Course Syllabus

Course Information：

Year-Semester	Course Number	Course Name	Phase	Credits	Hours	Required/Elective	Instructor	Class	Student NO.	Withdraw	Note
Spring Semester Year 2026	359564	Seminar on the U.S. Intellectual Property Law	1	1.0	1	★	CHEN,KUANG-CHENG	GIP	8	0

Course Plan：

Instructor	CHEN,KUANG-CHENG　Office Hours
Email	kchen34@gmail.com
Last Updated	2025-12-17 01:59:32
Course Objective	本課程主要提供給欲深入了解美國法律制度、美國智慧財產權法律體系之本所學生、校外實務界人士或欲對赴美留學有興趣人士來選修。而本課程之內容，共分成兩個部分，前半部將以美國法律(包括法院、普通法、各部門法律等)之介紹為主，至於後半部則詳細介紹美國智慧財產權各部門法律(包含著作權法、專利法、營業秘密法、資料保護、商標法等)，甚至還介紹現今最熱門的人工智慧法律議題。 This course is mainly provided for this institute’s students, legal practitioners, or someone who are interested in studying in the U.S. for further understanding the U.S. legal systems, including courts, common laws, all fields of laws intellectual property law systems, including copyright laws, patent laws, trade secrets laws, data protections, trademark laws, etc. The hottest issues about laws of artificial intelligence are introduced in this course.
Course Schedule	第一週 (2026/2/23~2026/2/28) 和平紀念日補假 第二週 (2026/3/2~2026/3/7) 美國法律制度 (I)：政府架構及司法體系 第三週 (2026/3/9~2026/3/14) 美國法律制度 (II)：普通法、行政法、契約法案例與侵權行為法及財產法–智財和科技視野 第四週 (2026/3/16~2026/3/21) 美國智財權介紹 (I)：總則 第五週 (2026/3/23~2026/3/28) 美國智財權介紹 (II)：著作權及數據資料 第六週 (2026/3/30~2026/4/4) 兒童節補假一日 第七週 (2026/4/6~2026/4/11) 美國智財權介紹 (III)：專利權 第八週 (2026/4/13~2026/4/18) 美國智財權介紹 (IV)：商標權 第九週 (2026/4/20~2026/4/25) 美國智財權介紹 (V)：營業秘密 第十週 (2025/4/27~2026/5/2) 勞動節休假一日 第十一週 (2026/5/4~2026/5/9) 美國智財權介紹 (VI)：美國專利複審程序 第十二週 (2026/5/11~2026/5/16) 美國智財權介紹 (VII)：智財權訴訟 第十三週 (2026/5/18~2026/5/23) 美國智財權介紹 (VIII)：美國人工智慧法制 第十四週 (2026/5/25~2025/5/30) 美國智財權介紹 (IX)：美國人工智慧案例 第十五週 (2026/6/1~2026/6/6) 課程總結 第十六週 (2026/6/8~2026/6/13) 期末專題報告 (I) 第十七週 (2026/6/15~2026/6/20) 端午節休假一日 第十八週 (2026/6/22~2026/6/27) 期末專題報告 (II) Week 1 (2026/2/23~2026/2/28) Make-Up Day for Peace Memorial Day Week 2 (2026/3/2~2026/3/7) U.S. Legal System (I): Branches of Government and Judicial System Week 3 (2026/3/9~2026/3/14) U.S. Legal System (II): Common Law, Administrative Law, Examples from Contracts, Torts, and Property – IP and Tech Lens Week 4 (2026/3/16~2026/3/21) Introduction to the U.S. intellectual property (I): Principle Week 5 (2026/3/23~2026/3/28) Introduction to the U.S. intellectual property (II): Copyright and Data Week 6 (2026/3/30~2026/4/4) Make-Up Day for Childern’s Day Week 7 (2026/4/6~2026/4/11) Introduction to the U.S. intellectual property (III): Patent Week 8 (2026/4/13~2026/4/18) Introduction to the U.S. intellectual property (IV): Trademark Week 9 (2026/4/20~2026/4/25) Introduction to the U.S. intellectual property (V): Trade Secrets Week 10 (2025/4/27~2026/5/2) Labor Day Week 11 (2026/5/4~2026/5/9) Introduction to the U.S. intellectual property (VI): Inter Partes Review (IPR) Week 12 (2026/5/11~2026/5/16) Introduction to the U.S. intellectual property (VII): Litigation Week 13 (2026/5/18~2026/5/23) Introduction to the U.S. intellectual property (VIII): U.S. Artificial Intelligence Laws Week 14 (2026/5/25~2025/5/30) Introduction to the U.S. intellectual property (IX): U.S. Artificial Intelligence Cases Week 15 (2026/6/1~2026/6/6) Conclusions Week 16 (2026/6/8~2026/6/13) Final Project Report (I) Week 17 (2026/6/15~2026/6/20) Dragon Boat Festival Week 18 (2026/6/22~2026/6/27) Final Project Report (II)
Evaluation and grading policy	1.課堂案例探討/小組討論/課後作業 80% 2.上課出席 20% 1.Class discussion/group discussion/homework 80% 2.Class attendance 20%
Materials	All right reserved. Do not reproduce without permission. Foreign-language textbooks:Yes 1.課堂講義 2.課堂簡報 1.Class handout 2.Class PowerPoint
The access to curricular consultation	1.授課教師電子郵件：kcschen@mail.ntut.edu.tw 2.Line群組連結： 1.E-mail of the Lecturer: kcschen@mail.ntut.edu.tw 2.Line Group Link:
The course corresponds to the SDGs	SDG4：優質教育（Quality Education） SDG10：減少不平等（Reduced Inequalities） SDG16：和平正義與有力的制度（Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions）
Does the course incorporate AI	● 使用生成式AI作為教學過程的輔助工具（Use generative AI tools as an aid to the teaching process） ● 鼓勵學生使用生成式AI工具（Encourage students to use generative AI tools） ● 使用生成式AI進行課堂即時互動（Use generative AI for real-time classroom interaction）
Note	本課程授課教師是由本所陳匡正教授兼所長親自授課，另邀請美國新罕布夏大學富蘭克林皮爾斯法學院院長Megan Carpenter教授、富蘭克林皮爾斯智財中心主任Micky Minhas教授，進行線上授課。 This course is personally taught by Prof./Director Kuang-Cheng Chen. Prof./Director Chen will invite Dean/Prof. Megan Carpenter and Director of Franklin Pierce Intellectual Property Center/Prof. Micky Minhas of the University of New Hampshire, Franklin Pierce School of Law to teach online.