Spring 2026
Class meeting time: Monday and Wednesday 10:30-11:50 a.m.
Course Description
This course examines international protection of intellectual property. We will discuss international treaties, trade agreement provisions, and dispute resolution systems relating to copyright and neighboring rights, patents, trademarks, and geographical indications. The course will also cover acquisition and enforcement of intellectual property rights in foreign markets.
Required Materials
International Intellectual Property Law and Policy (3d ed. forthcoming 2026) by Graeme B. Dinwoodie, Shira Perlmutter, Graeme Austin, and Rochelle Dreyfuss - note: we will be using a draft version of the manuscript that I will post in the Files/Coursebook Chapters folder on Canvas, so students do not need to purchase any books for the class. I will also require you to read additional materials posted in the Files folder in Canvas or included in links below, including certain provisions of the Paris Convention, Berne Convention, TRIPS Agreement, and other treaties and trade agreements covering intellectual property law.
Reading Assignments
Note all assignments are to chapters in the Dinwoodie coursebook (posted on Canvas) unless otherwise indicated.
Overview and Introduction (Chapter 1)
1/12: (1) Pages 1-30 of Chapter 1 and (2) the World Intellectual Property Organization’s webpage What is Intellectual Property?, https://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/
International Law and Institutions (Chapter 2)
1/14: Pages 1-29 of Chapter 2
1/19: Martin Luther King Jr. holiday - no class
1/21: Pages 29-47
Trademark and Unfair Competition Law (Chapter 3)
1/26: Pages 1-25 of Chapter 3
Geographical Indications Law (Chapter 4)
Patent and Trade Secret Law (Chapter 5)
Copyright Law (Chapter 6)
Private International Law (Chapter 9)