Trademark Practice

3 units

Enrollment limit: 24. This course will offer practical skills training and techniques for the four phases of trademark practice - acquisition of rights, enforcement of rights, and exploitation and transfer of rights. The course covers the various aspects of trademark law which students typically encounter in a trademark position within a law firm or company, including an initial client interview, selecting appropriate forms of protection and clearance, filing the application (including foreign filing options and strategies), responding to common rejections, opposition and cancellation proceedings, dealing with infringement, including claims, defenses, evidence, remedies, and resolution in both litigation and non-litigation contexts, administrative protection of trademarks, trademarks in mergers and acquisitions, due diligence, and licensing. Students enrolling in the course are strongly encouraged to be enrolled in or to have already completed Trademarks & Unfair Competition, though this course is not a pre-requisite. Grades will be based primarily on a final exam and to a lesser extent class participation. 3 units.