Intellectual property law which concerns copyright, patent, and trademark rights, as well as entertainment and communications, is one of the most exciting, important, and quickly evolving legal specialities in the United States. Always a stimulating and challenging field, it has become only more so in light of fast-paced developments in biotechnology, interactive multimedia, and the Internet.

The study of intellectual property law involves a challenging combination of constitutional, statutory, and policy issues; a blend of the theoretical and the practical; and contact with fascinating businesses and personalities outside the law - from medicine to the music industry.

The Intellectual Property Law Program at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, consistently ranked among the top in the nation, is rich with unique opportunities, including an LL.M. program. The large full time IP faculty includes two former Supreme Court clerks and the former copyright counsel to the House of Representatives. They are leading experts in the field and teach both introductory and advanced courses. This prestigious group is joined by adjunct professors whose practice has them on the front lines and other Cardozo faculty members who teach in related areas such as communications and constitutional law.

Cardozo students can supplement their study of IP with numerous panels and symposia held at the Law School, externships and work experience in the field, participation in the Entertainment Law Society and the Intellectual Property Law Society, editorial work on outstanding journals and newsletters, as well as organization of the premier intellectual property and entertainment law moot court competition. These opportunities - all available in New York City, the entertainment, publishing, news, and art capital of the world - make Cardozo's IP program the most stimulating and complete in the country, offering graduates unmatched preparation for sophisticated practice in this exciting area.

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law offers many advantages - available nowhere else - to students interested in the field of intellectual property law. Since its founding in 1976, Cardozo has attracted students with an interest in the arts. This has occurred because of the fine reputation of our faculty in the areas of art and entertainment law and because we are located in one of Manhattan's most vibrant and diverse neighborhoods - Greenwich Village. At Cardozo it is not unusual to be in class with a former dancer, filmmaker, art dealer, museum professional, or broadcast journalist. As the field of intellectual property law has grown and our corresponding program has matured, faculty and students in the areas of copyright, patent, and trademark law have made the decision to come to Cardozo.

Our program encompasses traditional and advanced courses, unusual externships, the most widely circulated intellectual property law journal, groundbreaking symposia and lectures, and a master of laws program. Our faculty is nationally recognized for scholarship and teaching skills. As a result, the program's reputation has soared among professionals and academics in the field and our graduates are securing positions in the area of intellectual property at the most prestigious law firms and companies. I encourage you to contact us regarding admission to Cardozo and for more information on our Intellectual Property Law Program.

Author:
Paul R Verkuil
Dean and Professor of Law

A wide and ever-expanding array of graduate courses includes:

Basic Courses:

Copyright Law
Patent Law
Trademark Law

Advanced Courses:

Administration Litigation and the Federal Communication Commission
Advanced Copyright : International Issues
Advanced Copyright: Domestic Issues
Advanced Patent Law
Advanced Trademark Law
Art and the Law
Business Torts
Contract Drafting and Negotiation for Entertainment
Contract Drafting and Negotiation in the Music Industry
Copyright in the Music Industry
Cultural Property: Selected Celebrated Disputes
Cyberspace Law
Cyberspace Law and the First Amendment
Emerging Role of the General Council in Internet-based Companies
Entertainment and Media Law
First Amendment Theory
Franchising Law
Freedom of Expression and Association
Freedom and Censorship of Literature, Art and Film
Holocaust Claims Restitution Clinic
Independent Research

Intellectual and New Information Technologies:

International Intellectual Property and Trade
International Trademark Law
LL.M. Seminar
Media Globalisation: Private Transactions and Regulatory Responses
Patent Law Practice
Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Patents
Regulation of Electronic Media
Sports Law
Telecommunications Workshop

Associated Courses

Students interested in intellectual property are strongly encouraged to take most or all of the following courses, which are in areas that are related to IP practice: