Intellectual Property Summer Institute (IPSI) 2008
was held on May 27 - June 27, 2008
Information on Curriculum, Housing, Fees, etc.
Studies in Intellectual Property and Media Law for Lawyers, Law Students, Engineers, Scientist and Business Executives.
Franklin Pierce Law Center's Intellectual Property Summer Institute, established in 1987, is the most comprehensive academic summer program in intellectual property law and licensing (technology transfer) in the United States. Each year the Intellectual Property Summer Institute (IPSI) includes students from Pierce Law, students from ABA-accredited law schools and intellectual property attorneys and professionals from around the world.
IPSI brings together scholars, practitioners, government officials, and students in a single forum. Participants interact and share their diverse experiences and perspectives in a pleasant and relaxed New Hampshire environment, with mountains, lakes, seashore, and golf courses nearby.
Courses are intensive, yet the atmosphere remains informal. Much of the curriculum is devoted to the development of sound practical intellectual property skills while other courses are more theoretical or international in approach. Up to six credits may be earned in five weeks in this concentrated, intensive program. Law students may gain professional practice skills, enabling them to "hit the deck running" when they enter intellectual property practice.
Who Should Attend
The Institute's broad curriculum is designed to meet the needs of:
- Students and graduates of other law schools seeking more extensive course offerings in intellectual property and licensing law. Law students can earn academic credit for transfer to their home institutions.
- University, government and corporate technology managers.
- Graduates and graduate-level students of engineering and science interested in technology transfer.
- Intellectual property professionals from around the world interested in learning more about US intellectual property and technology transfer law and practice.
One of the special values of the Institute is the exchange of information and perspectives among practicing attorneys, technology managers, and students from the US and abroad. Past experience has shown that Institute students can learn from each other, as well as from their instructors.
About Pierce Law
Pierce Law is an independent research and teaching institution founded in New Hampshire in 1973. The Law Center has a more comprehensive intellectual and industrial property Juris Doctor (JD) curriculum than any other US law school. U.S. News & World Report, in its 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 surveys of all US law schools, rated Franklin Pierce Law Center as one of the top intellectual property law schools in the United States.
In addition to the Intellectual Property Summer Institute, Franklin Pierce Law Center offers a Master of Laws in Intellectual Property (LLM), Master of Laws in Commerce and Technology (LLM) and a Master of Laws in International and Criminal Law and Justice (LLM); as well as the Master of Intellectual Property (MIP) degree, Master of Commerce and Technology (MCT) degree, Master of International and Criminal Law and Justice (MICLJ) degree; and Diploma program for non–lawyers and lawyers who wish to acquire professional training in intellectual property and commerce and technology.
About 160 JD students attend Franklin Pierce Law Center specifically for its intellectual property concentration; another 70 enroll each year in the one–year MIP, MCT, MICLJ, LLM and six–month Diploma programs. Thirteen full–time intellectual property lawyers comprise the resident teaching staff. Several seasoned adjunct instructors complete the teaching roster. A significant portion of the Law Center's 2500 graduates are engaged in practicing intellectual property law in the US, Canada, Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Pacific Rim.
