Apr 26, 2025  
2024-2025 University Catalog 
    
2024-2025 University Catalog

ME 55401 - Design For IP Protection And Commercialization


Credit Hours: 3.00.  Present topics of intellectual property (IP) such as copyright, trademark, and trade secret, topics directed to patents including a through introduction to subject matter eligibility, novelty, and non-obviousness as well as topics related to enablement and written description requirements of a patent and how each of these concepts can affect design choices. Learn how to navigate patent databases. Develop patentable designs, as well as designs that do not infringe on existing IP. Learn about technology commercialization from an IP perspective.Credits: 3.00