Core Requirements
The requirements for the Intellectual Property Specialization were developed by an advisory group of practitioners and academics, both alumni and friends of Loyola with the intent of preparing graduates to be exposed to the legal doctrines and skills necessary to be effective attorneys.
The LLM degree requires 24 total units of credit. The Intellectual Property Law Specialization will be recognized upon the satisfactory completion of 12 units of coursework. This includes 5-6 units of required courses and 6-7 units of electives.
Required Courses
Successful completion of the following required courses:
- Antitrust Law (3 units)
- Copyright Law (3 units)
- Patent Law (This course may be offered for 2 or 3 units.)
- Trademark Law (3 units)
Elective Courses
In addition to the required courses noted above, students in the Specialization are encouraged to take the following additional courses to the extent their schedule permits:
- Administrative Law* (3 units)
- Advertising Law (2 units)
- Business Planning: Financing the Start-Up Business and Venture Capital Financing (3 units) (Business Associations is a prerequisite course and must be taken before Business Planning - 4 unit course)
- Cyber and Intellectual Property Crimes (2 units)
- Fashion Law (3 units)
- Federal Courts* (3 units)
- Global Antitrust Law And Policy
- Intellectual Property Seminar - Advanced Topics (2 units)
- International Intellectual Property (3 units)
- Internet Law (3 units)
- Introduction to International Law* (3 units)
- Introduction to Intellectual Property (3 units)
- Intellectual Property Honors Colloquium
- Intellectual Property Litigation (2 units)
- Intellectual Property in the Digital Age (2 units)
- Licensing in a Global Context (2 units)
- Litigating a Copyright Case Seminar (2 units)
- Music Law (2 units)
- Patent Law (3 units)
- Right of Publicity Seminar (3 units)
- Securities Regulation* (3 units)
- Smart Contracts & Financial Technology (2 units)
- Tax Strategies for the Digital Age (2 units)
- Technology & Privacy (3 units)
- Trade Secret Law (2 units)
* Only one of the starred courses can count toward the minimum required specialization units.
(p) Counts toward the IP specialization if in the chambers of a District Judge participating in the Patent Pilot Program, or with approval.