The course provides a foundation
to understand the patent system and the strategies to build
a patent portfolio and avoid patent infringement. Students
learn how to conduct their own patent search and file their
own provisional patent application on an invention of their
choice.
Number of Credits
2-3 Units
Which Quarter(s) in 2005– 2006
Fall
Quarter on Thursdays, 1:15pm to 3:05pm
How many students enrolled
in 2004– 2005 and from what schools
32 total students. 31
students from the engineering programs (ME, EE, CHEM, and
BIO) and 1 student from the business program (MBA).
Number of graduates
22
Number of undergraduates
10 (senior level)
# of Bio Teams
How are teams formed
Midterm Exam covering patentability
and infringement issues and a project due on the first day
of final exams.
What are the major work
deliverables
Students seek approval
on an invention of their choice within one of the following
categories:
Patentability Analysis of their Invention
Infringement Analysis
of a competitor’s Patent
Patent
Portfolio Strategy for a startup venture
How are project areas
selected
The instructor develops the
projects through interaction with corporate sponsors well in
advance of the start of the course.
Facilities used
Terman Engineering 556
Number of TAs assigned
0
Other comments
As an entrepreneurial patent
attorney, Jeffrey Schox has created and filed over 150 patent
applications and has designed and directed patent programs
for dozens of new business ventures.
