在美國(guó),知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)法(Intellectual Property Law, IP)屬于廣義民法學(xué)的范疇,是調(diào)整民事主體之間關(guān)于知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)的法律規(guī)定的統(tǒng)稱。其內(nèi)容基本包括專利法、商標(biāo)法、著作權(quán)法、不正當(dāng)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)法(商業(yè)秘密法)等特別法。
知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)法涉及以下幾個(gè)主要方面:
Trademark、Copyright、Trade Secret、Patent、Licensing
在課程的設(shè)置上不得不提的就是NYU:針對(duì)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(chǔ)課程有:
Antitrust Law (6402)、Intellectual Property (6470)、Patent Law (6471)、Copyright Law (6472)、Trademark Law and Unfair Competition (6474)
高級(jí)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)