Skip Navigation LinksUW School of Law > Students > Course Catalog > Course Description

Courses 2009 - 2010

Law P509 Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition

Offered: [Winter]
Credits: 3

This course examines in-depth the application of competition law and policy to the creation and exploitation of intellectual property. In particular, the course will explore the tension between competition laws and intellectual property laws, and the manner in which the competition law/intellectual property law interface plays out in the international arena. It is available for students in the Intellectual Property Law & Policy Graduate Program who have taken the Intellectual Property Law Core course, Antitrust Law and Policy (or an equivalent course in their J.D. program) and, on a space available basis, would be available for students in the J.D. program who have taken A552 Antitrust Law and Policy and either A522 Copyright Law or A546 Patent Law.

Sample Syllabi