LAW 394P - Patent Litigation Practicum.

Designed to provide an introduction to patent litigation, this course will focus on the trial of a hypothetical patent dispute. The course will emphasize strategic decision-making from the perspectives of both the patent holder and the alleged infringer (with particular focus on the costs and benefits of litigation). Students will engage such tasks and topics as drafting pleadings and briefs, venue considerations, discovery management, affirmative defenses, claim construction, dispositive motions, damages, and trial. Throughout the course the students will consider the role of good writing, project management, civility, collaboration, and legal ethics in modern trial advocacy. Five hours. Stillman While either Patent Law or Intellectual Property would be a helpful background for this practicum, neither is a prerequisite.