initial public offering (IPO) or an acquisition by another firm. The course will cover a range of topics including forming the initial venture and structuring its ownership, obtaining financing, operating the venture, maintaining corporate records and databases, and developing and pursuing an exit strategy such as IPO or acquisition. These topics will be explored in the context of organizations whose primary assets are intangible, and thus the course will comparatively examine the various forms intellectual property protection available for the informational assets of an organization. The course will emphasize heavily a variety of transactions in intellectual property, such as licensing and technology transfer, using a series of case studies.

Course Syllabus:

Course Notes: Quota = 30  

Prerequisites: NO  

First Day Assignments: Oliver Hart, An Economist's Perspective on the Theory of the Firm, 89 Colum. L. Rev. 1757 (1989)

David J. Teece, Capturing Value from Knowledge Assets: The New Economy, Markets for Know-How, and Intangible Assets, California Management Review, Spring 1998

Both of which are posted on the IP Strategy Discussion Board

Final Exam Schedule: 12/15 2 - 5pm  111 TU2  SAME  

This course will have:
Exam: Yes
Paper: No

Book Requirements:

• (6/30/2009 4:20:58 PM) Title: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Business Law
  Author: Constance E. Bagley & Craig E. Dauchy
  Edition: 3rd Year: 2008 ISBN: 978-032-420-4933 Publisher: Cengage Learning
   784 pages. Paperbound.