To earn the one-year LLM degree in International Intellectual Property Law ("IIP LLM"), students will be required to complete 24 credit hours, with certain required courses and a written thesis (estimated length 75 pages), to be undertaken with supervision from an IP faculty member.
Requirements for completion of the IIP LLM
Graduate seminar in International Intellectual Property Law with a written thesis;
International Intellectual Property Law* or International Patent Law*;
Introduction to American Legal System; and
9 credit hours from "Group A" and 6 from "Group B".
Group A: Intellectual Property courses
Copyright Law (3 credits)
Patent Law (3 credits)
Trademarks and Unfair Competition Law (3 credits)
Trade Secrets Law (3 credits)
Comparative Copyright Law (2 credits)**
International Patent Law (2 credits)**
International Intellectual Property Law (3 credits)**
International Trademark Law (1 credit)**
Other designated courses
Group B : International Courses
Comparative Law (3 credits)
International Law (3 credits)
International Business Transactions (3 credits)
International Trade (3 credits)
European Union Law (2 credits)
Comparative Copyright Law (2 credits)**
International Patent Law (3 credits)**
International Intellectual Property Law (3 credits)**
International Trademark Law (1 credit)**
Other designated courses
* IIP LLM candidates must take either the International Intellectual Property Law or the International Patent Law course to comply with the mandatory requirement (b). However, they may also opt to take the other course to satisfy their credit requirements under Group A or Group B; the same course may not, however, fulfill requirements or credits in more than one group.
** Although these courses are listed on both the group lists, they can only be used to fulfill only one set of requirements.
