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Apr 20, 2024
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BA 4330 - Legal Aspects of Innovation and Entrepreneurship3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
This course provides students with a basic understanding of laws that affect or influence the personnel function within the firm. An overview of the following topics or laws is included: discrimination laws, fair labor standards act, equal pay act, regulation of employee benefit plans, employment-at-will doctrine, and unemployment and workers’ compensation laws. (prereq: none)
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Develop an appreciation and (hopefully) enjoyment of the wonderful world of Intellectual Property
- Understand the basic nature of the legal system including the court structure and the role oflawyers
- Understand the difference between intellectual property prosecution and litigation (will bevisited for each major type of IP)
- Understand the basics of trademark law
- Understand the basic of patent law
- Understand the basics of copyright law
- Understand the basics of trade secret law
- Understand the basics of IP licensing
- Understand the basics of IP in relation to an employee / employer context
- Appreciation for intellectual property considerations in a business setting
- Basic understanding of how to navigate intellectual property in a business setting
- Understand the basics of how to research existing patents, trademarks, and copyrights
Prerequisites by Topic
Coordinator
John Osmanski, JD
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