Intellectual Property Law and Policy Graduate Program

The Intellectual Property Law and Policy Program provides law students with intensive education and training focused on emerging intellectual property legal issues relating to technological innovation in all fields. This focus is the uniting theme of the Intellectual Property Law and Policy Program and is best exemplified by the Intellectual Property Innovations in Science and Technology Seminar series, which is the cornerstone course that is taken by all LL.M. and Graduate Certificate Program students.

Objectives

• Provide a strong foundation in intellectual property law, with a focus on technology and science, in order to prepare students for careers in a rapidly changing technology and business environment.
• Develop a fundamental understanding of the policies established to encourage innovation and the limitations thereon. Examination of such policies will balance the interests of creators against those held by the public.
• Assess the impact of law and policy on technology commercialization through participation in practicum programs.
• Analyze legal issues from multidisciplinary and multicultural perspectives by working with faculty and students from other disciplines and cultures.
• Stimulate advanced study and research on intellectual property law by providing access to the expertise available through affiliated centers and programs.