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Innovative Businesses and Breakthrough Technologies - The Legal Issues

Subjects: Entrepreneurship · Management · Technology

Art: Gaston, John, (John Gaston merchant ledger) - DPLA -…, 1773 · Public domain

Instructor: Dr. John Akula
Term: Fall 2004
Level: Graduate
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Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: The Law of Duties

Lecture 3: The Hard Edge of Regulation

Lecture 4: Contract I

Lecture 5: Contracts II

Lecture 6: Setting Up a New Venture Guest: Joe Hadzima, Main St. Partners

Lecture 7: Financing the Venture I - Venture Capital Guest: Kenneth Gordon, Testa Hurwitz & Thibeault

Lecture 8: Financing the Venture II - Going Public Guest: Kenneth Gordon, Testa Hurwitz & Thibeault

Lecture 9: Joint Ventures and M&A

Lecture 10: Employment; Module Wrap-up

Lecture 11: Introduction to Technology Transfer

Lecture 12: Copyrights and Software

Lecture 13: Patents I: The Basics of Patent Law Guest: Bo Pasternack, Choate Hall

Lecture 14: Patents II: Breakthrough Technologies - The Example of Biotechnology Patents Guest: Anita Meiklejohn, Fish & Richardson

Lecture 15: Antitrust, JVs and IP

Lecture 16: IP Rights and Business Strategies I Guest: Sarah Cabot, Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo

Lecture 17: IP Rights and Business Strategies II Guest: Joe Hadzima, Main St. Partners

Lecture 18: Shifting Business Models and the Law: The Example of the Internet Guest: Jorge Contreras, Hale & Dorr

Lecture 19: International IP Protection; Licensing; Wrap-up

Lecture 20: Litigation

Lecture 21: The Inside Counsel’s Perspective Guests: Tom DesRosiers, Genzyme

Lecture 22: Bankruptcy and Reorganization Guest: Jeanne Darcey, Palmer & Dodge

Lecture 23: National Security and Dealing with Government

Lecture 24: Products Liability Guest: David Geiger, Foley Hoag