LAWS 4412 Intellectual Property Survey
This survey course emphasizes federal copyright, trademark, and patent law and related state trade secret, rights of publicity, and unfair competition law. It is meant to provide students with a general working knowledge of the various intellectual property doctrines, and an understanding of how the individual intellectual property doctrines compare, contrast, and may be used to complement one another. This course is appropriate for the generalist who wants to understand and be able to analyze IP issues, which are ubiquitous in the modern practice of law. It is also appropriate as the first introductory course for students interested in taking a number of IP courses.
Course overview
- Department
- Law
- School
- LAW
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.57 / 5 · Excellent
- Instructor rating
- 4.76 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 8
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Joseph Liu | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4–6 hrs/week | 41 of 45 |
| Fall 2024 | David Olson | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 17 of 19 |
| Spring 2024 | Joseph Liu | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 49 of 51 |
| Fall 2023 | David Olson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 of 30 |
| Spring 2023 | Alfred Yen | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4–6 hrs/week | 23 of 24 |
| Fall 2022 | Joseph Liu | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4–6 hrs/week | 47 of 58 |
| Spring 2022 | Alfred Yen | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4–6 hrs/week | 5 of 10 |
| Fall 2021 | David Olson | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 7–9 hrs/week | 35 of 53 |