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Inventions and Patents
Art: Palmer, Edward, 1803-1872, Figures 113-123. Plate Electrical Machines, 1840 · Public domain
- Instructor
- Dr. Robert Rines
- Term
- Fall 2005
- Level
- Undergraduate
- What's inside
- 1 video · 60 other files · 7 web pages
- Materials open
- Videos here · files on MIT OCW
About this course
Source: MIT OpenCourseWare 6.901 Inventions and Patents, Fall 2005, Dr. Robert Rines — original course page on ocw.mit.edu ↗. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Study order: MIT's own listing order, section by section. Taken from MIT's published course files, downloaded from ocw.mit.edu on September 23, 2026. How RedLectern is built.
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Syllabus
Open Textbook
11 files
- Cover and introduction Download
- The origin and development of the American patent system Download
- The role of the patent office and the courts Download
- The patent law Download
- Patents in action (history of the basic telephone patent) Download
- The rights, obligations, and problems of inventors (employee-employer relations) Download
- The future of American patents Download
- The modernization of patent systems Download
- Court modernization for aiding the patent system and the law, in general Download
- A formula for economic decline Download
- Index Download
Assignments
Projects
35 files
- Intellectual Property Issues Associated with the Emerging Fields of Nanotechnology Download
- Nanobiotechnology Patents Download
- Software Intellectual Property Download
- Copyright Infringement Due To Online File Sharing Download
- Death of a Cracker - The Failure of the DMCA and How Digital Copyright Can Be Saved Download
- Conceal or Perish? An Overview of Trade Security and the Software Industry Download
- The Software Protection Debate Download
- Copyright Infringement in Music and an Alternative to Piracy Download
- Patent Strategies and the Progress of Science and Useful Arts Download
- Athletic Performance Enhancing Inventions; the Conflicting Interests of Inventors, Spectators, Athletes and Companies Download
- Improving Upon the Current Patent System Download
- Effects of Patent Policies on Innovation Download
- Defending Open Science from Patent Infringement (What Does the Future Hold for University Research?) Download
- Proposal for Fostering Commercialization of Patents Download
- The Difficulty of Protecting Design Download
- Life Patents: The Reason, the Ramifications, the Proposed Reversal Download
- Prospects for Drug Accessibility and Economic Growth as Indian Pharmaceuticals Enter the Product Patent Era Download
- Prescription Drug Re-Importation Download
- Brazil’s Generic Drug Manufacturing Success and the Policies That Permitted It Download
- Human Cloning and the United States Patent Office Download
- The Developing World and the Role of Information and Communication Technologies Download
- Software Piracy in Developing Countries - A Mounting Problem and Proposed Solutions Download
- Intellectual Property Protection and China Download
- Strategies for Moving U.S. Business Into China Download
- A Comparison Study of the United States Patent System and the System of the Former Soviet Union and Current Russia Download
- A Global Patent System - From Fantasy to Functional Download
- A Medical Patent System for Global Warfare Download
- Lack of Commercialization of ‘Concept’ Patents. How it Affects Independent Inventors Download
- In Defense of the Current Patent System With No Requirement of Commercialization for Patent Rights Retention Download
- Consequences of the Bayh-Dole Act Download
- Effects of National Security Concerns on the Patent Process Download
- Globalization is a Catalyst for Change in Intellectual Property Systems: Case Studies in India and China Download
- Implications of the World Trade Organization’s Intellectual Property Policies on Third-World Countries’ Access to Vital Medicines Download
- Software Licenses: Taxonomy and Analysis Download
- The Condom Project Download
Pedagogy
Other materials from this course
12 files
- This resource contains chapter 3 of the course textbook, 'Create or Perish', by Dr. Robert Rines (ch3.pdf) Download
- This resource contains chapter 4 of the course textbook, 'Create or Perish', by Dr. Robert Rines (ch4.pdf) Download
- This resource contains chapter 5 of the course textbook, 'Create or Perish', by Dr. Robert Rines (ch5.pdf) Download
- This resource contains chapter 6 of the course textbook, 'Create or Perish', by Dr. Robert Rines (ch6.pdf) Download
- This resource contains chapter 7 of the course textbook, 'Create or Perish', by Dr. Robert Rines (ch7.pdf) Download
- This resource contains chapter 8 of the course textbook, 'Create or Perish', by Dr. Robert Rines (ch8.pdf) Download
- This resource contains chapter 9 of the course textbook, 'Create or Perish', by Dr. Robert Rines (ch9.pdf) Download
- This resource contains cover page and introduction to the course textbook, 'Create or Perish', by… (crate_r_persh19.pdf) Download
- This resource contains chapter 1 of the course textbook, 'Create or Perish', by Dr. Robert Rines (crete_r_pershch1.pdf) Download
- This resource contains chapter 2 of the course textbook, 'Create or Perish', by Dr. Robert Rines (crete_r_pershch2.pdf) Download
- Create or Perish: The Case for Inventions and Patents Download
- This resource includes information on internet's infrastructure and supporting protocols including… (rebuildg_intrnet.pdf) Download
Course outline
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Lecture 2: The Role of the Patent Office and the Courts
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Lecture 3: Basic Patent Laws
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Lecture 4: The Rights, Obligations, and Problems of Inventors
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Lecture 5: Other Intellectual Property: Copyrights, Trade Secrets, Trademarks
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Lecture 6: Intellectual Property Project: Research Topics
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Lecture 7: Intellectual Property Project: Research Topics (cont.)
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Lecture 8: Student Presentation of Final Projects
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Lecture 9: Student Presentation of Final Projects (cont.)
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