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Patents

15 January, 2016 - 09:34

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  1. Explain why Congress would grant exclusive monopolies (patents) for certain periods of time.
  2. Describe what kinds of things may be patentable and what kinds of things may not be patentable.
  3. Explain the procedures for obtaining a patent, and how patent rights may be an issue where the invention is created by an employee.
  4. Understand who can sue for patent infringement, on what basis, and with what potential remedies.