Academic Programs
Master of Laws in Intellectual Property Law
DePaul’s LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law is regarded as one of the most extensive programs in the country, and the Center for Intellectual Property Law & Information Technology (CIPLIT®), which oversees the program, is an innovative leader in the field. With more than 30 course offerings, the program addresses the need for specialized training in intellectual property and information technology law.
Program Information
- LL.M. students may attend classes on a full or part-time basis.
- Health Law and Intellectual Property programs may be completed in one to four years.
- Taxation and International Law programs may be completed in one to five years.
- LL.M. candidates must complete twenty-four semester hours of course work and earn a minimum grade point average of 2.5.
- Financial Aid may be available with a minimum registration of three credit hours per semester
Required Courses
- Two of the following courses:
- Patent Law
- Copyright Law
- Trademark & Unfair Competition Law
- Research Seminar
Elective Courses
- Administrative Process
- Advanced Antitrust
- Advanced Patent Practices
- Antitrust
- Art & the Law
- Biotechnology Patent Strategies for the New Millennium
- Consumer Protection
- Copyright Law
- Cyberlaw
- Entertainment Law
- Field Placement Program
- Intellectual Property for Corporate Transactional Lawyers
- Intellectual Property Survey
- International Intellectual Property
- Law & the Mass Media
- Legal Drafting: Patents
- Legal Drafting: Trademarks
- Mediation
- Moot Court: Patent Law
- Music Law
- Patent Law
- Representing the Professional Athlete
- Seminar: Cultural Property
- Seminar: Intellectual Property & Antitrust
- Seminar: Intellectual Property: Advanced
- Seminar: Intellectual Property: Trademarks & Unfair Competition Law
- Seminar: Moral & Publicity Rights
- Seminar: Telecommunications Law
- Sports Law
- Telecommunications Law & Policy
- The Law of Film & TV Production & Distribution
- Trademark & Unfair Competition Law
*Course offerings and listings vary per semester. The College of Law reserves the right to change course listings.
