To earn a Certificate in Patent Law, a student must complete the 86 credit hours required for the Juris Doctor degree and satisfy all JD requirements. Within the elective course work required for the JD degree, a student must complete at least 15 credit hours from the listed courses and seminars and earn a minimum GPA of 3.20 in the Certificate courses. If a student takes more than 15 hours of courses from the approved list, all grades earned in those courses will be factored into the minimum 3.20 GPA requirement for the Certificate. Students may apply for only one Certificate.
Previously taught courses, courses offered in other DePaul Colleges, and new courses and seminars that may be added to the curriculum may qualify for the Certificate with approval.
Academic credits received from law school journals, including the Journal of Art, Technology and Intellectual Property Law, do not count toward the credits required for the Certificate.
For more information, contact the Certificate Directors for Patent Law, Anthony Volini and Ellen Gutiontov.
Required Courses
Course List (Law) | Course | Title | Semester Hours |
| LAW 447 | PATENT LAW | 3 |
| LAW 271 | TRADEMARK & UNFAIR COMPETITION LAW | 3 |
| or LAW 344 | COPYRIGHT LAW |
| 3 |
Elective Courses
Course List (Law) | Course | Title | Semester Hours |
LAW 250 | SENIOR RESEARCH SEMINAR (Advanced Concepts in Patent Law) 1 | |
LAW 250 | SENIOR RESEARCH SEMINAR (Advanced Intellectual Property; Cultural Heritage; or other approved topic) | |
LAW 271 | TRADEMARK & UNFAIR COMPETITION LAW | |
LAW 338 | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FOR CORPORATE TRANSACTIONAL LAWYERS | |
LAW 341 | INTERNET LAW | |
LAW 344 | COPYRIGHT LAW | |
LAW 357 | ENTERTAINMENT LAW | |
or LAW 333 | MUSIC LAW |
LAW 402 | ANTITRUST | |
LAW 441 | SPORTS LAW | |
LAW 454 | INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY | |
LAW 455 | LEGAL DRAFTING (Patents) 1 | |
LAW 455 | LEGAL DRAFTING (Art Market Transactions; IP Licensing & Negotiations; Trademark & Copyright; Trademark & Patent; Patents; or other approved topic) | |
LAW 489 | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SURVEY | |
LAW 524 | EXTERNSHIP PROGRAM (approved placement) | |
LAW 564 | EXTERNSHIP SEMINAR (Taken in conjunction with approved LAW 524 placement above) | |
LAW 535 | ART AND THE LAW | |
LAW 566 | FIELD CLINIC SEMINAR (Technology and Intellectual Property) | |
LAW 567 | FIELD CLINIC PRACTICE (Technology and Intellectual Property) | |
LAW 641 | PRACTICAL LEGAL RESEARCH (Intellectual Property) | |
LAW 924 | DATA PRIVACY LAW: US & EU | |
LAW 925 | CYBERSECURITY LAW: LITIGATION AND NEGOTIATION | |
| |
LAW 920 | INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT | |
LAW 921 | DISASTER RECOVERY THEORY STRATEGIES | |
LAW 922 | INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING | |
LAW 923 | LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | |
LAW 927 | IT AUDITING | |
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