Examines selected topics in copyright law in greater depth. Anticipated topics include the application of copyright law to computer software and the Internet, third-party liability for copyright infringement, restoration of copyright in works of foreign origin, and international copyright protection. Prerequisite: 385 Copyright Law. Approved IP LL.M. course. 

A hands-on course for those planning on specializing in intellectual property practice. Electronic research networks and use of proprietary publications will be featured. Approved IP LL.M. course. Graded credit/no credit. 

Legislative limits on free market transactions. This survey course covers restraints of trade such as price-fixing, market division, exclusive dealing and tying, monopolization, and mergers. A rudimentary knowledge of economic theory is required to understand court decisions, but many students master the few necessary economic principles during the course despite a lack of prior work in economics. Approved IP LL.M. course. 

This course explores scientific, political, regulatory and constitutional issues associated with assisted reproduction, cloning and genetic engineering. Technologies include: artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, and donor eggs and sperm; human cloning, both reproductive and stem cell research; and genetic engineering accomplished through preimplantation genetic diagnosis and gene transfer. Topics include: a critical analysis of the public policy debates surrounding these technologies; laws and regulations that attempt to limit or ban the use of these technologies; equal protection for human clones; procreative, scientific and therapeutic liberties under the Constitution; and genetic engineering as an aspect of a parent’s right to rear his or her child. Approved IP LLM course.

This course will introduce you to the issues encountered when starting up a biotech company and afterwards.  The course examines a variety of legal topics related to the biotechnology industry, such as the initial financing, the regulatory environment, intellectual property, licensing, antitrust and practical uses of biotechnology. Approved IP LL.M. course. 

The Broadband Regulatory Clinic provides students with the hands on experience of providing research, writing and filing policy comments on behalf of clients seeking representation in hearings before the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and/or the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Over the duration of the one semester clinic, students will interface with community-based, education, traditional civil rights, municipal and/or small business organizations to address timely cutting edge broadband regulatory issues before state or federal legislative and/or regulatory bodies. Alternatively, in some semesters, students, as clinic fellows, will have the opportunity to file comments on a state or federal policy issue (ex. net neutrality) or participate as an amicus in an appeal from an agency decision as the collective clinic. As part of the preparation for drafting and filing comments or briefs, teams of students will be required to research and write a substantive memo on a topic agreed upon by the students and the professor that is critical to the regulatory filing. Enrollment will be limited. *Given the nature of research to be undertaken, students need not have taken Mass Communications I or Mass Communications II for purposes of placement in the clinic. Approved IP LL.M. course.  

In-depth examination of the current status of copyright doctrines under the 1976 Copyright Act. Consideration of principles historically developed under the common law and the 1909 act. Emphasis on the traditional realms of copyright: literary, musical, and artistic works. Exploration of recent copyright developments in computers, video recording, internet and other modern technologies. Approved IP LL.M. course. Prerequisite: IP Survey (388)

This course will involve the negotiation of a licensing agreement transferring certain nanotechnology to a company in Korea. Students will represent a Silicon Valley company with an extensive patent portfolio which they market extensively in the United States. This proposal will be the first step in acquiring a global market. The Korean company will be represented by a team of law students from Seoul National University, supervised by Professor Ko, Hak Soo. Actual negotiations will be conducted by teleconference, in four 2- hour sessions. The first two weeks of the course will consist of an accelerated overview of international negotiation techniques, basic Korean patent law, and an introduction to the legal and business culture of Korea.  Pre-requisite: 658 International Licensing Transactions; or 216 International Business Transactions; or 228 Technology Licensing; or 327 Negotiating.  Enrollment with approval of professor.  Enrollment limited to 10 students. Approved IP LL.M. course.

Legal problems of international commercial transactions; trade and investment. Financing, contracts, shipping, and insurance questions. Problems of Third World development, including expropriation and nationalization. Approved IP LL.M. course.

This course surveys the law of the Internet, such as how privacy, contracts, intellectual property, anti-pornography, civil procedure and other legal doctrines apply to Internet businesses and technologies. A technical background is not required.

This course simulates an intellectual property lawsuit from preliminary considerations (such as whether suing is the proper course of action for a potential plaintiff and how attorneys can assist their defendant clients in the assessing of the risks of litigation when sued) to pleadings, pretrial activities, discovery, evidentiary challenges, trial preparation and appellate procedures. Approved IP LLM Course. Prerequisite: IP Survey

This course provides a high-level overview of the legal and business dynamics of the movie, television, music and video game industries, with a particular emphasis on how IP owners in those industries can monetize new media opportunities. IP LLM course. Prerequisite: IP Survey (388).

Focus is on five issues confronting the future: privacy, the world online, crime and terrorism, biotechnologies, and "science fiction" (things that may or may not happen). Approved IP LL.M. course.

This course is intended to be the culmination of the graduate LLM in IP degree program, resulting in a publication quality thesis drafted under the direct supervision of a faculty member. Students meet with the professor to coordinate a meeting schedule; there is no set schedule for this course. Approved IP LL.M. course.

This seminar allows LL.M. students to interact with each other and seminar directors, bringing them together to discuss topics and issues of law relevant to their degree, as well as in-depth discussion of areas of interest to individual students. Guest lectures and participation in law school events are part of the seminar. Under the supervision of the seminar director,each student must prepare an in depth research paper on an aspect of law related to their degree. Students seeking a specialty designation will be expected to do their paper in the area of their specialization. Students are encouraged to submit their completed work to one of the law school's scholarly journals. Graded credit/no credit.

How to manage a complex, high stakes intellectual property case. Students will be instructed on various aspects of complex case management from initial case evaluation through trial. Students will be taught a comprehensive and integrated methodology to case management with a primary emphasis on the management of the litigation team, witnesses, and documents. Also addressed litigation risk assessment; litigation budgeting, project management techniques, and use of technology to maximize both case organization and case presentation. Approved IP LL.M. course.

Introduces students to the federal regulatory law governing the ownership and operation of broadcast radio and television, cable television, and satellite video technologies. Emphasis is placed on students learning to engage in a comparative analysis of the regulatory schemes for various communications technologies. Students will examine regulations in light of constitutional issues, promoting competition and the goals of the Communications Act and the First Amendment of promoting diversity of voices and viewpoints. The course will also examine some contrasting regulatory approaches in different countries to the regulation of technology and content. There are no prerequisites for this course. Approved IP LL.M. course.

The incorporation of internet protocol technology into traditional communications technologies is causing the competitive convergence of voice, video and data markets. “Intermodal” competition has begun between telephone and cable television firms (DSL vs. Cable Modem) and is expanding to include fixed wireless, satellite and broadband over electric power lines. This convergence of technology and markets calls into question the continued relevance and utility of separate regulatory paradigms for telecommunications (voice), cable television (video) and computers (information services). Convergence of network functionality and markets is reshaping historic federal and state regulatory and legal distinctions regarding jurisdiction, ownership, access, speech and public policy. This course introduces students to the evolving federal and state regulation of broadband networks. Emphasis is placed on students learning to recognize, understand and anticipate the changing relationships between technology, competition, regulation and law. There are no prerequisites for this course. Approved IP LL.M. course.

Administration of the patent law system. Appeals from the Board of Appeals to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit or the District Court, reissues, citation of prior art, public use proceedings, re-examination, and interference proceedings under Public Law 98-622. Prerequisite: IP Survey (388). Approved IP LL.M. course.

This course covers practical aspects of drafting and prosecuting foreign and domestic patent applications, including the creation of a patent application, claim drafting and construction, international patent practice, and the strategic development of a patent portfolio. Approved IP LLM Course. Prerequisite: IP Survey (388)

Legal rights and remedies associated with privacy. An exploration of the constitutional, statutory, and common-law doctrines that give individuals control over personal information and decisions. Practical application of these privacy doctrines in judicial, legislative, and administrative contexts to protect and to vindicate individual privacy. Approved IP LL.M. course.

The recent expansion of international economic activity is being met by an important set of challenges. These range from the volatility and fragility of global financial markets to the crisis of the Asian tigers to the protests and disorder that disrupted the 1999 meetings of the World Trade Organization. A wide-ranging debate about the appropriate norms, rules, laws and institutions required by the new era has broken out in think tanks, legislatures and academia. Issues under discussion include the structure of corporate governance, the impact of new capital markets, and the need to address concerns about human rights, labor standards and environmental protection. Lawyers can, and should, play an important role in this debate. In addition, the outcome of this debate and the possible establishment of a new institutional framework will shape the environment of business and economic activity for the next generation. This course will explore the major institutions that impact on this environment, including the WTO, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.  We look at cross border securities offerings as well as mergers and acquisitions.  Grades will be based largely on the final exam, which is three hours and open book. Students interested in the Spring seminar on Globalization and Rule of Law will find this course a very helpful introduction to the material issues. 
There are no pre-requisites for this course. Approved IP LL.M. course. 

Analysis of statutory and case law recognizing a right of celebrities and others to control the use of their names and likenesses for commercial purposes. Topics include the scope of the right, identification, infringement, federal preemption and defenses, including First Amendment implications. Approved IP LL.M. course.

Introductory survey of laws regulating competition in technology industries. Antitrust law is the major focus of the course; topics of discussion will include market power, network effects, standard-setting, monopolization, joint ventures and licensing antitrust issues. Recent cases such as those involving Microsoft and Intel will serve as vehicles for discussion. The enforcement attitudes of the Antitrust Agencies will also be reviewed, as reflected in various formal guidelines, such as the 1995 Antitrust Guidelines for the Licensing of Intellectual Property. Related concepts will include the doctrine of intellectual property misuse, state and federal unfair competition laws, and common law causes of action. Approved IP LL.M. course.

The process of technology licensing. Includes topics such as motivations for licensing, types of agreements used in licensing transactions, provisions commonly used in licensing contracts, and special considerations of international licensing. Actual negotiation sessions with scenarios provided and exercises in drafting specific provisions used in technology licensing contracts. Approved IP LL.M. course.