Intellectual Property Law & Information Technology (LLM) 2025 Law School LLM

DePaul’s LLM in Intellectual Property Law & Information Technology offers a comprehensive graduate curriculum in intellectual property and technology law.

With a broad range of course offerings, the curriculum provides specialized training in copyright, patent, trademark and information technology law, as well as cybersecurity and data privacy. The program also offers initiatives and programming offered through the Center for Intellectual Property Law & Information Technology (CIPLIT®), which supports scholarship, programming and engagement in this rapidly evolving field.

Program Requirements (Law)
Program Requirements	Semester Hours
Core Requirements	9
Elective Requirements	15
Total hours required	24

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Domestic students will be able to demonstrate advanced knowledge of the legal rules and policies in the student's area of specialization.
Domestic students will be able to conduct advanced legal research and analysis in the student's area of specialization.
International students will be able to identify structures of the U.S. legal system and government institutions.
International students will be able to demonstrating understanding of how a common law system operates in a constitutional democracy.
International students will be able to demonstrate advanced knowledge of the legal rules and policies in the student's area of specialization.
International students will be able to identify and apply relevant legal authority.
International students will be able to communication clearly in speech and writing.

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Designed for experienced attorneys and recent law graduates from the United States and abroad, the LLM in Intellectual Property Law & Information Technology may be completed on either a full-time or part-time basis, but the program must be finished within five years.

The LLM program begins with an orientation that introduces students to DePaul Law's faculty, staff, library, computer and research facilities.

Students who received a first degree in law outside the United States are required to take a foundational course introducing them to the Socratic teaching method, the differences between civil and common law systems and the foundations of the U.S. legal system, as well as an introductory course in legal research and writing.

To earn the LLM in Intellectual Property Law & Information Technology, a student must complete 24 semester hours of credit with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0. A summer term is counted as a semester for this purpose.

A student who completes 24 credit hours with a GPA below 2.0 will not be permitted to continue taking classes to improve the GPA, and the student is automatically dismissed if the cumulative GPA falls below 2.0 for any three consecutive semesters.

With the exception of students admitted to and enrolled in the joint JD/LLM program, credits earned as part of a JD program do not count toward the LLM degree. No credit is given for law courses taken before a student is admitted to and enrolled in the LLM program.

Courses must be selected from the approved LLM in Intellectual Property Law & Information Technology courses listed below. Students wishing to substitute a course must consult with the College of Law’s academic advisor.

Course Requirements

Courses must be selected from the LLM in Intellectual Property & Information Technology Law courses listed below.

Required Courses

Course List (Law)
Course	Title	Semester Hours
LAW 250	SENIOR RESEARCH SEMINAR (approved topic)	3
Select at least one of the following:		3
LAW 447	PATENT LAW
LAW 344	COPYRIGHT LAW
LAW 271	TRADEMARK & UNFAIR COMPETITION LAW
Select at least one of the following:		2-3
LAW 341	INTERNET LAW
LAW 924	DATA PRIVACY LAW: US & EU
LAW 925	CYBERSECURITY LAW: LITIGATION AND NEGOTIATION

Additional Required Courses for International Lawyers

Course List (Law)
Course	Title	Semester Hours
LAW 322	INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN LAW AND LEGAL SYSTEMS	3
LAW 556	INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL WRITING AND RESEARCH	3

Elective Courses

Course List (Law)
Course	Title	Semester Hours
LAW 246	PATENT & TRADEMARK SEARCHING
LAW 250	SENIOR RESEARCH SEMINAR (Advanced Intellectual Property; Advanced Patents; Cultural Heritage; or other approved topic)
LAW 271	TRADEMARK & UNFAIR COMPETITION LAW
LAW 301	SPECIAL TOPICS IN LAW (IP Valuation in Tech, Health, and Other Industries; other approved topic)
LAW 333	MUSIC LAW
or LAW 293	MUSIC TRANSACTIONS: REPRESENTING TALENT
LAW 338	INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FOR CORPORATE TRANSACTIONAL LAWYERS
LAW 341	INTERNET LAW
LAW 344	COPYRIGHT LAW
LAW 357	ENTERTAINMENT LAW
LAW 402	ANTITRUST
or LAW 508	ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
LAW 428	INDEPENDENT STUDY (approved topic)
LAW 441	SPORTS LAW
LAW 447	PATENT LAW
LAW 454	INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
LAW 455	LEGAL DRAFTING (Art Market Transactions; IP Licensing & Negotiations; Trademark & Copyright; Trademark & Patent; Patents; or other approved topic)
LAW 469	LITIGATION STRATEGY: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
LAW 524	EXTERNSHIP PROGRAM (approved placement in IP/IT)
LAW 564	EXTERNSHIP SEMINAR (in conjunction with approved LAW 524 placement above)
LAW 535	ART AND THE LAW
LAW 728	FOOD AND DRUG LAW
LAW 924	DATA PRIVACY LAW: US & EU
LAW 925	CYBERSECURITY LAW: LITIGATION AND NEGOTIATION
Students may count one of the following courses offered through CDM:
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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