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WHY GET A MASTER’S DEGREE IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY?
If you want to be an IP leader, shaping policies and practices globally at Fortune 500 companies, Am Law 100 firms and governments, earn a master’s in intellectual property law from the IP powerhouse. Designed for nonlawyers looking to expand their understanding of IP, students learn from industry and scholarly experts at the forefront of the field. Experience hands-on learning through clinics like the International Technology Transfer Institute and the Intellectual Property and Transaction Clinic. Benefit from immersive classroom experiences in locations like Silicon Valley and learn from IP experts at Apple, Dolby Laboratories, Fox Entertainment, Google, Intel, Lenovo, Microsoft, Samsung, and Uber. The 30-credit master’s can be completed online, on campus or in a mixed format.
WHY CHOOSE UNH FOR YOUR DEGREE?
Ranked a top-10 law school to study IP since the rankings began nearly 30 years ago, UNH Franklin Pierce is the leader in intellectual property legal education. Half the faculty are dedicated to IP, and students study at one of the largest academic IP libraries in the Western Hemisphere. Alumni work in more than 80 countries around the world at places like Arent Fox, Bayer, General Electric, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Nintendo, PepsiCo., the USPTO, Venable LLP, and WIPO. Residential students begin in August and complete their degree in one year. Online students begin in August or January and can complete the degree part-time in up to five years.
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Online Candidate Requirements
LIP 944, Fundamentals of Intellectual Property
LCR 923, International Legal Research
LIP 913, International and Comparative Intellectual Property
LIP 954, Patent Law
LIP 961, Patent Practice and Procedure I
LIP 962, Patent Practice and Procedure II
LIP 951, Technology Licensing
LIP 928, Intellectual Property Management
Electives Choose from:
LIP 997, Mining Patent Information in the Digital Age
LIP 912, Copyright Law
LIP 977, Trademarks and Deceptive Practices
LIP 918, Trade Secrets Law
LIP 957, Intellectual Property Crimes
Residential Candidate Requirements
LIP 801, Graduate Legal Research and Information Literacy
LIP 894, American Legal Process and Analysis I
LIP 895, American Legal Process and Analysis II
Required Electives
Select three from the following:
LIP 912, Copyright Law
LIP 944, Fundamentals of Intellectual Property
LIP 950, Copyright Licensing
LIP 951, Technology Licensing
LIP 954, Patent Law
LIP 961, Patent Practice and Procedure I
LIP 977, Trademarks and Deceptive Practices
Additional Electives Selected from a List Provided by Program Director
IT professional
Marketing professional
Patent agent
Research and development manager
Technical specialist
Technology company executive
Medical insurance: 1999USD/year
