Academics: J. D. Program

Intellectual property is one of the most dynamic areas of the law because technology and globalization constantly challenge the traditional legal means of protecting ownership of ideas and products while continuing to encourage innovation and artistic endeavor. USD’s intellectual property program supplements a core of expert faculty with practitioners working directly on the complex challenges of balancing property protections with the sale and licensing of new biomedical, engineering, technological, and artistic products.

• Credits for concentration: 18
• Grade point average in concentration courses of 2.5 is required in order to obtain the Concentration
• Recognition: Certificate and transcript notation

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Required Courses (at least 6 credits)

• Copyright Law
• Intellectual Property Survey
• Patent Law
• Trademark Law
• Trade Secrets

Electives (12 credits)

Biotech Patent Law Constitution and the Internet Copyright Law Corporate Innovation & Legal Policy Cyberspace Law Intellectual Property and Antitrust Intellectual Property Seminar International Intellectual Property Patent Law Patent Litigation I Patent Litigation II Technology Transfers: Legal Practice Trademark Law

Trademark Seminar Trade Secrets Any intellectual property class with the course subject code LWIP Selected Clinical Placements (no more than 3 credits count toward the Concentration) For the following electives, no more than 6 credits count toward the Concentration: Antitrust Art Law Business Torts High Technology Start-ups

Students who earn credit during the Fall 2009 or Spring 2010 terms for Administrative Law, Antitrust, Art Law, Biotechnology Law, Complex Litigation, Entertainment Law, Federal Courts, Finance and Accounting for Lawyers, International Business Transactions, Telecommunication Law or Transfer Pricing may count all of those credits toward the Concentration.

Other Courses of Interest

Administrative Law Advanced Legal Writing Advanced Trial Advocacy Appellate Practice and Procedure Business Planning California Civil Procedure Comparative Corporate Law Seminar Complex Litigation Corporations European Union Law Evidence Federal Courts Finance and Accounting for Lawyers International Arbitration International Business Transactions

International Civil Litigation International Negotiation International Trade Law and Economics Lawyering Skills II Mediation Skills Negotiation Persuasive Legal Writing & Analysis Practicum-Civil Remedies Sports Law Transfer Pricing* UCC: Sales UCC Secured Transactions

Note: Please plan carefully. Some courses have prerequisites. Courses may not be offered each year. Some courses and clinics have limited enrollment.

* LL.M. course. Enrollment must be approved by Graduate Law Programs office.