Intellectual Property in the Healthcare Industry
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Course Summary
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the intellectual property issues in the healthcare industry. It covers patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and copyrights.Key Learning Points
- Learn about the importance of intellectual property in the healthcare industry
- Understand the different types of intellectual property and their legal protections
- Explore case studies and real-world examples to reinforce your learning
Related Topics for further study
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the importance of protecting intellectual property in the healthcare industry
- Identify the different types of intellectual property and their legal protections
- Apply your learning to real-world scenarios
Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course
- Basic understanding of the healthcare industry
- Familiarity with legal terminology
Course Difficulty Level
IntermediateCourse Format
- Online
- Self-paced
Similar Courses
- Intellectual Property Law and Policy
- Intellectual Property Rights in the Global Economy
Related Education Paths
Notable People in This Field
- Gene Quinn
- David Kappos
Related Books
Description
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.
Knowledge
- 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
Outline
- Existing Intellectual Property Protection in the U.S.
- Introduction to Intellectual Property
- Why Learn About Intellectual Property Law?
- Expansion of Intellectual Property
- Patents
- Trademarks
- Copyright
- Other Regimes
- Takeaway Points
- Optional Reading: Intellectual Property Overview
- Optional Reading: Why IP is Valuable
- Overlaps in IP
- Patent Quiz
- Trademarks Quiz
- Copyrights Quiz
- Module 1 Quiz
- Philosophical and Economic Justifications of IP Rights
- Why have IP Rights?
- Basic Intellectual Property Economics
- The Mechanisms of Intellectual Property Rights
- The Costs of Intellectual Property
- Mechanism of IP Rights as Property
- Balance of Intellectual Property Rights
- Takeaway Points
- Is IP a Natural or Utilitarian Right?
- IP as a Public Good
- IP and Monopolies
- Costs and Benefits to Patents
- IP Theories
- Costs of IP
- Module 2 Quiz
- Special Intellectual Property Rules for Healthcare
- Introduction
- Special IP Rules for Healthcare
- Unique Role of Patents in Pharmaceutical Drugs
- Consequences of Hatch-Waxman Act
- Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act
- Special Applications of IP in Healthcare
- Ownership of Research in Healthcare
- Who Owns Your Body?
- Experimentation in Patent Law
- Module 3 Takeaway Points
- The U.S. Patent System's Effect on Drug Innovation
- Regulating Against Reverse Payment
- Body Ownership
- Module 3 Quiz
- Case Studies in Intellectual Property
- Module 4 Introduction and IP Review
- Case Study: 23 and Me
- Case Study: Novartis
- Case Study: Novartis Part 2
- Case Study: Medtronic
- Novartis and Pharmaceutical IP Strategies
- Medtronic Products
- Medtronic Sues for Patent Infringement
- Review of IP Forms
- Course Final Exam
Summary of User Reviews
Learn about intellectual property in the healthcare industry with this course from Coursera. Users have generally found the course to be informative and well-structured, with a focus on practical applications. One key aspect that many users appreciated was the hands-on approach to learning about patent law and other legal issues in the healthcare field.Pros from User Reviews
- Well-structured course with practical applications
- Hands-on approach to learning about patent law
- Informative content
Cons from User Reviews
- Some users found the pace of the course to be too slow
- Not enough emphasis on ethical considerations
- Some technical issues with the platform
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