Intellectual Property Law --- An introduction to legal options available to protect intellectual property, including international aspects of intellectual property law. Topics covered include: patent law (including general policies and procedures, application processes, infringement and remedies, and international patent protections issues); trade secrets (including the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, protective measures, and international issues); copyright law (including ownership and acquisition, infringement and remedies, technology issues, and international copyright protection issues); and trademark law including general principles, federal procedures, infringement, dilution, remedies, and international aspects of trademark protection.

BL 509 fulfills the MBA Law/Ethics Requirement. Prior to the Fall 2014 term, this course was called LHC 509.