Curriculum

Concentration

Intellectual Property

18credits required

Eighteen credits, and the only concentration with its own patent bar guidance. The course list is long and about half of it runs in any given year.

Enrol by October 1 (January graduates) / February 1 (May graduates) · completion form November 1 (January graduates) / March 1 (May graduates)

Plan around these

Courses listed by a concentration but absent from the 2026-27 catalog may be on a multi-year rotation, renamed, or discontinued. Verify with Academic Services.

  • Listed but not running in 2026–27: Trade Secrets, Advanced Legal Writing: Intellectual Property Litigation, Directed Study in Intellectual Property, Externship in an Intellectual Property Field, Giles Rich Patent Law Moot Court Competition, Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Clinic, Intellectual Property or Patent Law Thesis, Journal of High Technology Law, Patent Prosecution I: Drafting, Patent Prosecution II: PTO Practice

What it takes

  • Completing the three (3) required core courses;
  • Completing at least one (1) Concentration Skills/Experiential Learning course;
  • Completing at least one (1) Advanced Intellectual Property Concentration elective course;
  • Completing such other Concentration Skills/Experiential Learning and Advanced Intellectual Property Concentration elective credits so that it is possible to complete the required eighteen (18) credits in approved Intellectual Property Law Concentration courses by the time the student graduates;
  • Periodically reviewing the student's progress in attaining the requisite grade point averages with one of the Concentration Faculty Director(s) and/or the Assistant Dean for Academic Services; and
  • Obtaining the Concentration Faculty Directors' approval of the student's plan for completing the Concentration's writing requirement.

Suffolk's requirements page · its course list · Academic Rules

Courses that count

39 listed, 22 running this year.

1. Introductory Sequence

Intellectual Property Survey3 crBoth terms

Jennifer Karnakis, Stacey Lantagne

Copyright Law3 crBoth terms

Peter Karol, Rebecca Curtin

Patent Law3 crFall only

Philip Swain

Trade Secrets2 crNot offered 2026-27
Trademark Law3 crBoth terms

Brian Focarino, Peter Karol

Transactional Skills in Commercial & IP Practice2 crFall only

Bhamati Viswanathan

2. Skills/Experiential Learning Courses

Advanced Legal Writing: Intellectual Property Litigation3 crNot offered 2026-27
Biotechnology and the Law3 crFall only

Bruce Leicher

Directed Study in Intellectual Property2 crNot offered 2026-27
Externship in an Intellectual Property Field2 crNot offered 2026-27
Giles Rich Patent Law Moot Court Competition2 crNot offered 2026-27
Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Clinic5 crNot offered 2026-27
Intellectual Property or Patent Law Thesis2 crNot offered 2026-27
Journal of High Technology Law2 crNot offered 2026-27
Patent Litigation Practice2 crSpring only

Philip Swain

Patent Prosecution I: Drafting2 crNot offered 2026-27
Patent Prosecution II: PTO Practice2 crNot offered 2026-27
Research Assistant2 crNot offered 2026-27
Saul Lefkowitz Trademark Moot Court Competition2 crNot offered 2026-27
Trademark Practice: PTO2 crNot offered 2026-27
Transactional Skills3 crBoth terms

Christopher Gibson, Nicole Pardo, Steven Ferrey

Transactional Skills: Intellectual Property2 crSpring only

Bhamati Viswanathan, Rebecca Curtin

B. Advanced IP Electives Menu

Antitrust3 crBoth terms

Elbert Robertson

Biomedical Law and Public Policy2 crSpring only

Marc Rodwin

Design Law3 crSpring only

Darrell Mottley

Directed Study Project2 crNot offered 2026-27
E-Discovery Law2 crNot offered 2026-27
Emerging Issues in Law: Information Technology and Transnational Business2 crNot offered 2026-27
Entertainment Law2 crSpring only

Stacey Lantagne

European Union3 crFall only

Sara Dillon

Intellectual Property and Social Justice2 crFall only

Dalindyebo Shabalala

Intellectual Property Thesis2 crNot offered 2026-27
International Business Transactions3 crFall only

Christopher Gibson

International Intellectual Property3 crFall only

Dalindyebo Shabalala

International Trade Law3 crSpring only

Sara Dillon

Interviewing and Counseling2 crBoth terms

Cara Libman, Martsyl Joseph, Richard Pizzano

Law and Visual Arts2 crSpring only

Peter Karol

Negotiation2 crBoth terms

Darren Braham, Diana Chiang, Gabriel Teninbaum

Sports Law2 crSpring only

Chidi Oteh

Verified 2026-08-27. Confirm with Academic Services before you plan around it.

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