Intellectual Property
Master of Laws in Intellectual Property (LLM-IP)
The Master of Laws in Intellectual Property (LLM-IP) is an academic degree designed for law graduates (JD or LLB) who desire a postgraduate law degree. The LLM degree is particularly recommended for candidates who are interested in pursuing a career in teaching and research in intellectual property. The LLM candidate must complete 30 credits of resident coursework. The LLM allows students to earn a graduate law degree which focuses more on the business and transactional aspects of intellectual property practice, rather than on purely legal issues. Lawyers and members of law faculties who have come for the LLM, without prior enrollment in intellectual property courses, will find Pierce Law's program particularly useful for pursuing specialized intellectual property practice.
Master of Intellectual Property (MIP) and Diploma of Intellectual Property (DIP)
The Law Center's Master of Intellectual Property (MIP) program was the first of its kind in the United States to provide legal training in intellectual property for managers as well as lawyers. An interdisciplinary one-year program, the MIP is designed to prepare students for a career in intellectual property. The program focuses on the acquisition of both substantive knowledge and practical skills through innovative academic courses and internships with corporations, law firms and governmental agencies.
The (MIP) and six-month Diploma in Intellectual Property (DIP) programs enroll lawyers, law students, business executives, patent and trademark practitioners, administrators and technology managers. Both programs are designed to meet the needs of working intellectual property professionals.
Attendance at our Intellectual Property Summer Institute in Concord, NH, is included in the tuition for the MIP or LLM program.
Students may enter the MIP or LLM program in the Fall or Spring semesters.
