Teaching Current Trends and Future Developments in Intellectual Property

Introduction This Article proceeds on the assumption that the ultimate goal of intellectual property law teaching--and legal education generally--is not simply to impart knowledge of the law, but rather to inculcate in students the necessary analytical skills to apply the law to new factual situations. Thus, one of the most important, and challenging, tasks for the intellectual property law teacher is helping law students develop the ability to identify emerging legal issues and predict future legal developments in intellectual property law and policy.