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Technology, Intellectual Property, Health, and Information Law

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Protect assets in the digital economy.

Build expertise in intellectual property, technology, and health law through intellectual property courses that address complex legal challenges in rapidly evolving technological sectors.

  • 24+ specialized courses from Copyright to Patent Research & Strategy
  • Hands-on experience through the Entrepreneurship & Intellectual Property Clinic
  • LLM degree available in Intellectual Property and Technology Law
  • Competition opportunities and entrepreneurship programs through CELect and the Skandalaris Center

Course List

Technology, Intellectual Property, Health, and Information Law

Our upper-level technology, health law, and intellectual property courses include a range of options. Related clinics and/or externships are marked with an asterisk. Not all courses are offered every year—consult with faculty for guidance on which courses best fit your goals.

  • Advanced Patent Law
  • Advanced Privacy Law and Theory
  • Copyright Law
  • Design Law
  • Digital Liberties Seminar
  • Entrepreneurship & Intellectual Property Clinic*
  • FDA Law
  • Health Law
  • Information Privacy Law
  • Innovation in Pharmaceutical Technologies Seminar
  • Intellectual Property
  • Intellectual Property Licensing
  • Intellectual Property Moot Court: Patent Law
  • Intellectual Property Moot Court: Trademark Law
  • Intellectual Property Seminar
  • Intellectual Property Protection of Computer Software
  • Intellectual Property Litigation & Dispute Resolution
  • Intellectual Property Licensing & Technology Transfer: Planning & Drafting
  • International Intellectual Property
  • Law Technology
  • Managed Care and Government-Sponsored Health Insurance
  • Media Law
  • Patent Claim Construction
  • Patent Drafting
  • Patent Law
  • Patent Research & Strategy
  • Social Media & Content Regulation
  • Survey of Intellectual Property
  • Technology and the Legal System
  • The Protection of Trade Secrets and Confidential Information
  • Trademarks Practice
  • Trademarks & Unfair Competition
Beyond the Classroom

Build expertise through startup consulting and patent work.

Our comprehensive approach to intellectual property, technology, and health law extends beyond traditional coursework.

Full-time Faculty

Get to know our Technology, Intellectual Property, Health, and Information Law.

Scott Baker

William F. & Jessica L. Kirsch Professor of Law

Kevin Emerson Collins

Vice Dean for Academic Affairs; Edward T. Foote II, Professor of Law

Brenda Dvoskin

Associate Professor of Law

Jens Frankenreiter

Associate Professor of Law

James Hicks

Associate Professor of Law

Rachel Sachs

Professor of Law

Sepehr Shahshahani

Professor of Law

Jonathan Smith

Professor of Practice; Director of the Entrepreneurship Clinic

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