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1.00 - 2.00 Credits
This course examines differences in how the legal profession is regulated in the United States and Europe. Among the comparisons to be made are differences in the training required for admissions to the professions, different procedures and standards for certification, and differing approaches for creating and enforcing ethical norms. This course meets the requirement of a course on the legal profession required for the seeking a the J.D. Degree at Duke. Instructor: Staff
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1.00 - 2.00 Credits
This course will provide a general overview of the legal issues implicated by advances in biotechnology. It will also focus closely on the intellectual property and technology transfer implications of this scientific field. It will discuss comparative Swiss/European and U.S. patent law, and other issues. Instructor: Staff
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces basic accounting principles and practices and their relationship to the law, as well as to study a number of contemporary accounting problems relating to financial disclosure and the accountant's professional responsibility. Students with accounting degrees, MBAs, or who have taken more than a couple of accounting courses are not permitted to enroll. Instructor: Skender
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
This course uses a mixture of cases, lectures, and guest speakers to study venture capital and private equity markets in the United States and other countries. The course focuses on how financial, legal, and economic issues are dealt with in the financial contracts between venture capitalists and their limited partners and between venture capitalists (or other private equity investors) and the firms in which they invest. The emphasis on the perspective of the venture capitalist and the focus on deals distinguish this course from related courses, which emphasize the perspective of entrepreneurs or managers and focus on topics such as writing business plans, formulating growth strategies, managing new fast-growing firms, or competing in special industries. The course addresses not only how venture capitalists provide capital to start-up firms in growing industries, but also how private equity markets provide capital to help established medium-sized firms (often family businesses) grow and restructure. Cross-listed with Finance 491, at the Fuqua School of Business. Business Associations is a prerequisite and Corporate Finance is a corequisite for this course unless there is a strong background in business or economics. Instructor: Zarutskie
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2.00 Credits
An examination of the nature of insurance and the insurance contract. Possible topics include: the role of risk classification, marketing, the principle of indemnity and the notion of an insurable interest, subrogation, the risks transferred, rights at variance with policy provisions, claims processes, and justifications for and the nature of regulation of insurance institutions. Instructor: Gilbert
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1.00 - 2.00 Credits
This course will use a case-oriented, learn-by-doing approach to familiarize students with contract law and the comparative method. Students will be provided with specific questions to guide their work with the materials in order to solve each case under the different national laws. The solutions will then be analyzed and compared to discover if any common principles exist for the issues raised. In cases where the national solutions diverge, an analysis of the respective pros and cons of each will be conducted, culminating in a discussion of which of the solutions might be the most appropriate to resolve the problem at issue from a comparative and international perspective. Department consent required. Instructor: Michaels
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4.00 Credits
A comprehensive introduction to the principal theories of trademark law and unfair competition, patent law, copyright law, and related state and federal doctrines. Intellectual Property is a prerequisite for Law 369 (Patent), 393 (Trademark), and 530 (Entertainment). Instructors: Boyle or Lange
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1.00 - 2.00 Credits
The conclusion of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) marked a defining moment in the history of international intellectual property law, as universal minimum standards of protection were promulgated among developed and developing countries alike. It is time to survey the international intellectual property system as it has been reconfigured under the mandate of TRIPS. This course will begin with an introduction to the basic concepts of international intellectual property law, covering its historical development and its major conventions (from the Berne and Paris Conventions to the TRIPS Agreement). It will also examine current legal problems concerning the international protection of industrial property and its socio-economic implications including: the patenting of pharmaceuticals, etc. Finally, complementary movements for the global protection of industrial property will be considered, notably the filing and administration of international applications for the Patent Law Treaty and the Madrid system for the registration of marks. Instructor: Staff
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1.00 - 2.00 Credits
This course will deal with the main clauses and documents found in the practice of international contracts: letters of intent, recitals, best offers, confidentiality, liquidated damages, exemption, force majeure, hardship, and post-contractual obligations. It will have a general overview of recent trends in international trade and investment and an introduction to the different forms of doing business internationally, including through the international sale of goods and licensing agreements. Finally, the course will explore the developing world of electronic international trade and issues affecting trade over the internet. Instructor: Staff
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2.00 Credits
This course will provide an introduction to the major types of financial instruments and transactions in the international financial markets. Coverage will focus on risks and structures, and major legal and regulatory issues. Instructors: Arner and Itzikowitz
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