Intellectual Property in the Life Sciences
LAW 3426
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Description
Prerequisites: None. No background in intellectual property law or science is required.
Exam Type: No Exam
We will explore how intellectual property law—particularly patents and FDA regulatory exclusivity—shape innovation, research, and development in the life sciences. We will study the legal frameworks involved in selecting drug candidates, IP licensing, how firms use IP to protect pharmaceuticals, the optimal timing of patent protection, building patent portfolios, generic drug development, and special litigation rules between brand-name and generic or biosimilar drug companies.
Note: This reading group will meet on the following dates: 9/17, 10/1, 10/15, 10/29, 11/12, and 12/3.
School
Harvard Law School
Credits
1
Cross Reg
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
Department
Law School
Course Component
Reading Group
Subject
Law
Grading Basis
HLS Credit/Fail
