66-215 The Innovation Trials

9 units, Carnegie Mellon University

This course will examine some of the most influential intellectual property court battles throughout history and their impact on innovation. This course is geared toward students curious about Americas industrial development and interested in the political and business strategies behind the greatest innovations and technological advances of the past several centuries. The course will answer the who, what, where, when, why and how of a number of legal cases involving various technologies and areas of innovation and place them in their historical context.

Prerequisites: none listed

Offered: Fall 2026, Fall 2025

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