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Intellectual Property, Technology & Health 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

IP, Technology & Health Law Courses

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 Drafting
  • Copyright
  • Digital Civil Liberties Seminar
  • Entrepreneurship & Intellectual Property Clinic*
  • FDA Law
  • Health Law
  • Information Privacy Law
  • Innovation in Pharmaceutical Industry Seminar
  • Intellectual Property
  • Intellectual Property Licensing
  • 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 Tech
  • Managed Care and Government-Sponsored Health Insurance
  • Patent Drafting
  • Patent Law
  • Patent Research & Strategy
  • Social Media & Content Regulation
  • Survey of Intellectual Property
  • Trademark 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 IP, Technology & Health Law leaders.

Kevin Emerson Collins

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

Jens Frankenreiter

Associate Professor of Law

Rachel Sachs

Professor of Law

Jonathan Smith

Professor of Practice; Director of the Entrepreneurship Clinic

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