LL.M in Intellectual Property UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law

As a top 10 IP law program in the United States for 30 years (as ranked by U.S. News & World Report), the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law has one of the most comprehensive list of IP and technology law courses.

Why get an LL.M. Degree in Intellectual Property Law?

If you want to be an IP leader, shaping policies and practices globally at Fortune 500 companies, Am Law 100 firms, and governments, earn an LL.M. in intellectual property law from the IP powerhouse. Designed for the U.S. and foreign lawyers, students learn from industry and scholarly experts at the forefront of the field. Experience hands-on learning through clinics like the Intellectual Property and Transaction Clinic. Benefit from immersive classroom experiences in locations like Silicon Valley and learn from IP experts at Apple, Dolby Laboratories, Fox Entertainment, Google, Intel, Lenovo, Microsoft, Samsung, and Uber.

Why Choose UNH Franklin Pierce for your Degree?

Ranked a top-10 law school to study IP since the rankings began 30 years ago, UNH Franklin Pierce is the leader in intellectual property legal education. Half the faculty are dedicated to IP, and students study at one of the largest academic IP libraries in the Western Hemisphere. Alumni work in more than 80 countries around the world at places like Arent Fox, Bayer, General Electric, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Nintendo, PepsiCo., the USPTO, Venable LLP and, WIPO. Residential students begin in August and complete their degree in one year. Online students begin in August or January and can complete the degree part-time in up to three years.

Program Description

With 50 years of experience as an IP leader, UNH Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property boast a talented faculty, a global network of influential IP practitioners, and a rich array of IP resources and programs. Take advantage of one of the most comprehensive IP curricula in the country and immerse yourself in a broad range of cutting-edge IP issues.

Requirements for the Program

• Graduate Legal Research and Information Literacy
• American Legal Process and Analysis I
• American Legal Process and Analysis II

Electives: choose a minimum of 3 courses from the following (minimum of 7 credits)

• Copyright Law
• Fundamentals of Intellectual Property
• Copyright Licensing
• Technology Licensing
• Patent Law
• Patent Practice and Procedure I
• Trademarks and Deceptive Practices

Student Learning Outcomes for Intellectual Property (IP), L.L.M. UNH Law graduates from the IP LLM program will demonstrate competency at the level of an experienced attorney in these four areas:

• Knowledge and understanding of substantive and procedural law in traditional areas of intellectual property law and practice in the United States and internationally focused on patents, copyrights, and trademarks.
• Legal analysis and reasoning, legal research, problem-solving, and written and oral communication in the context of traditional intellectual property law and practice in the United States and globally.
• Exercise of proper professional and ethical responsibilities to clients and the national and global legal systems of intellectual property rights; and
• Other professional skills needed for competent and ethical participation as a member of the legal profession focused on intellectual property practice domestically and internationally.