Syllabus:Patent Engineering SPRING 08
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The course broadly covers patents as a business tool, and the use of intellectual capital for competitive advantage. In the course, we will discuss how to protect and commercialize engineering and scientific intellectual assets as well as examine several patent litigation case studies with a focus on invention, innovation, and patent strategy.
Lecturers: Tal Lavian and Ikhlaq Sidhu
Spring 2008
Location: 240 Bechtel
Day : Wednesday
Time : 4:00-5:30
| CLASS | DATE | TOPIC | INSTRUCTOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1/23 | Introduction to Patent Engineering | Tal Lavian |
| 2 | 1/30 | Patent Engineering | Tal Lavian |
| 3 | 2/6 | Patent Persecution | Jeffrey Schox |
| 4 | 2/13 | Busting Bad Patents | Emily Berger |
| 5 | 2/20 | Bullet Proof IP | Mark Albert |
| 6 | 2/27 | The Anatomy of a Patent | Duane R. Valz |
| 7 | 3/5 | Survey & Comparison of Established and Emerging IP Business Models | Ron Laurie |
| 8 | 3/12 | Patents in Defensive and Offensive Actions | Joe Beyers |
| 9 | 3/19 | Inventions and Innovations | Tal Lavian |
| 10 | 4/2 | No Class | |
| 11 | 4/16 | Summary and Wrap Up | Tal Lavian |
| 12 | 4/16 | Creating and Valuing Intellectual Property Up | Larry Udell |
STUDENT PRESENTATIONS:
1. NTP vs RIM
2. Qualcomm: CDMA Technology
3. Electrochemiluminescence
4. Ebay
5. Tivo vs. EchoStar
6. Blackboard vs. Desire2Learn
7. Patents as Business Tools
8. One Click
9. Vonage vs. The Wireless World
10. Kodak vs. Sony
11. Kodak vs. Sun
12. Netflix vs. Bluckbuster
13. Atari vs. Nintendo
14. AlCATEL-LUCENT vs. Microsoft
15. LCD Patent Cases
16. The Gold rush to Nano-technology
17. Boston Scientific vs. Cordis
18. GSK
19. Bell Telephone
20. Eolas vs. Microsoft
Presentation Slides:
1. Part 1
2. Part 2
CLASS SPEAKERS:
1. Jeffrey Schox :
Patentability of an Invention
2. Emily Berger (EFF): Busting a Bad Patent
3. Duane Valz (VP Yahoo) :
Anatomy of a Patent
4. Mark Albert Bullet Proof IP
5. Ron Laurie: Survey & Comparison of Established and Emerging IP Business Models
6. Joe Beyers IP Licensing at Hewlett-Packard]
7. Larry Udell (President LES) Welcome to Tomorrow]
Attendance:
Attendance at the lecture sessions is required for a passing grade. Students will be expected to sign in for each class, as well as to submit a question during the Q&A portion of the lecture that is relevant to the session discussion topic. Student signatures will be matched to validate individual attendance. Absences for truly critical and unavoidable reasons should be arranged in advance whenever possible. One missed lecture is allowed.
Grading:
This is a 1 credit course offered pass/fail. In order to receive a passing grade, students must attend all required lectures. Absences for truly critical and unavoidable reasons should be arranged in advance whenever possible. Passing grade – requires attendance at all lectures (with one allowed absence). Students should plan to arrive 10-15 min prior to the beginning of each lecture to sign in for the class. Late students will be not be allowed to sign in, and will be considered absent. Failing grade – will be assigned to any student with two or more absences.
Session 1: Course Introduction
Speaker: Dr. Tal Lavian
Dr. Tal Lavian, brings 20+ years of innovation to the high tech industry. Tal holds a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley in Computer Science & Networking with minor in Patent Law.
Session 2: Patent Engineering
Speaker: Dr. Tal Lavian
Case studies of patent engineering. Examples of invention, new innovation, and the IP protection.
Session 3: Patent Persecution
Speaker: Jefferey Schox
Session 4: Busting Bad Patents
Speaker: Emily Berger
Session 5: Perkins Coie
Speaker: Mark Albert
Session 6: The Anatomy of a Patent
Speaker: Duane Valz, VP & Associate General Counsel for Global Patent Strategy at Yahoo
Duane Valz, a graduate of UCB's Boalt Hall School of Law, is VP & Associate General Counsel for Global Patent Strategy at Yahoo! In that role, he leads a team of attorneys and engineers responsible for the company's worldwide invention harvesting, patent filings, and portfolio management. Additionally, Mr. Valz advises on IP-related litigation and licensing.
Session 7: Survey & Comparison of Established and Emerging IP Business Models
Speaker: Ron Laurie Managing Director - Inflexion Point
Session 8: Patents in Defensive and Offensive Actions
Speaker: Joe Beyers, VP Licensing at HP
Mr. Joe Beyers started HP's Intellectual Property Licensing program and is currently a 32 year veteran of HP. He was originally an electrical engineer and inventor.
Session 9: Inventions and Innovations
Speaker: Tal Lavian
Session 10: No Class
'Session 11:' Summary and wrap up
Speaker: Tal Lavian
Session 12: "Creating & Valuing Intellectual Property" From Concept to Market
Speaker: Professor Lawrence J. Udell is Executive Director of both the Center For New Venture Alliance and the California Invention Center
Professor Lawrence J. Udell has taught at Cal-State Hayward, School of Business and Economics for over 25 years. He created and teaches "New Ventures and Entrepreneurship" courses, along with a special course in "Technology Marketing." He has served as a Lecturing Professor at U.C. Berkeley teaching a course on Technology Transfer & Commercialization, in addition to other universities in the U. S. and Canada. He is an active member of the Licensing Executives Society, and is co-founder and Managing Director of the Silicon Valley Chapter of LES.