BUS2 501. Patent Theory and Policy.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Law (Faculty of Law)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Examination and critical assessment of the justifications of patent law; the tension between the public domain and private monopoly control; examination of international patent protection; international conventions touching on patent law, international trade instruments; examination of patents in relation to new technology: biotechnology, the Internet and business methods.
- Prerequisite: BUS2 463
- Restriction: Not open to first year students