A. Core Courses
1. Introductory Sequence
All students are required to take the following entry level course. It is strongly recommended that students take this course before taking any other Intellectual Property Concentration courses: |
| Intellectual Property Survey |
3 credits |
| All students must also take two (2) of the following four (4) courses by the time of graduation. |
| Copyright Law |
3 credits |
| Patent Law |
3 credits |
| Trade Secrets Protection and Exploitation |
2 credits |
| Trademark Law |
3 credits |
2. Skills/Experiential Learning Courses
In addition to the Introductory Sequence, students must take at least one (1) skills/experiential learning course chosen from the following approved list: |
| Advanced Legal Writing: Intellectual Property Litigation |
3 credits |
| Directed Study in Intellectual Property |
2 credits |
| Biotechnology & Life Science Start up for Lawyers & Business Professionals |
3 credits |
| Externship in an Intellectual Property Field* |
2/3 credits |
| *Please Note: This course is graded on a credit/no credit basis and student
participation, and is subject to prior approval by one of the Concentration
Faculty Directors. |
| Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Clinic |
5 credits |
| Intellectual Property and Licensing |
2 credits |
| Intellectual Property or Patent Law Thesis |
2 credits |
| * Please Note: The Thesis may be graded on either a credit/no credit or letter grade basis, at the discretion of the faculty member serving as the Thesis advisor. Students must obtain prior approval from their Thesis advisor before registering for the Thesis course. |
| Intellectual Property Transactional Skills |
2 credits |
| Journal of High Technology Law* |
2 credits |
| * Please Note: This is course is graded on a credit/no credit basis and is subject to the student being selected as a journal staff member. Once on the journal, staff members must complete required work and have it certified by the journal's advisor, Professor Rustad. Staff members may only count two (2) credits of journal work toward completion of the IP Law Concentration, even though they may receive additional credits for completion of the J.D. degree. |
| Participation in: |
| Giles Rich Patent Law Moot Court Competition |
2 credits |
| Saul Lefkowitz Trademark Moot Court Competition |
2 credits |
| * Please Note: These courses are graded on a credit/no credit basis and participation is subject to being selected as a team member. |
| Patent Litigation Practice |
2 credits |
| Patent Prosecution I: Drafting |
2 credits |
| Patent Prosecution II: PTO Practice |
2 credits |
| Patent Law: Post Grant Practice |
2 credits |
| Research Assistant |
2 credits |
| * Please Note: This course is graded on a credit/no credit basis and is subject to the student being selected as a research assistant for a full-time faculty member conducting research in an intellectual property law field. |
| Trademark Practice: PTO |
2 credits |
| Transactional Skills |
2 credits |
B. Advanced IP Electives Menu
Students must take additional Intellectual Property courses, including at least one course from the following list, in compiling their eighteen (18) credits for the IP Law Concentration. |
| Antitrust |
3 credits |
| Biomedical Law and Public Policy |
2 credits |
| Biotech Patent Law |
2 credits |
| Directed Study Project |
2 credits |
| * Please Note: This course requires prior approval by one of the Concentration Faculty Directors. |
| E-Discovery Law |
2 credits |
| Emerging Issues in Law, Information Technology and Transnational Business |
2 credits |
| Entertainment Law |
2 credits |
| Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, and the Law |
3 credits |
| European Union |
3 credits |
| International Business Transactions |
3 credits |
| Intellectual Property Thesis |
2 credits |
| International Intellectual Property |
2 credits |
| International Trade Law |
3 credits |
| Sports Law |
2 credits |
| Taxation of Intellectual Property |
3 credits |
