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Intellectual Property in the Healthcare Industry

This course is part of Healthcare Law Specialization

     
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About Intellectual Property in the Healthcare Industry

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What You Will Learn?

  • Identify the various forms of intellectual property protection available under U.S. Law .
  • Understand the special intellectual property laws developed for the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries, especially as regards to drug patents.
  • Examine how the law has responded to cutting-edge medical developments such as ownership of genetic material and genetic information.
  • Recognize the variety of intellectual property strategies employed by healthcare-oriented businesses of all sizes.