GW Law Munich Intellectual Property and Technology Law Summer Program
About the Program
GW Law’s Center for Law and Technology is offering a two-and-a-half-week - 3 credit - intellectual property and technology law program in Munich, Germany, a vibrant city less than an hour from the Alps, known as Europe's "Intellectual Property and Technology Law Capital." The ABA-accredited program offers four one-credit elective courses from which participating students must choose two, as well as one mandatory course that includes special lectures and site visits to local IP and Technology Law institutions such as BMW and the European Patent Office In past years, 20-30 students (including students from GW Law, other US ABA-approved law schools, foreign law schools, and even the Korean Patent Office) participated in the program. Three of the five courses offered are also open to current LLM students from the Munich Intellectual Property Law Center, so you will be taught by renowned international experts and attend class with international students.
Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC)
The Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC) is an academic center jointly established by four renowned partners: the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition (MPI), the University of Augsburg, the Technical University of Munich and the George Washington University Law School. Together, the partners offer a one-year graduate program in Intellectual Property and Competition Law located at the MPI, a globally leading research institution situated in Munich. Upon successful completion of the program, graduates receive the prestigious academic degree of Master of Laws (LLM), jointly conferred by the University of Augsburg and the Technical University of Munich.
Program Contact Information
Andrew Vogt
Assistant Program Director, Graduate & International Programs
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law [dot] gwu [dot] edu (munichsummer[at]law[dot]gwu[dot]edu)