The Best Schools For Intellectual Property

American University Washington College of Law

Washington College of Law


American University’s Washington College of Law  offers over 40 courses in information and property law. Thanks to its Washington, D.C., location, American students can learn the law by practicing it through various public and private partnerships. For example, students can manage real cases involving copyrights, trademarks, and patents through the Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Law Clinic. The school also conducts externships with organizations like the Federal Communications Commission, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Library of Congress.
University of Houston Law Center

University of Houston Law Center


With organizations like NASA and Exxon, and the Texas Medical Center nearby, the University of Houston Law Center focuses on IP law related to biomedical, petrochemical, and space technology. As part of its J.D. and LL.M. programs, students can choose from over 35 IP courses, along with participating in study abroad exchanges and writing and moot court competitions.
University of New Hampshire School of Law

University of New Hampshire School of Law


The University of New Hampshire School of Law offers an array of resources to prospective IP attorneys. Aside from earning their J.D., students can add a Master of Laws in Intellectual Property, a Master of Intellectual Property, Diploma of Intellectual Property, a Master of Commerce and Technology, a Master of Laws in Commerce and Technology, and a Diploma in Commerce & Technology. Students can also participate in the Student Intellectual Property Association, the Sports and Entertainment Law Society, the International Intellectual Property Organization, the Licensing Executives Society, and the Patent Law Forum. The university library boasts the most extensive global collection of intellectual property scholarship in the United States. According to the school, IP program alumni work in over 83 countries, with over a third of UNH law students possessing an engineering or physical sciences background. Recent students have also completed externships with organizations like Calvin Klein, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and the U.S. Court of Appeals.
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Boston University School of Law


Located in a budding tech center, the Boston University School of Law offers over 20 IP courses to their J.D. and LL.M. candidates. Students can participate in the Intellectual Property Law Society or write for the Journal of Science and Technology Law. Program graduates currently hold leadership positions at Pandora, Viacom, DC Comics, and the Directors Guild of America. Two professors in the IP program – Wendy Gordon, and Keith Hylton – have also received the William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professorship, the university’s highest teaching award.
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago Kent College of Law

Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law


The Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law is the highest ranked IP program in the Midwest. It is credited with offering the first LL.M. in international IP law. As part of the concentration, students can join the Intellectual Property Law Society, compete in IP moot courts, and write for the Journal of Intellectual Property. The school also offers one of the only master’s degrees in Intellectual Property Management and Markets, which integrates computer science, engineering, design, and law.
 
 
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