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 13 units of coursework. This includes 6 units of required courses and a minimum of 7 units of electives.
Required Courses
Successful completion of the following required courses:
- Copyright Law (3 units)
- Trademark Law (3 units)
Elective Courses
In addition to the required courses noted above, students in the Specialization are required to take a minimum of 7 units of the following additional courses:
- Antitrust Law (3 units)
- Cyber and Intellectual Property Crimes (2 units)
- Entertainment Law (3 units)
- Fashion Law (3 units)
- Federal Courts (3 units)
- Intellectual Property in the Digital Age (2 units)
- International Entertainment Law (2 units)
- Law of Digital Media Platforms (1 unit)
- Litigating a Copyright Case Seminar (2 units)
- Mediation (3 units)
- Music Law (2 units)
- Patent Law (3 units)
- Sports Law I: Survey of Legal Issues (2 units)
- Sports Law II: Practical Application of Sports Law in Business (2 units)
- Technology & Privacy (3 units)
- Trade Secret Law (2 units)