For a complete list of course offerings in Intellectual Property, including full descriptions and faculty who will be teaching the offerings in 2008-2009, refer to the online Curriculum Guide.
Intellectual property law addresses the protection of creative works of the mind. The field is of major technological and cultural importance as well as of substantial and increasing economic significance, both domestically and internationally. The Law School offers an exceptionally rich program of courses and seminars in this rapidly developing area. Several of these offerings draw students and faculty members from other divisions of the University, including the School of the Arts and the Business School. In addition, several of the advanced seminars are taught by, or feature guest lectures by important members of the arts and intellectual property communities in New York City; many of the lecturers are graduates of the Law School. Many of the offerings listed below are sponsored by the Kernochan Center for Law, Media, and the Arts, or by the Julius Silver Program in Law, Science, and Technology. The basic courses in this field focus primarily on patents and trade secrets.
A wide variety of seminars permits students to pursue advanced or specialized instruction and research in topics ranging from law and the film industry to advanced topics in patents, advanced topics in copyright and the protection of intellectual property in international and comparative law.
The Externship in Arts Law (L9265) is conducted in collaboration with Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts. It offers a limited number of students practical training in technical lawyering and client relations. The Columbia Journal of Law and the Arts provides another opportunity for student work on intellectual property issues.
