(587b) Proposed Patent System Survey Curriculum for Undergraduates

Without question the protection of discoveries plays an important, if not almost necessary role in most work pursued the Baccalaureate Scientist. But, coursework relating to Patents is nearly non-existent at the undergraduate level. The curriculum of a survey course for undergraduates will be described. The survey course will begin with a description of the Patent pitfalls of protecting a discovery from invention to commercialization.