Academic Programs
Master of Laws in Intellectual Property
The newest of DePaul's graduate programs, the Master of Laws in Intellectual Property (IP), is regarded as one of the most comprehensive graduate IP programs in the country, addressing the growing demand for specialized training in IP law. The College of Law is an innovative leader in the field of IP and information technology law. The Center for Intellectual Property Law & Information Technology (CIPLITŪ), which oversees the LL.M. Program, is one of the finest programs of its type in the nation. DePaul is at the forefront in these fields with 10 full-time faculty members and more than 40 course offerings. Students also gain valuable experience by writing and editing for the highly regarded DePaul Journal of Art, Technology and Intellectual Property Law and by working in the Technology/Intellectual Property Legal Clinic (TIP ClinicŪ).
Barbara B. Bressler
Director, Center for Intellectual Property Law & Information Technology (CIPLITŪ)
Clinical Associate Professor of Law;
Supervisor, Technology/Intellectual Property Legal Clinic (TIP Clinic®);
Deputy Director, Field Placement Program
Required Courses for Students Starting Fall 2007 or Before:
- IP: Copyrights & Trademarks or Intellectual Property Survey
- Patent Law
- Research Seminar
Required Courses for students starting Spring 2008 or thereafter:
- Two of the following courses:
- Patent Law
- Copyright Law
- Trademark and Unfair Competition Law
- Research Seminar
IP/IT Courses
- Advanced Antitrust Issues: IP Issues & Competition Law
- Advanced Domestic and International Patent Practice
- Advanced Domestic and International Trademark Practice
- Art and the Law
- Biotechnology Patent Strategies for the New Millennium
- Copyright Law
- Consumer Protection
- Cyberlaw
- Entertainment Law
- Intellectual Property for Corporate Transactional Lawyers
- International Intellectual Property
- Law and the Mass Media
- Litigation Strategy Intellectual Property
- Music Law
- Non-Profit Organizations
- Patent Law
- Practice Skills Advanced Legal Writing: Patents
- Practice Skills Advanced Legal Writing: Trademarks
- Sports Law
- Telecommunications Law & Policy
- Theatre Law
- The Law of Film and TV Production and Distribution
- Trademark and Unfair Competition Law
- Trade Secrets
Seminars
- Seminar Advanced Concepts in Copyright Law
- Seminar Advanced Concepts in Intellectual Property
- Seminar Advanced Concepts in Patent Law
- Seminar Biotechnology Patent Strategies for the New Millennium
- Seminar Comparative Approaches to Software, Business Methods and Database Protection
- Seminar Cultural Property
- Seminar Information Privacy Law
- Seminar International and Comparative Aspects of Law and the Arts
- Seminar Law and the Arts
- Seminar Sports Law
- Seminar Telecommunications Law
- Seminar Publicity & Moral Rights
Practicums & Journals
- Extern Program, Non-Classroom (IP)
- Guided Research, Non-Classroom (IP)
- Journal of Art, Technology & Intellectual Property Law, Non-Classroom
- Journal of Sports Law & Contemporary Problems, Non-Classroom
Related Courses
- Administrative Process
- Antitrust
- Appellate Advocacy: Federal Circuit Cases
- Business Organizations
- Computer Law
- Electronic Commerce Law
- Federal Courts
- Foreign Study Abroad in Dublin Intellectual Property
- Foreign Study Abroad in Dublin Media Law
- Markman Rulings in Patent Law
- Privacy Law
- Race, Law & Medicine
- Regulation of Advertising
Adjunct intellectual property professors practice with firms, companies, and organizations such as the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs; Cook Alex McFarron Manzo Cummings & Mehler; Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman; Marshall Gerstein & Borun; Pattishall McAuliffe Newbury Hilliard & Geraldson; McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff; Ladas & Parry; Niro Scavone Haller & Niro; and Pederson & Houpt.
