393.01 Trademark Law and Unfair Competition

Current trademark and unfair competition law will be inspected from three different view points: theory, case law, and client representation involving transaction and litigation strategies. The course will cover the requirements for obtaining trademark protection (distinctiveness, use in commerce, special rules for trade dress, various bars to protection such as functionality), confusion-based infringement, secondary liability, trademark dilution, statutory and common law defenses, false advertising, and cybersquatting.

Fall 2020

Course Number Course Credits Evaluation Method Instructor
393.01
Course Credits
Final Exam
Jennifer Jenkins
Sakai site: https://sakai.duke.edu/portal/site/LAW.393.01.F20
Email list: LAW.393.01.F20@sakai.duke.edu
Course
Degree Requirements
Course Requirements - JD
Course Requirements - JD-LLM-LE
Course Requirements - LLM
Course Areas of Practice