Intellectual Property Law

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Students wishing to pursue any certificate must submit an Intent Form by the end of the first week of their final semester. This is a non-negotiable deadline so that IU McKinney School of Law is in compliance with Indiana University policy. Students are encouraged to sign an Intent Form as soon as they find interest in a topic area; there is no penalty for not satisfying the requirements.
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Intellectual Property Law Graduate Certificate

Students may pursue a Certificate in Intellectual Property Law by completing a minimum of 15 credits in IP courses, including three core classes, as well as completing an IP research paper, and maintaining a cumulative 3.2 GPA* in the IP courses applied to the concentration. (see lists below).

Learning Outcomes:

The Center for Intellectual Property and Innovations Certificate in Intellectual Property Law prepares graduates to focus their professional careers on patent, trademark, and copyright law, policy, and practice, as well as related intellectual property fields.

Required Core Courses:

Intellectual Property Law (not required only if a student completes separate courses in Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Law)
Copyright Law or Patent Law or Trademark Law
A third course from above, or Patent Prosecution or Patent Litigation or IP Transactions and Licensing or Right of Publicity or Internet Law.

Elective Courses:

Not all courses will be available every year.

Administrative Law
Antitrust Law
Art and Museum Law
Biotechnology and Law
Copyright Law
Data Security and Privacy Law
Entertainment Law
Food and Drug Law
Intellectual Property Transactions and Licensing
International Intellectual Property Law
Intellectual Property Law Clinic
Intellectual Property Licensing: Drafting Skills
Intellectual Property Taxation
Internet Law
Patent Law
Patent Litigation
Patent Prosecution
Right of Publicity
Seminar in Law and Technology
Sports Law: Individual, Amateur and Olympic Sports
Trademark Law

Writing Requirement:

All candidates must complete a major research paper on an intellectual property law topic. Students may meet the writing requirement in one of three ways: 1) completion of a law review note that is approved by an IP core faculty member on an intellectual property law topic for one of the law school's student-run journals; 2) completion of a paper approved by an IP core faculty member written for any of the approved elective courses listed above; 3) completion of a paper for any class or independent study if the student obtains the prior written approval of the Director of the IP Center.

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*GPA note: In the case of a student who takes more than the minimum number of qualifying courses, the student's best grades in those courses will be used to calculate his or her IP Law GPA.

More info available at the Program Site