465.01 Patent Claim Drafting and Foundations of Patent Strategy
The scope of patent protection is controlled by definitions of the invention known as patent claims. This course will focus on skills used in patent claim writing across a variety of technical fields and developed through exercises and problems. Discussions of client counseling, caselaw, rules of practice, and patent application drafting in conjunction with the skill-oriented sessions will provide a background in the practical issues that control the approaches taken to claim writing. This course is especially useful for students interested in patent preparation, prosecution, and litigation, or corporate law involving patent-related transactions. Law 270 IP or Law 369 Patent Law are pre- or corequisites that may be waived after consulting with the instructor.
Students are required to attend the first class in order to remain enrolled in it.
Enrollment Pre-/Co- Requisite Information
- Law 270 IP OR Law 369 Patent Law are a pre- or co-requisite
Spring 2026
| Course Number | Course Credits | Evaluation Method | Instructor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 465.01 |
1
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Final Exam
Practical exercises
Class participation
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Laura Kelley | ||
| Canvas site: https://canvas.duke.edu/courses/75046 | |||||
| Course | |
| Degree Requirements |
JD elective
JD experiential
LLM-LE (JD) elective
IntlLLM-SJD-EXC elective
IntllLLM IP Cert
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| Course Areas of Practice |
Business and Corporate Law
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Intellectual Property, Science, and Technology Law
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