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Fall 2009
6333 International Intellectual Property - VETTER- 33505

Professor(s): Greg Vetter (FACULTY)

Credits: 3

Course Areas: Intellectual Property and Information Law 
International Law (Including Admiralty)

Time: 9:00a-10:30a  TTh Location: BLB 213 

Course Outline: This course covers international intellectual property ("IP") law from the following perspectives: (i) international public law, that is, the obligations that exist among sovereign countries and what systems of obligation exist for intellectual property protection; (ii) private international intellectual property law, that is, the acquisition and enforcement of intellectual property rights internationally, such as rights arising under a counties¿ patent law, copyright law, or trademark law; and, to a lesser degree (iii) comparative aspects of IP law among the major trading countries or regions of the world. The course is designed to afford the student who intends to practice in IP an acquaintance with key international IP issues, principles and policy questions. The course will impart understanding in these areas using materials such as treaties, cases and commentary, and will focus on the major international systems related to each substantive IP area.

Course Syllabus: Syllabus

Course Notes:   

Prerequisites: YES  Prerequisite: (i) IP Survey in past semesters; (ii) IP Survey, Fall 2009, from Professor Vetter, concurrent enrollment requirement; or (iii) two of the following - Copyright Law, Patent Law, or Trade Secrets.

First Day Assignments: Read the course web page here:

http://www.law.uh.edu/faculty/gvetter/classes/IntlIP.Fall2009/Intl_IP_Fall2009.htm

Read the “Generally Applicable Syllabus Information” document linked to the course web page, and read the Final Exam Page also linked to the course web page.

Read the first week’s assignments as given on the course web page.

Final Exam Schedule: 12/15 9 am-noon  240 TU2  SAME  

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Book Requirements:

• (4/17/2009 11:15:46 AM) Title: International Intellectual Property: Problems, Cases, And Materials
  Author: Daniel C. K. Chow & Edward
  Edition: Latest Edition Year:  ISBN:  Publisher: West