The LL.M. Intellectual Property Law Concentration Program will offer LL.M. students advanced exposure to intellectual property law and help prepare students for practice in the area. The concentration is awarded upon successful completion of several intellectual property law related courses and a substantial research paper on an intellectual property law topic.
Requirements for LL.M. Intellectual Property Law Concentration
To qualify for the Intellectual Property Law Concentration LL.M. students are required to complete one foundation course listed below and satisfactorily complete 8 units from the Elective Courses for LL.M. Intellectual Property Law Concentration list below including the foundation course units.
Writing Requirement
Students must complete a writing requirement by completing a paper on an intellectual property law topic approved by Dean Greenwood and/or Professor Morri. The paper may be completed through the LL.M. Legal Research and Writing class or an equivalent independent writing project. The same paper may be used to satisfy the law school writing requirement and the concentration writing requirement.
Foundation Courses
Elective Courses for LL.M. Intellectual Property Law Concentration
* Elective courses are offered on a rotating basis. Not all courses will be taught in any given year. Please check the Course Descriptions webpage for current course offerings.
- 262 Antitrust (3)
- 262C Antitrust and Intellectual Property (1)
- 296D Art Law (3)
- 296E Art and Cultural Heritage Law (3)
- 286C Bioethics (3)
- 295T Brands (3)
- 290D Comparative Privacy Law (2 or 3)
- 258C Conscious Lawyering (1)
- 235B Counseling and Legal Strategy in the Digital Age (2)
- 274J Current Controversies in Intellectual Property Law (2)
- 296T Entertainment Law (2 )
- 465 Intellectual Property Externship (2 to 6)
- 207D Intellectual Property Research (1)
- 274K International and Comparative Intellectual Property (3)
- 274A International Intellectual Property and Development (2)
- 209C Patentable Subject Matter: Genes, Methods, And Software (2)
- 209E Patent Litigation (1)
- 209B Patent Prosecution and Practice (2)
- 209BP Patent Prosecution Practicum (2)
- 209G Privacy, Technology and the Law (2)
- 286G Representing Life Science Companies (2)
- 270B Technology Transactions (2)
- 274B Trade Secrets (2)
- 294B Video Game Law (2)
LL.M. Intellectual Property Law Concentration Certificate Form
Upon satisfying the above requirements students should complete the LL.M. Intellectual Property Law Certificate Form and submit the form to Mary Anne Baird at mbaird@ucdavis.edu.