LLM in Intellectual Property Law
Director: J. Whealan
Faculty Advisers: M. Adelman, R. Brauneis, D. Karshtedt, S. Kieff, D. Nunziato, R. Schechter
A minimum of 14 credits from the following courses is required,* including 2 credits graded on the basis of research paper. The research paper must be at least 8,000 words in length, and U.S. law school graduates must achieve a minimum grade of B+. For students who choose to write a thesis, Thesis (6690-91) and a minimum of 10 credits from the following courses are required.
Courses
- Patent Law (6471)
- Copyright Law (6472)
- International Copyright Law (6473)
- Trademark Law and Unfair Competition (6474)
- Entertainment Law (6475)
- Patent Strategies and Practice (6476)
- The Federal Circuit (6477)
- Licensing of Intellectual Property Rights (6478)
- Chemical and Biotech Patent Law (6480)
- Design Law (6481)
- Patent Enforcement (6482)
- Patent Appellate Practice (6483)
- Computer Law (6484)
- Law in Cyberspace (6485)
- Information Privacy Law (6486)
- Art, Cultural Heritage, and the Law Seminar (6488)
- Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in the U.S. International Trade Commission (6489)
- International and Comparative Patent Law (6490)
- International Intellectual Property (6491)
- Advanced Trademark Law (6492)
- Internet Law (6493)
- Intellectual Property Antitrust Seminar (6494)
- USPTO Post-Grant Patent Proceedings (6495)
- Intellectual Property Law Seminar (6496)**
- Selected Topics in Intellectual Property Law (6497)**
- Trade Secrets Law (6499)
- Government Procurement of Intellectual Property Seminar (6512)
- Legal Drafting (IP) (6652)
*Property (6208) also will be available; only students with a non-U.S. law degree who plan to take the New York bar examination may count this course toward the 14 credits required in the field.
**Multiple sections for these course numbers may be offered during a given academic year; please consult the course schedule for specific course names.
Courses Related to Intellectual Property Law
Please note: The courses below do not count toward the 14-credit Intellectual Property curriculum requirement.
- Sports and the Law (6295)
- Antitrust Law (6402)
- Telecommunications Law (6414)
- Intellectual Property Law (6470)
- Formation of Government Contracts (6502)
- Genetics and the Law (6616)
- Law and Medicine (6617)