Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: differentiate between copyrights, patents and trademarks; explain the basic requirements for protection and apply those standards to the determination as to whether a particular bit of intellectual property is eligible for protection; delineate and define the categories of works that are protected; determine the types of rights given to a copyright, patent or trademark holder; research statutory and case law in the intellectual property field; distinguish between the types of authority relevant to intellectual property law; determine the duration of intellectual property interests, based on applicable statutory law; recognize the various types of infringement; determine whether defenses to infringement are available based on a particular fact pattern; and recognize the available remedies that may be available regarding a particular case of infringement.