在美國,知識產權法(Intellectual Property Law, IP)屬于廣義民法學的范疇,是調整民事主體之間關于知識產權的法律規(guī)定的統稱。其內容基本包括專利法、商標法、著作權法、不正當競爭法(商業(yè)秘密法)等特別法。
知識產權法涉及以下幾個主要方面:
Trademark、Copyright、Trade Secret、Patent、Licensing
在課程的設置上不得不提的就是NYU:針對IP方向有40多門課程。在紐大,IP方向也叫作IP and Information Law,而其中的特色課程更是涉及Fashion Law and Business。
具體來說,GWU IP Law的基礎課程有:
Antitrust Law (6402)、Intellectual Property (6470)、Patent Law (6471)、Copyright Law (6472)、Trademark Law and Unfair Competition (6474)
高級的課程包括:
Computer Crime (6369)
International Copyright Law (6473)
Entertainment Law (6475)
Patent Strategies and Practice (6476)
The Federal Circuit (6477)
Licensing of Intellectual Property Rights (6478)
Chemical and Biotech Patent Law (6480)
Design Law (6481)
Patent Enforcement (6482)
International and Comparative Patent Law (6490)
International Intellectual Property (6491)
Advanced Trademark Law (6492)
Intellectual Property Antitrust Seminar (6494)