MS4661 APPLICATN OF PATENTS & REGISTERED DESIGN IN ENG RELATED IND

This course follows on from the module Fundamentals of IP to provide deeper knowledge and skills relating to some aspects of patent and registered design having substantial relevance in the engineering industry. The course provides you with the ability to identify aspects of patent and registered design law, understand how knowledge of patent and registered design law can drive an organization?s IP strategies, and assess potential courses of action concerning patentable inventions and design protection. Particular emphasis will be placed on the legal issues in relation to creation, protection, and exploitation of these intellectual assets. A note on the legal cases that are highlighted in the study units: these cases are for illustrative purposes in relation to the legal principles discussed; in general you are NOT expected to be able to recall them or use them in presenting arguments for assessment purposes.