Intellectual Property Strategy, (Adjunct Pool), Henry E. Riggs School of Applied Life Sciences

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Job Posting Title: Intellectual Property Strategy, (Adjunct Pool), Henry E. Riggs School of Applied Life Sciences Job Description: Faculty, Adjunct Position Overview: The primary responsibility of the Adjunct Faculty member is teaching. We are seeking adjunct instructors to teach the following course at Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) : BUS 6330 Intellectual Property Strategy (Spring, 1.5 credits) Course Description: Intellectual property (IP) rights are economically necessary to provide private actors the incentive to create and commercialize inventions. IP is particularly important for human therapeutics, where the temporary monopoly of a patent is essential for raising the money needed to complete clinical trials. This course reviews the nature and limitations of the various forms of IP and how firms leverage such IP to obtain competitive advantage and improved profitability. The successful candidate must share in the mission of KGI and the Riggs School of Applied Life Sciences Programs. The Adjunct Faculty member reports directly to the Dean and works collaboratively with the Program Directors and other faculty. Located in beautiful Claremont, California, Keck Graduate Institute...