Intellectual Property Law
BUSA-40263
Explore the basic concepts of intellectual property. The nuts and bolts of patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets are explained in layman's terms. Real-life examples and "war stories" are interwoven to clarify and emphasize the hot intellectual property issues that can make or break a company's financial health.
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UCSD Extended Studies operates in Pacific Standard Time and therefore all course deadlines are held to Pacific Standard Time (PST).
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This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
Textbooks:
Intellectual Property: The Law of Trademarks, Copyrights, Patents, and Trade Secrets 6th
by Deborah E. Bouchoux
ISBN / ASIN: 9780357767474
You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.
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- No refunds after: 7/16/2025
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Taneashia Morrell
Taneashia R. Morrell, J.D., LLM., works as a Sr. Contracts and Licensing Associate at the Salk Institute. Her job comprises of contract management, licensing negotiation, patent protection, and other intellectual property matters, such as managing Salk’s trademarks.
Previously, Taneashia was a Staff Attorney at the Legal Services of South Central Michigan, where her primary focuses were Family Law and Civil Litigation. Prior to becoming a Staff Attorney, she was a Judicial Law Clerk to the Hons. Rosemarie Aquilina and Hugh B. Clarke Jr., at the 30th Circuit Court and the 54-A District Court, respectively.
Taneashia earned her LLM in Intellectual Property from Michigan State University and her JD (cum laude) in Litigation from Western Michigan University. She is currently a Board of Director for the San Diego County Bar Association, Vice Chair of the Intellectual Property Section for the San Diego County Bar Association, Immediate-Past President of Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association, and Chair of the Unauthorized Practice of Law for State Bar of Michigan. Taneashia is a Registered In-House Counsel (California), admitted to practice in the State Bar of Michigan, the District of Columbia Bar, and before the U.S. Supreme Court.
