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notices: Congratulations to the Spring 2002 class for an excellent semester. Patent Law will return in Spring 2003.
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C O U R S E   S C H E D U L E
[ subject to change ]

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Week 1 Tuesday, January 8 Thursday, January 10
What is a Patent?
A Brief History of Patents
A Brief Explanation of Patent Practice
Patent Policy 		The Edges of Patent Law
Preemption of State Laws
Casebook pp. 1 - 18.
Supplement: U.S. Patent No. 6,302,230		 Casebook pp. 19 - 45.
no CPs assigned no CPs assigned
notes | audio notes | audio
 
Week 2 Tuesday, January 15 Thursday, January 17
Novelty & Statutory Bars I:
Anticipation 		Novelty & Statutory Bars II:
"Public Use"
"Experimental Use"
"On-Sale"
"Printed Publication"
"Patented"
Casebook pp. 47-60. Casebook pp. 60-93.
Group 1 Group 2
notes | audio notes | audio
 
Week 3 Tuesday, January 22 Thursday, January 24

Novelty & Statutory Bars III:
"known or used by others . . ."
§ 102(c)
§ 102(d)
§ 102(e)
§ 102(f)
§ 102(g)

 Nonobviousness I:
The Graham Test
Casebook pp. 93-131. Casebook pp. 133-156.

Group 3

 Group 4
notes | audio notes | audio
 
Week 4 Tuesday, January 29 Thursday, January 31

Nonobviousness II:
More on Nonobviousness
The Scope and Content of the Prior Art

 Nonobviousness III:
The Hypothetical Artisan
Objective Indicia of Nonobviousness
Casebook pp. 156 – 179. Casebook pp. 179 – 194.
Group 5 Group 6
notes | audio notes | audio
 
Week 5 Tuesday, February 5 Thursday, February 7
Nonobviousness IV:
Class Exercise – An Obviousness Trial		 The Patent Document I:
Enablement
Written Description
Class Exercise 1 Handout Casebook pp. 195-221.
no CPs assigned Group 7
no notes | audio notes | audio
 
Week 6 Tuesday, February 12 Thursday, February 14
The Patent Document II:
Best Mode		 The Patent Document III:
Definteness
Inventorship
Casebook pp. 222 - 234. Casebook pp. 234 - 276.
Group 8 Group 9
notes: (html) (pdf) | audio notes: (html) (pdf) | audio
 
Week 7 Tuesday, February 19 Thursday, February 21
Claim Construction I:
Introduction: Who Decides? How?		 Claim Construction II:
The Process of Claim Construction
Claim Format
Casebook pp. 277-301. Casebook pp. 301 - 344.
Group 10 Group 1
notes: (html) (pdf) | audio notes: (html) (pdf) | audio (technical problem: low volume)
 
Week 8 Tuesday, February 26 Thursday, February 28

Claim Construction III:
Class Exercise – Claim Construction

 Doctrine of Equivalents I:
The History of DOE
Modern DOE
Class Exercise 2 Handout Casebook pp. 345 - 373.
no CPs assigned Group 2
K-2 Corp. v. Salomon S.A., 191 F.3d 1356 (Fed. Cir. 1999) | no audio (technical problem) notes: (html) (pdf) | audio
 
Week 9 Tuesday, March 5 Thursday, March 7
Doctrine of Equivalents II:
The "All-Elements Rule"
DOE and Means-Plus-Function Claims		 Doctrine of Equivalents III:
Prosecution History Estoppel
Casebook pp. 373 - 395. Casebook pp. 395 - 433.
Group 3 Group 4
notes: (html) (pdf) | audio notes: (html) (pdf) | audio
 
Week 10 Tuesday, March 12 Thursday, March 14
[ NO CLASS -- SPRING BREAK ]
 
Week 11 Tuesday, March 19 Thursday, March 21
Doctrine of Equivalents V:
Prior Art Limitations on DOE

 Class Exercise – Doctrine of Equivalents
Casebook pp. 433 - 440. Class Exercise 3 Handout
Group 5 No CPs assigned
notes: (html) (pdf) | audio DeMarini v. Worth, 239 F.3d 1314 (2001) | audio
 
Week 12 Tuesday, March 26 Thursday, March 28

Defenses & Counterclaims I:
The Prior User Defense
The Experimental Use Exception
Inequitable Conduct

Defenses & Counterclaims II:
Antitrust & Patent Misuse

Remedies:
The Calculation of Patent Damages

Chisum et al, Principles of Patent Law 1197-1217 (2001) (dist. cntr)
Merges, Patent Law 966-72 (1995) (dist. cntr)
Casebook pp. 441 - 451

Merges, Patent Law 1137-59, 1172-1203 (1995) (dist. cntr)
Casebook pp. 483 - 497.
Group 6 Group 7
notes: (html) (pdf) | audio notes: (html) (pdf) | audio
 
Week 13 Tuesday, April 2 Thursday, April 4
The Subject Matter of Patents I:
Practical Utility		 The Subject Matter of Patents II:
Biotechnological Inventions
Casebook pp. 499 - 510 Casebook pp. 510 - 537.
Group 8 Group 9
notes: (html) (pdf) | audio notes: (html) (pdf) | audio
 
Week 14 Tuesday, April 9 Thursday, April 11
The Subject Matter of Patents III:
Software and Business Models – Caselaw		 The Subject Matter of Patents IV:
Software & Business Models - Problems & Solutions
Casebook pp. 538 - 569. Casebook pp. 570 - 598.
Group 10 No CPs assigned
notes: (html) (pdf) | audio notes: (html) (pdf) | audio

 

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