Intellectual Property Law & Information Technology

Intellectual property law and information technology (IP/IT) is a burgeoning area of practice, and the College of Law is an innovative leader in this field. With 7 full-time faculty members and abundant course offerings, DePaul remains at the fore front of this field. In addition to progressive courses, DePaul pioneered a first-year IP legal writing section, as well as an IP/IT summer job program, in which eligible students are placed in paid summer positions at IP firms, corporations and agencies following the completion of their first year. DePaul's intellectual property concentration has been ranked among the best in the nation.

Special program options in this area include:

• Joint JD/MS & JD/MA with DePaul's School of College of Computing and Digital Media (CDM)
• Four IP/IT Certificate Programs: General, Patents, Arts & Museum, and Information Technology
• Master of Laws in Intellectual Property
• First-Year Section of IP/IT Legal Analysis, Research & Communication
• Center for Intellectual Property Law & Information Technology
• Technology/Intellectual Property Legal Clinic
• DePaul-LCA Journal of Art & Entertainment Law

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