2022-2023 Registration Guide

AREAS OF FOCUS

Intellectual Property Intellectual property law deals with legal issues relating to products of the mind. Such products include literature, music, art, trademarks, inventions, manufacturing processes, and technological know-how. Intellectual property attorneys engage in a variety of tasks including obtaining legal protection for intellectual property, litigation to protect intellectual property assets, client counseling with regard to developing, protecting and utilizing intellectual property and licensing intellectual property.

Recommended Courses

Copyright Law

Trade Secrets

Intellectual Property Survey

Trademark Law

Patent Law Other Relevant Courses

Advanced Legal Writing

International IP: Copyright

Antitrust

Patent Litigation Practice

Entertainment Law

Sports Law

Trademark Practice: PTO

Intellectual Property and Licensing

International Business Transactions

Clinics and Competitions

Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition

Intellectual Property Clinic

International Law International law refers to an area of law that has traditionally focused on agreements and norms governing the relations between sovereign states during times of peace and war. Today, however, the scope of meaning for this term has been dramatically expanded to encompass all forms of human activity between private actors, corporations, governmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, international, non-state, para-military groups and governments. Lawyers today encounter an increasing number of international legal issues, no matter how and where they practice law. Technology and modern transportation and communications systems which pervade the dimensions of our lives — work, family, social relations, education and entertainment — increase the likelihood that there will be significant international dimension to the professional work of lawyers. Corporations are increasingly capable of shifting capital and labor supply chains across borders, as well as trading with overseas companies. Not only the transnational character of many businesses, even if

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