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Prerequisites
Postgraduate studies will start with an intensive review of critical concepts, legal principles, statutory and regulatory provisions, and commercial uses of computing technologies. For individuals with either a Juris Doctor or Masters of Business Administration, several of the courses will be fulfilled by prior study, practice, or management experience. Two of these will be foundation courses for most registrants: Survey of Commercial Arrangements (CL 403) and American Intellectual Property Interests (CL 407).
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401
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Property Concepts in
Contemporary Intellectual Property Law
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Legal concepts underlying an intangible property interest, including jurisprudence for
statutory and common law protections of these interests in the context of historical formation and contemporary application in commercial settings. (2 credit)
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402
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Survey of Intellectual Property Law
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Comprehensive review of principles and practices associated
with patent, trademark, copyright, semiconductor chip, and other legally
recognized protections for intellectual property in the United States. (2
credits)
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403
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Survey of Commercial Arrangements
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Review of commercial agreements and statutory arrangements,
including Uniform Commercial Code and pending amendments, electronic trading
partner agreements, International Sales Convention, Model Law on Electronic
Commerce, standard-setting activities, software agreements, licensing
agreements, and technology transfer. (3 credits)
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404
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Computer Law I: Legal Issues Involving
Computers and Computer Applications
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Survey of legal issues involving the use of computers and
information technologies (2 credits)
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405
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Computer Law II: Intellectual Property
Law Issues Involving Computer Technologies
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(2 credits)
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406
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Technological Developments Affecting
Computing Technologies
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Multidisciplinary review of technological developments
affecting computing technologies, security, communication, market structure,
and intellectual property interests. (3 credits)
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407
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American Intellectual Property Interests
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Review of American industries' intellectual property
interests and their significance to economic and technological development,
foreign trade, balance of trade, fair competition, tax base, and related
national interests in the world economy. (2 credits)
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Core Courses in Advanced Computer Law
These core courses emphasize critical legal,
technological and economic issues involving computing technologies at various
levels of implementation and differing utilizations of the technologies. They
form the base for more advanced courses in specialized fields, including the
concentration areas of operations and transactions.
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501
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Computer Law III: Hardware and
Installation
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502
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Computer Law IV: Software
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503
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Computer Law V: Databases &
Informatics
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511
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Telecommunications I: Networks &
Telecommunications Services
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521
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Commercial Transactions: Structuring
Trading Relations
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522
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Bankruptcy
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523
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Taxation of Intellectual Property
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531
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Evidentiary Issues: Functional
Equivalents in Electronic Commerce
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Concentration: Operational Issues in Computer Law
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601
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Privacy Protections and Disclosure
Limitations
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602
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Employment Relation & Computing
Systems I: Employment Activities and Electronic Workplace
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603
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Employment Relation & Computing
Systems II: Business Authorization and Competitive Conduct
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604
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Licensing Agreements and Business
Arrangements
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607
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Introduction to Legal Aspects of
Multimedia
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608
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Computer Technology Patents [American
Patent Academy]
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609
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Intellectual Property Protection for
Software
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610
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Telecommunications II: Value-Added
Services and Networks
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611
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Governmental Interests in Computer
Technologies
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612
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Technology Transfer and Export Controls
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613
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Legal Issues in Research and Development
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614
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Standard-Setting Organizations and the
Law
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Concentration: Transactional Issues in Computer Law
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651
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Electronic Data Interchange I: Survey of
Technology and Legal Issues
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652
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Electronic Data Interchange II: Trading
Partner Agreements
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653
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Electronic Data Interchange III:
International Trade
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654
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Electronic Data Interchange IV:
Government Operations
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655
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Electronic Data Interchange VI:
Financial Transactions
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656
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Electronic Data Interchange VII:
Commercial Transactions
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661
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Information Superhighways I: Law and
Public Policy
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662
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Information Superhighways II: Industry
Structure and Services
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671
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Advanced Problems in Licensing
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672
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Advanced Problems in Acquisitions
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Executive Colloquies and Specialized Studies
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801
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Jurisprudence of Visual Communication by
Computer
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802
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Management of Intellectual Property
Assets
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653
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Electronic Data Interchange III:
International Trade
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654
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Electronic Data Interchange IV:
Government Operations
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803
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Industry Studies
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Special study under multidisciplinary faculty of specific
industry interests as defined by intellectual property interest, industrial
classification, or trade protection.
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