George Mason's Intellectual Property (IP) Program is one of the strongest
and most distinguished programs in the country. For over 15 years,
George Mason has consistently been at the forefront of IP education.
We recently welcomed Stephen G. Kunin, Senior Counsel
for Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C., as Director
of the JD and LLM Programs in Intellectual Property Law.
With our outstanding combination of intellectual property
and technology law courses, distinguished adjunct faculty,
and IP students working in the field, and our location adjacent
to the Nation's Capital and within minutes of the U.S. Patent
and Trademark Office, the George Mason IP Program is second
to none.
The Law School offers J.D. students an option to specialize
in Intellectual Property Law through a speciality
IP track which is the centerpiece of the IP curriculum
and requires students to take approximately one-third of
their credit hours in IP courses. The Law School also offers
a Master of Laws (LL.M.) Degree in Intellectual
Property which is designed for attorneys who intend to
practice in the fields of patent, copyright, and trademark
law.
The Law School
George Mason is one of the most innovative law schools
in the country. Its emphasis on IP, on technology law,
on the legal application of economic tools and methods, and
on the intensive development of legal research and writing
skills have made George Mason the youngest school to enter
the First Tier in the influential US
News & World Report ranking of
law schools. In addition, George Mason's faculty
ranks in the Top 25 for scholarly productivity and influence
in University of Texas Professor Brian Leiter's recent study.
The law school is located in Arlington, Virginia, just across
the Potomac River from Washington, DC, and within minutes
of the Patent and Trademark Office. This location gives
students access to year-round employment opportunities in
both Washington, DC, and Northern Virginia (the Internet
capital of the world), allows the law school to maintain
one of the best adjunct faculties in the country, and provides
everyone at the law school with a diversity of cultural and
social opportunities.
The law school is also home to The
Tech Center, a research center and think tank that
examines the relationship of the existing legal framework
to the rapidly evolving information-based economy.
For more information about the law school, go to General
Information.
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