This course begins with an overview of general intellectual property law in the United States, then examines how the policy choices behind those laws shapes the behavior of major players in the healthcare industry. We will examine how patents and trademarks shape the behavior of pharmaceutical companies, and how complex issues involving medical research in university settings, and ownership of genetic information and material, are resolved by intellectual property laws. The course concludes with in-depth case studies of an international pharmaceutical company, a major medical device company, and a start-up in the emerging DNA-testing industry.
Intellectual Property in the Healthcare Industry
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Intellectual Property in the Healthcare Industry
This course is part of Healthcare Law Specialization
Instructor: R. Polk Wagner
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What you'll learn
Identify the various forms of intellectual property protection available under U.S. Law
Understand the special intellectual property laws developed for the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries, especially as regards to drug patents
Examine how the law has responded to cutting-edge medical developments such as ownership of genetic material and genetic information
Recognize the variety of intellectual property strategies employed by healthcare-oriented businesses of all sizes
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Reviewed on Jul 16, 2023
The final quiz was a little tricky! Great Class. Thank You!!!
AM
Reviewed on Jan 13, 2021
Covered the major topics in Healthcare Industry IP. I highly recommend to all interested in this area of law.
AA
Reviewed on May 22, 2021
It was an excellent course learnt and I learnt a lot from it. The cases discussed gave more clarity about the subject. Would like to do the next level of this course now.
