Course Syllabus

Course Information：

Year-Semester	Course Number	Course Name	Phase	Credits	Hours	Required/Elective	Instructor	Class	Student NO.	Withdraw	Note
Fall Semester Year 2025	350383	IP Research Methodology	1	1.0	1	▲	CHEN,KUANG-CHENG	GIP	2	0

Course Plan：

Instructor	CHEN,KUANG-CHENG　Office Hours
Email	kchen34@gmail.com
Last Updated	2025-05-23 23:31:36
Course Objective	本課程是學生之「必修」課程，乃是講授如何使用Westlaw International資料庫進行IP研究，而主要專利資料庫的檢索方式也會展示。在每堂課前，學生必須要閱讀教材。課堂參與是必須的。其他資訊請見課程摘要。事實上，本課程之進行，30%以英文講授、70%以中文講授，而且課堂教材以中文為主。 This course is a “required course” for students, and it is intended to expose students to various research skills for studying IP issues. Primarily, this course teaches how to use the Westlaw International database to do IP research. The framework of the database is based on the legal research methodology applied to American law. So, the basic knowledge of the American legal research methodology will be introduced. In addition, this course will demonstrate major patent databases to students. Students will be assigned to one research project. Students are required to study reading materials before each class. Class participation is also required. In fact, the class lectures will be in English 30% and in Chinese 70%, and the class materials are mainly in Chinese.
Course Schedule	第一週 (114/9/8~114/9/13) 課程導讀；美國司法制度介紹 (I) 第二週 (114/9/15~114/9/20) 美國司法制度介紹 (II) 第三週 (114/9/22~114/9/27) 美國司法制度介紹 (III) 第四週 (114/9/29~114/10/4) 美國司法制度介紹 (IV) 第五週 (114/10/6~114/10/11) 國慶日連假停課一次 第六週 (114/10/13~114/10/18) Westlaw英語法律資料庫訓練 第七週 (114/10/20~114/10/25) 美國司法制度介紹 (V)；繳交判決摘要 (I) 第八週 (114/10/27~114/11/1) 美國司法制度介紹 (VI) 第九週 (114/11/3~114/11/8) 期中週/停課一次 第十週 (114/11/10~114/11/15) 美國司法制度介紹 (VII) 第十一週 (114/11/17~114/11/22) 美國司法制度介紹 (VIII) 第十二週 (114/11/24~114/11/29) 美國司法制度介紹 (IX) 第十三週 (114/12/1~114/12/6) 藍皮書：一個模範引註體系簡介 (I)；繳交判決摘要 (II) 第十四週 (114/12/8~114/12/13) 藍皮書：一個模範引註體系簡介 (II) 第十五週 (114/12/15~114/12/20) 藍皮書：一個模範引註體系簡介 (III) 第十六週 (114/12/22~114/12/27) 期末週/停課一次 第十七週 (114/12/29~115/1/3) 藍皮書：一個模範引註體系簡介 (III)；繳交繳交判決摘要 (III)及課堂筆記 第十八週 (115/1/5~115/1/10) 寒假開始 Week 1 (114/9/8~114/9/13) Introduction; Introduction of the U.S. Judicial System (I) Week 2 (114/9/15~114/9/20) Introduction of the U.S. Judicial System (II) Week 3 (114/9/22~114/9/27) Introduction of the U.S. Judicial System (III) Week 4 (114/9/29~114/10/4) Introduction of the U.S. Judicial System (IV) Week 5 (114/10/6~114/10/11) National Day Holiday Week 6 (114/10/13~114/10/18) Westlaw English Legal Database Training Week 7 (114/10/20~114/10/25) Introduction of the U.S. Judicial System (V); Hand in the Case Brief (I) Week 8 (114/10/27~114/11/1) Introduction of the U.S. Judicial System (VI) Week 9 (114/11/3~114/11/8) Mid-Term Week/A Week's Classes Suspension Week 10 (114/11/10~114/11/15) Introduction of the U.S. Judicial System (VII) Week 11 (114/11/17~114/11/22) Introduction of the U.S. Judicial System (VIII) Week 12 (114/11/24~114/11/29) Introduction of the U.S. Judicial System (IV) Week 13 (114/12/1~114/12/6) Introduction of the “Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation” (I); Hand in the Case Brief (II) Week 14 (114/12/8~114/12/13) Introduction of the “Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation” (II) Week 15 (114/12/15~114/12/20) Introduction of the “Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation” (III) Week 16 (114/12/22~114/12/27) Final Week/A Week's Classes Suspension Week 17 (114/12/29~115/1/3) Introduction of the “Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation” (IV); Hand in the Case Brief (III) and Class Notes Week 18 (115/1/5~115/1/10) Winter Vacation
Evaluation and grading policy	1.課後作業 80% 2.上課出席 20% 1.Homework 80% 2.Class Attendance 20%
Materials	All right reserved. Do not reproduce without permission. Foreign-language textbooks:Yes 1.McKinney、Ann Ruth及Childs, Scott著，法律研究：實際指引與自我學習手冊，湯森路透/韋斯特公司，2008年1月。 2.McKinney、Ann Ruth、Childs, Scott及Flanary-Smith, Amy著，線上法律研究：McKinney and Childs著法律研究之補充本，湯森路透/韋斯特公司，2008年1月。 3.藍皮書：一個模範引註體系，哈佛法學評論學會，2015年1月。 1.McKinney, Ann Ruth & Childs, Scott, Legal Research: A Practical Guide and Self-Instructional Workbook (Thomson/West, 5th ed. 2008). 2.McKinney, Ann Ruth, Childs, Scott, Flanary-Smith, Amy, Legal Research Online: A Supplement to Accompany McKinney and Childs' Legal Research, Fifth Ed (Thomson/West, 5th ed. 2008). 3.The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (The Harvard Law Review Association, 20th ed. 2015).
The access to curricular consultation	1.授課教師E-mail：kcschen@mail.ntut.edu.tw. 2.Line課程群組連結：114-1 智財研究方法 1.E-mail of the Lecturer: kcschen@mail.ntut.edu.tw. 2.Line Group Link: 114-1 智財研究方法
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	AI2：鼓勵學生使用生成式AI工具（Encourage students to use generative AI tools） AI4：簡單介紹AI的基本概念（Briefly introduce the basic concept of AI）
Note	1.本課程是學生之「必修」課程。 2.本課程之進行，30%以英文講授、70%以中文講授，而且課堂教材以中文為主。 1.This course is a “required course” for students. 2.The class lectures will be in English 30% and in Chinese 70%, and the class materials are mainly in Chinese.