Intellectual Property, Information Technology

Albany Law School

Intellectual Property

Application Deadline: Rolling admissions
Application Fee: $60
Requirements: transcripts, two letters of recommendation, resume, statement addressing career objectives with degree

Duration Full-Time: 24 credits
Part-Time: three years maximum
Tuition Resident: $1,435
Non-Resident: $1,435

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 518-445-2326
Contact Email: admissions@albanylaw.edu
Contact Website: www.albanylaw.edu

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Intellectual Property

Application Deadline: Fall: June 15; Sp: Dec. 1
Application Fee: 75
Requirements: n/a

Duration Full-Time: n/a
Part-Time: n/a
Tuition Resident: $46,224/yr
Non-Resident: $46,224/yr

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 212-790-0361
Contact Email: lawinfo@yu.edu
Contact Website: www.cardozo.yu.edu/MemberContentDisplay.aspx?ccmd=ContentDisplay&ucmd=UserDisplay&userid=10352&contentid=2446

Boston University School of Law

Intellectual Property Law

The LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law Program is a two-semester, full-time, 24-credit program, beginning in late August and ending in late May. All students take three of the four “core” courses: Intellectual Property, Copyright, Patents and Trademark and Unfair Competition. In addition, all students must complete a substantial three-credit analytical paper addressing an intellectual property law issue, either in connection with a seminar or as an independent study.

Application Deadline: April 15
Application Fee: $75
Requirements: Completed application; $75.00 application fee; two letters of recommendation, including one from a law professor; personal statement of interest; CV or resume; J.D. transcripts required for applicants with U.S. law degrees; foreign candidates must have first degree in law, or its equivalent; a certified English translation must accompany foreign transcripts; and a minimum TOEFL: 600/250/100; minimum IELTS: 7.0; minimum ILEC (International Certificate of Legal English): B2

Distance Learning?: No
Externship Option?: No
Is your program open to students from the United States?: Yes
Is your program open to students outside of your country?: Yes

Duration Full-Time: One academic year, September - May
Part-Time: n/a
Tuition Resident: $41,780/yr
Non-Resident: $41,780/yr

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 617-353-5323
Contact Email: bullm@bu.edu
Contact Website: www.bu.edu/law

Case Western Reserve University School of Law

Intellectual Property

Focus on doctrine and policy of the United States intellectual property law, including patents, trademarks, copyright and trade secrets. Candidates must have at least a foreing university-level degree in law and a TOEFL score of 95+; foreign patent attorneys or specialists who do not have an LL.B. but work in the Intellectual Property are also welcome to apply.

Application Deadline: Rolling admissions
Application Fee: 50
Requirements: n/a

Duration Full-Time: n/a
Part-Time: n/a
Tuition Resident: $40,450/yr
Non-Resident: $40,450/yr

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 216-368-2083
Contact Email: adria.sankovic@case.edu
Contact Website: www.case.edu/law/llm/academics/intellectualproperty.html

Chicago-Kent College of Law

International Intellectual Property Law

Application Deadline: Feb. 1
Application Fee: 75
Requirements: n/a

Distance Learning?: No
Externship Option?: No
Is your program open to students from the United States?: Yes
Is your program open to students outside of your country?: Yes

Duration Full-Time: One year
Part-Time: n/a
Tuition Resident: $32,000/yr
Non-Resident: $32,000/yr

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 312-906-5134
Contact Email: intllm@kentlaw.edu
Contact Website: www.kentlaw.edu/international/llm/iplaw/

DePaul University College of Law

Intellectual Property Law

DePaul’s LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law is regarded as one of the most extensive programs in the country, and the Center for Intellectual Property Law & Information Technology (CIPLIT), which oversees the program, is an innovative leader in the field. With more than 30 course offerings, the program addresses the need for specialized training in intellectual property and information technology law.

Application Deadline: Fall: July 1; Sp: Nov. 1, Sum: April 1
Application Fee: $40
Requirements: Application; transcripts; letters of recommendation; personal statement; resume; $40 fee

Distance Learning?: No
Externship Option?: Yes
Is your program open to students from the United States?: Yes
Is your program open to students outside of your country?: Yes

Duration Full-Time: 1 year
Part-Time: 1 to 4 Years
Tuition Resident: $1,350
Non-Resident: $1,350

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 312-362-8185
Contact Email: LawLLM@depaul.edu
Contact Website: www.law.depaul.edu/llm

Fordham University School of Law

Intellectual Property & Information Technology Law

This program offers a wide range of courses and seminars in both traditional intellectual property law and cutting-edge issues of information technology law. Students participate in activities of the Center on Law and Information Policy and the Fordham Intellectual Property Institute, including its renowned Annual Conference on Intellectual Property Law and Policy. Students in this program are also eligible for staff positions on the Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal.

Application Deadline: Fall: Mar. 1; Sp: Oct. 1
Application Fee: $70
Requirements: Application form; transcripts from all university-level studies; resume or curriculum vitae; 500-word personal statement; two letters of recommendation; TOEFL (minimum 600 PBT / 250 CBT / 100 IBT) or ILEC (minimum 60) score.

Distance Learning?: No
Externship Option?: No
Is your program open to students from the United States?: Yes
Is your program open to students outside of your country?: Yes

Duration Full-Time: 9 months for students starting in the Fall semester, 1 year for students starting in the Spring semester
Tuition Resident: $1,950
Non-Resident: $1,950

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 212-636-6883
Contact Email: llm@law.fordham.edu
Contact Website: law.fordham.edu/llm

George Mason University School of Law

Intellectual Property

Application Deadline: March 1
Application Fee: n/a
Requirements: n/a

Distance Learning?: No
Externship Option?: No
Is your program open to students from the United States?: Yes
Is your program open to students outside of your country?: Yes

Duration Full-Time: n/a
Part-Time: n/a
Tuition Resident: $840
Non-Resident: $1,354

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 703-993-8010
Contact Email: lawadmit@gmu.edu

George Washington University Law School

Intellectual Property Law

Specialized legal education in the rights and protections associated with intellectual property, in the context of biomedical sciences, information technologies, computer science and electronic commerce. Provides a comprehensive study of IP law with an opportunity for multidisciplinary collaboration. The goal is to encourage graduate level study and research in the transfer of products and technologies from creator to end-user, across disciplinary boundaries and among nations. A writing requirement is part of the 24-credit degree program.

Application Deadline: Fall: May 1; Sp: Nov. 1
Application Fee: $80
Requirements: Personal statement, official transcripts, and 2 letters of recommendation

Distance Learning?: No
Externship Option?: Yes
Is your program open to students from the United States?: Yes
Is your program open to students outside of your country?: Yes

Duration Full-Time: 1 year
Part-Time: 2 years
Tuition Resident: $1,608.50
Non-Resident: $1,608.50

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 202-994-0715
Contact Email: grad@law.gwu.edu
Contact Website: www.law.gwu.edu

Golden Gate University School of Law

Intellectual Property Law

This program emphasizes a practical approach to the dynamic field of intellectual property law. Students have the opportunity to draft agreements and litigation documents; learn negotiating tips and strategies; and delve deeply into the areas of patent, trademark, and copyright law—with semester-long courses in both domestic and international IP law.

Application Deadline: Fall: July 1; Sp: Nov. 1; Sum: April 1
Application Fee: $60
Requirements: $60 application fee, application form, law school transcripts, personal statement, certification of finances and TOEFL for foreign students

Distance Learning?: No
Externship Option?: Yes
Is your program open to students from the United States?: Yes
Is your program open to students outside of your country?: Yes

Duration Full-Time: 1 year
Part-Time: Up to 4 years
Tuition Resident: $1,340
Non-Resident: $1,340

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 415-442-7234
Contact Email: gradlaw@ggu.edu
Contact Website: www.ggu.edu/law

Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis

Intellectual Property Law

Application Deadline: Rolling admissions
Application Fee: $45
Requirements: application, transcript (Eng. Translation), 2 letters of rec., personal statement

Distance Learning?: No
Externship Option?: Yes
Is your program open to students from the United States?: Yes
Is your program open to students outside of your country?: Yes

Duration Full-Time: 2 semesters
Part-Time: 3 yrs
Tuition Resident: $1,333
Non-Resident: $1,333

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 317-278-4701
Contact Email: llmprgms@iupui.edu
Contact Website: indylaw.indiana.edu/llm/

Michigan State University College of Law

Intellectual Property

Application Deadline: May 1
Application Fee: $50
Requirements: TOEFL 90/IELTS 7, law degree

Distance Learning?: No
Externship Option?: Yes
Is your program open to students from the United States?: Yes
Is your program open to students outside of your country?: Yes

Duration Full-Time: 1 year
Part-Time: 2 years
Tuition Resident: $1,188
Non-Resident: $1,188

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 517-432-6817
Contact Email: admiss@law.msu.edu
Contact Website: www.law.msu.edu/llm/ip

Santa Clara University School of Law

Intellectual Property

Application Deadline: May 1
Application Fee: $75
Requirements: Completed application, official transcripts, resume, personal statement, official TOEFL score

Distance Learning?: No
Externship Option?: Yes
Is your program open to students from the United States?: Yes
Is your program open to students outside of your country?: Yes

Duration Full-Time: 1 year
Part-Time: 2 years
Tuition Resident: $1,564
Non-Resident: $1,564

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 408-551-1963
Contact Email: llmadmissions@scu.edu
Contact Website: law.scu.edu/graduate

Seton Hall University School of Law

Intellectual Property Law

Application Deadline: Fall: June 1; Sp: Oct. 1
Application Fee: 60
Requirements: n/a

Duration Full-Time: n/a
Part-Time: n/a
Tuition Resident: $1,290
Non-Resident: $1,290

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 973-642-8380
Contact Email: helen.cummings@shu.edu
Contact Website: law.shu.edu/ProspectiveStudents/prospective_llm_students/LLM-Intellectual-Property.cfm

Stanford University Law School

Law, Science and Technology

Application Deadline: Dec. 15
Application Fee: 125
Requirements: n/a

Duration Full-Time: n/a
Part-Time: n/a
Tuition Resident: n/a
Non-Resident: n/a

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 650-723-4985
Contact Email: admissions@law.stanford.edu
Contact Website: www.law.stanford.edu/program/degrees/advanced/llm_lawsciencetechnology/

The John Marshall Law School

Intellectual Property

The Center for Intellectual Property Law at the John Marshall Law School manages one of the country’s leading IP education programs, including JD, MS, and LL.M. degrees.

Application Deadline: Fall: Aug. 1; Sp: Dec. 1; Sum: May 1
Application Fee: None
Requirements: See website

Distance Learning?: No
Externship Option?: Yes
Is your program open to students from the United States?: Yes
Is your program open to students outside of your country?: Yes

Duration Full-Time: 1 yr
Part-Time: 2 yr to 5 yr
Tuition Resident: $1,370
Non-Resident: $1,370

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 312-386-2818
Contact Email: graduateadmission@jmls.edu
Contact Website: www.ip.jmls.edu

The John Marshall Law School

Information Technology & Privacy Law

The program’s substantive scope encompasses the wide range of issues arising at the convergence of technology and law, examining the influence of technology on all areas of the law and practice from both practical and scholarly perspectives. Unique emphasis is given to privacy-related issues across the curriculum. Through more than 20 individual courses this program examines current controversies, such as identity theft, financial privacy, security, e-commerce, e-discovery, cyber-terrorism, social networking, online defamation, consumer privacy and more.

Application Deadline: Fall: Aug. 1; Sp: Dec. 1; Sum: May 1
Application Fee: None
Requirements: See website

Distance Learning?: No
Externship Option?: Yes
Is your program open to students from the United States?: Yes
Is your program open to students outside of your country?: Yes

Duration Full-Time: 1 yr
Part-Time: 5 yrs
Tuition Resident: $1,370
Non-Resident: $1,370

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 312-360-2658
Contact Email: graduateadmission@jmls.edu
Contact Website: www.jmls.edu

The University of Akron School of Law

Intellectual Property

Application Deadline: Rolling admissions
Application Fee: $50
Requirements: See http://www.uakron.edu/law/curriculum/llm/criteria.dot

Duration Full-Time: 1 year
Part-Time: 2 or more years
Tuition Resident: $632.55
Non-Resident: $1,051.05

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 330-972-7898
Contact Email: lawadmissions@uakron.edu
Contact Website: www.uakron.edu/law/curriculum/llm/

Thomas M. Cooley Law School

Intellectual Property

Application Deadline: Fall: June 15; Sp: Oct. 15; Sum: Feb. 15
Application Fee: None
Requirements: See website

Distance Learning?: Yes
Externship Option?: Yes
Is your program open to students from the United States?: Yes
Is your program open to students outside of your country?: Yes

Duration Full-Time: 1 year
Part-Time: 5 years
Tuition Resident: $631
Non-Resident: $631

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 517-371-5140 ext. 2703
Contact Email: llm@cooley.edu
Contact Website: www.cooley.edu

University of Dayton School of Law

Intellectual Property & Technology Law

Can you imagine yourself arguing copyright issues raised by museum photographs of an artistic image in the public domain? Researching how antitrust law can limit the exercise of patent rights? Or preparing your company for the global repercussions of a patent law case pending in the U.S. Supreme Court? Our LL.M. in Intellectual Property and Technology Law is challenging and rigorous and addresses contemporary legal issues in intellectual property law, computer-related and cyberspace law, and entertainment and mass communication law.

Application Deadline: July 15
Application Fee: n/a
Requirements: Applicants must be a graduate of an accredited U.S.law school or foreign law school. All applicants: completed application, official transcripts, two letters of reference, and a personal statement. International students must also submit an acceptable TOEFL score or equivalent.

Duration Full-Time: n/a
Part-Time: n/a
Tuition Resident: $950
Non-Resident: $950

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 937-229-4603
Contact Email: henricka@notes.udayton.edu
Contact Website: www.udayton.edu/law/academics/grad_program/index.php

University of Houston Law Center

Intellectual Property & Information Law

Ranked among the top intellectual property programs in the U.S., students at the University of Houston Law Center have opportunities to study, research, and write on a wide rage of topics, including patent, trademark, copyright and trade secrets, and interdisciplinary legal protection for computer hardware and software. Students have the option of writing a thesis of publishable quality.

Application Deadline: Fall: Mar.1; Sp: Oct. 1
Application Fee: $70
Requirements: Application, official law school transcript statement of purpose, two reference letters. Applicants who earned their law degree outside of the United States are also required to submt a $75 international admissions fee, TOEFL report, and letter of financial backing.

Distance Learning?: No
Externship Option?: No
Is your program open to students from the United States?: Yes
Is your program open to students outside of your country?: Yes

Duration Full-Time: 2 semesters
Part-Time: Maximum of 3 years
Tuition Resident: $922
Non-Resident: $1,216

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 713-743-2890
Contact Email: llm@uh.edu
Contact Website: www.law.uh.edu/llm

University of New Hampshire School of Law

Intellectual Property

UNH Law’s world-renowned program in IP, now housed in the Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property, has produced a global network of alumni who are leaders in IP law, business, technology and government. With the largest full-time IP faculty in the United States, the Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property is a global hub for the intersection of intellectual property and economic development.

Application Deadline: Rolling admissions
Application Fee: $50
Requirements: Completed application, application fee, transcripts, letters of recommendation. International students require a documented TOEFL

Duration Full-Time: 1 year/24 credits
Part-Time: n/a
Tuition Resident: $34,900/year
Non-Resident: $34,900/year

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 603-228-1541
Contact Email: graduateprograms@law.unh.edu
Contact Website: law.unh.edu/masters

University of San Francisco School of Law

Intellectual Property & Technology Law

For students who have received a law degree from an American or foreign university and who speak English fluently; offers a thorough exposure to American, international and comparative intellectual property law and related fields; provides students with legal theory and practical development to pursue gainful employment in the intellectual property field in the U.S. and abroad; includes an intensive orientation program introducing the common law and other aspects of American legal studies.

Application Deadline: Feb. 15
Application Fee: $70
Requirements: Applicaton form, $70 application fee, personal statement, two letters of recommendation, all univesity level transcripts, LSAT score (for U.S. law graduates only), and TOEFL/IELTS score (for graduates of non-English speaking universities only).

Distance Learning?: No
Externship Option?: Yes
Is your program open to students from the United States?: Yes
Is your program open to students outside of your country?: Yes

Duration Full-Time: 9 months
Part-Time: Up to 24 months
Tuition Resident: $1,617
Non-Resident: $1,617

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 415-422-6946
Contact Email: MasterLaws@usfca.edu
Contact Website: www.usfca.edu/law/llm

University of Washington School of Law

Intellectual Property Law & Policy

The University of Washington's Intellectual Property Law & Policy Graduate Program provides students with intensive education and training focused on emerging intellectual property legal issues relating to technological innovation in all fields.

Application Deadline: June 1 (U.S.); Feb. 1 (intl)
Application Fee: $75
Requirements: First degree of law from ABA-accredited school (domestic) or first degree in law or credentials to demonstrate equivalent qualification through work experience (international); online application form; official transcripts; resume; one letter of recommendation; statement of purpose; TOEFL score for international students.

Duration Full-Time: 3 quarters
Part-Time: varies
Tuition Resident: $800
Non-Resident: $800

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 206-616-3809
Contact Email: IPLaw@u.washington.edu
Contact Website: www.law.washington.edu/IPLaw/

Washington University in St. Louis School of Law

Intellectual Property and Technology

Application Deadline: March 15
Application Fee: n/a
Requirements: n/a

Duration Full-Time: n/a
Part-Time: n/a
Tuition Resident: $42,536/yr
Non-Resident: n/a

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 314-935-7244
Contact Email: shoresman@wulaw.wustl.edu

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