Patent Law

GS Law L6754 6.0, Spring 2023
online via zoom  
Tuesdays 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. EDT

Adjunct Professor:

Donald M. Cameron, Bereskin & Parr LLP
dcameron@bereskinparr.com

Lecture Date

Lecture Topic

Guest Lecturer

April 25

1. Introduction: course overview; reading a patent; the creative process
14. Trade Secrets 

May 2

2. What is an Invention? - patentable subject matter
- Computer Software Related Inventions

May 9 

- Biotechnology
3. The Application Process

Melanie Szweras

May 16

4. Claim Construction

May 23

4. Claim Construction (cont'd)
5. Infringement

May 30 

6. Validity: Novelty/Anticipation

June 6  

7. Validity: Inventiveness/Obviousness
8. Validity: Utility

June 13 

8. Validity: Utility cont'd and Other Attacks

June 20

11. Litigation
9. Notice of Compliance Drug Patent Procedures
10. Remedies

June 29

The Business of Patents
12. Monetizing Patents
13. Licensing
Review

Index of Case Quotes      Patent Act        Patent Rules

Return to Cameron's Canadian Patent and Trade Secret Law Home Page