Intellectual Property in the Healthcare Industry

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Intellectual Property in the Healthcare Industry

This course is part of Healthcare Law Specialization

Instructor: R. Polk Wagner

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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Beginner level

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1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Identify the various forms of intellectual property protection available under U.S. Law
Understand the special intellectual property laws developed for the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries, especially as regards to drug patents
Examine how the law has responded to cutting-edge medical developments such as ownership of genetic material and genetic information
Recognize the variety of intellectual property strategies employed by healthcare-oriented businesses of all sizes

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There are 4 modules in this course

This course begins with an overview of general intellectual property law in the United States, then examines how the policy choices behind those laws shapes the behavior of major players in the healthcare industry. We will examine how patents and trademarks shape the behavior of pharmaceutical companies, and how complex issues involving medical research in university settings, and ownership of genetic information and material, are resolved by intellectual property laws. The course concludes with in-depth case studies of an international pharmaceutical company, a major medical device company, and a start-up in the emerging DNA-testing industry.

This module will introduce the concept of intellectual property and explain how it creates value. You will learn about the major forms of intellectual property protection in the United States - copyright, trademarks, and patents, as well as alternative forms of intellectual property protection.

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8 videos3 readings4 assignments1 discussion prompt

8 videos Total 60 minutes

Introduction to Intellectual Property 5 minutes
Why Learn About Intellectual Property Law? 8 minutes
Expansion of Intellectual Property 7 minutes
Patents 11 minutes
Trademarks 12 minutes
Copyright 7 minutes
Other Regimes 7 minutes
Takeaway Points 3 minutes

3 readings Total 95 minutes

Optional Reading: Intellectual Property Overview 20 minutes
Optional Reading: Why IP is Valuable 45 minutes
Overlaps in IP 30 minutes

4 assignments Total 105 minutes

Patent Quiz 30 minutes
Trademarks Quiz 30 minutes
Copyrights Quiz 30 minutes
Module 1 Quiz 15 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 10 minutes

Introduce Yourself! 10 minutes

Why have intellectual property protection at all? This module examines the effect of intellectual property law on the modern economy, and the policy reasons behind providing intellectual property protection.

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7 videos4 readings3 assignments

7 videos Total 50 minutes

Why have IP Rights? 9 minutes
Basic Intellectual Property Economics 9 minutes
The Mechanisms of Intellectual Property Rights 9 minutes
The Costs of Intellectual Property 7 minutes
Mechanism of IP Rights as Property 6 minutes
Balance of Intellectual Property Rights 7 minutes
Takeaway Points 3 minutes

4 readings Total 85 minutes

Is IP a Natural or Utilitarian Right? 25 minutes
IP as a Public Good 25 minutes
IP and Monopolies 10 minutes
Costs and Benefits to Patents 25 minutes

3 assignments Total 80 minutes

IP Theories 30 minutes
Costs of IP 30 minutes
Module 2 Quiz 20 minutes

This module will explore the innovative ways in which intellectual property law has responded to the unique demands and features of the modern healthcare industry.

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10 videos3 readings1 assignment

10 videos Total 55 minutes

Introduction 5 minutes
Special IP Rules for Healthcare 6 minutes
Unique Role of Patents in Pharmaceutical Drugs 11 minutes
Consequences of Hatch-Waxman Act 6 minutes
Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act 6 minutes
Special Applications of IP in Healthcare 4 minutes
Ownership of Research in Healthcare 7 minutes
Who Owns Your Body? 3 minutes
Experimentation in Patent Law 3 minutes
Module 3 Takeaway Points 3 minutes

3 readings Total 75 minutes

The U.S. Patent System's Effect on Drug Innovation 30 minutes
Regulating Against Reverse Payment 25 minutes
Body Ownership 20 minutes

1 assignment Total 15 minutes

Module 3 Quiz 15 minutes

This module takes an in-depth look at the intellectual property strategies of three major healthcare companies: 23 and Me, Novartis, and Medtronic.

What's included

5 videos3 readings2 assignments

5 videos Total 40 minutes

Module 4 Introduction and IP Review 11 minutes
Case Study: 23 and Me 7 minutes
Case Study: Novartis 13 minutes
Case Study: Novartis Part 2 4 minutes
Case Study: Medtronic 4 minutes

3 readings Total 45 minutes

Novartis and Pharmaceutical IP Strategies 25 minutes
Medtronic Products 10 minutes
Medtronic Sues for Patent Infringement 10 minutes

2 assignments Total 75 minutes

Review of IP Forms 30 minutes
Course Final Exam 45 minutes

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R. Polk Wagner

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Reviewed on Aug 27, 2020

A very useful introductory course. Provides a good foundation to build on. I also enjoyed Professor Wagner's lecture style.

Reviewed on Jan 4, 2021

I FOUND THE COURSE AND THE COURSE CONTENT REALLY INTRIGUING. IT AROUSED MY INTEREST FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW AND MEDICAL LAW

Reviewed on Jan 13, 2021

Covered the major topics in Healthcare Industry IP. I highly recommend to all interested in this area of law.

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