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Academic Opportunities

​​DePaul Law’s Program of Excellence in Intellectual Property Law & Information Technology offers one of the most diverse and forward-looking IP/IT curricula in the country. The program includes a broad mix of coursework, seminars, skills classes and clinical experiences, including the Technology/Intellectual Property (TIP®) Field Clinic. You also can pursue a JD certificate, choose from three joint degrees or earn an LLM. 

Master of Legal Studies (MLS) 

Curriculum ​

  • Advanced Patent Law 
  • Copyright Law 
  • Customs Law 
  • Cybersecurity Law 
  • Data Privacy Law: US & EU 
  • Disaster Recovery Theory Strategies 
  • Entertainment Law 
  • Food & Drug Law 
  • International Intellectual Property Law 
  • Internet Law 
  • Journal of Art, Technology & Intellectual Property Law Editorial Board 
  • Legal Responsibilities in IT 
  • Music Law 
  • Music Transactions: Representing Talent 
  • Patent Law 
  • Privacy Law 
  • Special Topics in Law: IP; IP Valuation 
  • Sports Law 
  • Trade Secret Law 
  • Trademark & Unfair Competition Law 
  • Guided Research: IP 
  • Independent Study: IP 
  • Legal Drafting: IP Licensing 
  • Legal Drafting: Patents 
  • Legal Drafting: Trademarks & Copyright 
  • Legal Drafting: Trademarks & Patents 
  • Senior Research Seminar: IP 
  • Externship Program: IP 
  • Field Clinic Practice & Seminar: Technology/Intellectual Property (TIP®) 
  • Litigation Strategies: IP 
  • Moot Court Competition: IP 
  • Moot Court: Patent Law 
  • Patent & Trademark Searching 
CIPLIT’s Technology & Data Protection Initiative reflects the growing need for lawyers with strong fluency in both the legal and technical dimensions of cybersecurity, privacy and emerging technology. Through a partnership with DePaul’s Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media (CDM), law students—even those without a technical background—can take select CDM courses for JD credit, preparing you to navigate today’s most urgent technology law challenges. Courses include, among others: 
 
  • Disaster Recovery Theory Strategies 
  • Information Security Management 
  • Introduction to Programming 
  • Legal Responsibilities in IT 

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