Technology/Intellectual Property Law Field Clinic (TIP Clinic)

Protecting the Creative Works of Creative Minds®

In the Technology/Intellectual Property Law Clinic (TIP Clinic®), students help clients protect creative and entrepreneurial work through trademark and copyright representation. Under faculty supervision, students counsel individuals, small businesses and nonprofit organizations on trademark selection, protection, enforcement and registration before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Law School Trademark Clinic Program. 

The Clinic also gives students experience with copyright registration and licensing. Through a partnership with DePaul’s Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media (CDM), students provide limited-scope legal guidance to select CDM students who encounter intellectual property issues while developing creative works. 

What You’ll Do 

  • Represent clients in trademark and copyright matters under faculty supervision
  • Counsel individuals, small businesses and nonprofit organizations
  • Assist clients with trademark selection, protection, enforcement and registration
  • Work on trademark matters before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Law School Trademark Clinic Program
  • Assist with copyright registration and licensing issues
  • Provide limited-scope legal guidance to select Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media students developing creative works
  • Build experience with legal issues involving technology, intellectual property and creative work 

Instructor

  • Steven Wiser
    Faculty, Part Time
    Director, Externship Program & Business Law Clinic; Adjunct Professor of Law

Course Information

  • Credit hours: Semester-long clinic, 3 semester hours; students who complete the Clinic may be eligible to return for a second semester in the Spring to counsel clients on advanced trademark registration matters.
  • Number of students: Up to 6 students
  • 711 License: Not required
  • Prerequisites: None
  • Recommended courses: Trademark Law and Copyright Law
Clinic Eligibility & Registration

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