Specialty Law Program: Technology Law
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The Technology Law Program combines coursework in the fields of technology
law, intellectual property law, and business law. It provides J.D. students
with the skills necessary to succeed in today's rapidly-changing legal environment.
Distinguished professors and practitioners offer courses on subjects such
as telecommunications policy, cybercrime, intellectual property protection,
and venture capital formation. The law school envisions graduates of the program
working as associates for law firms that serve high-technology clients, as
in-house counsel for Internet start-up companies, as attorneys for federal
and state regulatory agencies with jurisdiction over technology industries,
and as entrepreneurs and business leaders.
The Technology Law Program, which began in
Fall 2001, is open to all law students.
Students pursuing the Technology Law Program will
be required to complete the following requirements:
- 15 hours of required courses in business and
intellectual property law
- 8 hours of technology law electives
- 6 hours of business law electives or 6 hours
of intellectual property law electives
- 42 credit hours in required General Law Program
courses
Students will begin the specialty technology courses
during the first semester of their second year of
study, following completion of their first year of
required courses.
Required Courses
Business Associations
Conflict of Laws
Securities Law and Regulation
Intellectual Property Law
Legal and Economic Theory of Intellectual Property
Technology Law Electives
Advanced Communications and Information Technology
Seminar
Antitrust Policy Seminar: Analysis of Networks and Joint Ventures
Communications Law
Competition Policy, Information and Technology
Cybercrime
Cyberterrorism and National Security Law
The Digital Revolution: Legal and Economic Implications
Electronic Commerce and the Law of Advertising
High Tech Employment Issues
Internet and Online Law
Law and Order in Cyberspace
Law, Science and Technology
Litigation and the Internet
Regulation of Food and Drugs
Business Law Electives
Antitrust
Banking and Electronic Financial Services Regulation
Commercial Paper
Corporate Tax
Financial Theory
International Commercial Transactions
International Finance
International Taxation
Law of Investment Management
Letter of Credit Law
Unfair Trade Practices
Unincorporated Business
Intellectual Property Law Electives
Copyright Law
Multinational Intellectual Property and Policy
Patent Law I
Patent Law II
Trademark Law
Trade Secrets Law
Unfair Trade Practices
Course descriptions of all courses offered at George
Mason University School of Law can be found on the course
description page. There is also a specific subset
listing intellectual
property courses.
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Jun 15, 2005
