LEGAL 247 - Intellectual Property

1. Demonstrate the ability to identify and understand the procedures for seeking statutory protection of intellectual property rights (copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and patents.
2. Demonstrate the ability to identify and understand the substantive law (federal and state, statutory and common law) which grants protection to intellectual property.
3. Demonstrate the ability to identify and apply major principles of legal ethics as they apply to lawyers and paralegals practicing in the area of intellectual property law.
4. Demonstrate the ability to analyze facts in a problem and identify the legal issues involved or raised by the problem.
5. Demonstrate the ability to identify the applicable substantive legal rules.
6. Demonstrate the ability to identify appropriate forms and methods used in the protection of intellectual property rights.
7. Demonstrate the ability to give concise, clear and well-organized oral or written answers to fact problems which correctly identify the issues, applicable rules of law, analysis and conclusions.
8. Demonstrate the ability to prepare appropriate forms and other written materials.