Chemistry 590B: Science and Law, SLN 11836
Lecture: Thursday, 530-720pm, Bagley 154
Instructor: Adjunct Prof. Karl Hermanns
206.622.4900, karlh@seedlaw.com
This course provides an overview of intellectual property (IP); namely, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets. As traditional industries are being supplanted with knowledge-based companies, ones in which ideas and innovation have assumed an ever increasing role in a competitive business environment, intellectual property has emerged as a powerful tool in this new economy. Particularly in the field of patent law, companies are increasingly using intellectual property protection as competitive weapons to both capture and defend markets, as well as to increase reviews. This course will address the various forms of intellectual property protection available to technology-based companies, with real world and current examples from a practicing patent attorney. The course instructor, Karl Hermanns, is a chemist-turned-lawyer with the Seattle law firm of Seed IP Law Group, as well as an adjunct professor at the University of Washington School of Law.
Textbook: none.
Grading: Credit/no credit. You will need to complete a written assignment to receive credit.