The program will consist of two two-week sessions. The first session will run July 1 through July 12, 2013 and the second session from July 15 through July 26, 2013. Classes will be held Monday through Thursday. The program will also include off-site visits to IP related locations such as the European Patent Office, Siemens, BMW, or the DPMA.
Final examinations are scheduled for July 12 and July 26, 2013, for the first and second session respectively. Please note that some courses may require final papers or writing assignments rather than final examinations and that professors reserve the right to adjust the examination date. The method of evaluation for each course is indicated in parentheses after the description of that course below.
Students may participate in one or both sessions; an admissions preference may be given to students who choose to participate in both sessions. Students may enroll in a maximum of two courses per session. Please note that if you plan to apply for financial aid, federal regulations require that you be enrolled for at least 3 credits over the course of the summer. We reserve the right to limit enrollment in a course due to seating capacity. Affected students will be informed if this becomes necessary.
The classes offered for the 2013 Summer Sessions are:
Session I:
Philosophical Foundations of Intellectual Property Law
Professor Michael Madison, University of Pittsburgh
Patents, Technology and Society
Professor Dan Burk, University of California at Irvine
Cross-Border Trade in Intellectual Property
Professor Robert Brauneis, GW Law
Artistic Freedom and Control in Copyright
Professor Kristelia Garcia, GW Law
Session II:
European Intellectual Property Law
Professor Christoph Ann, Technische Universität München
Chinese Intellectual Property Law
Professor Catherine Sun, China IP Limited
Internet Law I
Professor Rob Heverly, Albany Law School
Trademarks and Geographical Indications
Professor Mark McKenna, University of Notre Dame
Note: the order above does not reflect the order by time the classes will be conducted