Commerce & Technology
Pierce Law's program in Commerce and Technology prepares students for careers in new and emerging areas of business and law created by rapid technological change and globalization. The program focuses on a variety of increasingly important Information Age law areas such as cybercrime, internet regulation, identity theft, e-Commerce and Information Age civil liberties, as well as the interface between law and business.
Designed to meet the needs of working commerce and technology professionals, the program awards LLM and Master's degrees. Students include lawyers, business executives, patent and trademark practitioners, administrators and technology managers.
Upon graduation, students join a network of alumni practicing in top firms and government agencies spanning 81 countries.
Faculty
Full-time, resident faculty
Stephen T. Black
Jon Cavicchi
Thomas G. Field Jr.
William A. Grimes
J. Jeffrey Hawley
William O. Hennessey
Karen Hersey
Stanley Kowalski
Ashlyn Lembree
Ann McCrackin
William J. Murphy
Susan M. Richey
Albert E. (Buzz) Scherr
Gordon Smith
Mary W. S. Wong
Curriculum
Students in Commerce & Technology work with a faculty advisor to create a personalized program plan, augmenting required courses with a selection of elective courses in five core areas:
- Intellectual Property
- Transactions
- Information Age Commercial Law
- International Law
- Regulation/Tax Law
Courses
Fundamentals of Intellectual Property
Copyright Law
Trademarks and Deceptive Practices
Patent Law
Copyright Licensing
Technology Licensing
Intellectual Property Management
Antitrust Law
International Business Transactions
e-Commerce and the Law
Current Issues in InfoTech and Intellectual Property
International Business Transactions
International and Comparative Copyright Law
International and Comparative Patent Law
International and Comparative Trademark Law
Public International Law
World Trade and World International Property Law and Institutions
Bankruptcy
Business Entities Taxation
Consumer and Commercial Law Clinic
Consumer Law and Bankruptcy
Federal Trademark Registration Practice
Internet Regulation
Personal Income Taxation
Securities Regulation
Technology Transfer Tax
On-campus resources and experience
While on campus, students utilize the largest IP law library in the Western Hemisphere.
SIPLA, the Student Intellectual Property Law Association, the IIPO, International Intellectual Property Law Organization and the LES (Licensing Executive Society) are among the schools most active school's organization.
IDEA The Intellectual Property Law Review
