Learn from Class
This class taught me a lot about the patent system, smartphone patent conflicts, and social media. It was very fun because Professor Tal was flexible with the homework topics. Moreover, I signed up for this class because I wanted to learn more about the smartphone industry from a patent perspective. Specifically, the cases with Android vs Apple always interested me. It is fascinating to see how different companies have royalties, settlements, and the strategies they pursue.
Fits Needs and Future
Particularly, I am interested in entrepreneurship and this class is within the list for Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Technology (CET) at Berkeley. I picked this class because of my interest in smartphones. Learning about patents will go along way because it seems that many start-ups overlook this when they are developing. This includes patents, trademarks, and trade secrets. As a result, I am confident this will help me somewhere down the line in the future. Although I will be working starting July, I am sure that this will help me have a more solid understanding of the legal/patent aspect of start-ups.
Recommendation
I would totally recommend this class. The use of social media was fun and effective. Although it is sometimes difficult to do the homework on Friday/Saturday night because of other social commitments, the results are worth the effort. For future semesters, the homework should be due a bit earlier, and we should get extra time to do the blog/youtube comments. This way, we will be able to see the perspective of all students in due time.
Overall, it was a great semester working with all my classmates on this course. It feels that our interactions were more through social media than in class! Some group activities/ice breakers would be good as well.
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