I am interested in taking up IEOR 190G as it is strongly related to my field of expertise. As mentioned before, I am an electrical engineer with a keen interest in communications. I am also interested in hardware design, and I have previously designed several electronic circuits. However, these were on an individual scale mainly for learning and fun. In future, I might possibly design circuits with innovative ideas that are nonexistent in the market. It is thus important to be able to protect my idea from copying. With all the hoo-ha now with big consumer electronic corporations suing one another, it further highlights the importance of patents and protection of intellectual property.

With IEOR 190G, I hope to learn more about how patents work, how I can go about applying for them and how to distinguish what I am doing is new and not copying.With the vast number of engineers in the world, there is bound to be some chances that I will be doing something similar to someone else. I am not sure if drawing inspiration from some concepts might even be deemed copying. Thus, I believe the course will be an invaluable experience for me.

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