The Patent Law Track is designed for students who intend to practice in the specialized field of patent law. Approximately twenty percent of the 89 credit hours required for graduation must be in patent law courses. The remaining eighty percent of the credit hours are in courses outside patent law; however, many Patent Track students will pursue related courses in copyright and trademark law.
Chart of Patent Law Track Course Requirements in PDF form
Patent Law Track Course Requirements
Required General Law Courses
| Course Name | Required Time | Semester Traditionally Offered |
| Intro to LRWA | 1st Yr. | Fall |
| Contracts I | 1st Yr. | Fall |
| Torts | 1st Yr. | Fall |
| Economic Foundations | 1st Yr. | Fall |
| Property | FT: 1st Yr./PT: 2nd Yr. | Fall |
| Trial-Level Writing | 1st Yr. | Spring |
| Contracts II | 1st Yr. | Spring |
| Civil Procedure | 1st Yr. | Spring |
| Legislation and Statutory Interpretation |
1st Yr. | Spring |
| Criminal Law |
FT: 1st Yr./PT: 2nd Yr. |
Spring |
| Appellate Writing | 2nd Yr. | Fall |
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Constitutional Law I: Structure of Government (formerly Constitutional Law I) |
2nd Yr. | Fall |
| Legal Drafting | 2nd Yr. | Spring |
| Professional Responsibility | Before Graduation | Fall/Spring |
Required Patent Law Classes (See Recommended Schedule Below)
Other Track Requirements
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| Administrative Law | ||
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General Electives should be taken to reach the remaining credit hours needed to graduate. |
Recommended Schedule for the Patent Law Track
The following schedule is illustrative of the order in which students should take Patent Law Track courses in order to complete the requirements of the program. The courses listed for each semester in the recommended schedule are guaranteed not to conflict with each other in the semester they are listed. If yo deviate from the recommended schedule, however, and take courses at a time other than the recommended time, you may encounter schedule conflicts.
Some courses might not be offered during the semesters indicated below, so be sure to check with the Records Office for a current schedule of classes.
Scheduling considerations for all students:
Recommended Schedule for Patent Law Track in PDF form
| FULL-TIME DIVISION | PART-TIME DIVISION |
| First Year - Fall | First Year - Fall |
| Intro to LWRA | Intro to LWRA |
| Contracts I | Contracts I |
| Torts | Torts |
| Economic Foundations | Economic Foundations |
| Property | |
| First Year - Spring | First Year - Fall |
| Trial Level Writing | Trial Level Writing |
| Contracts II | Contracts II |
| Civil Procedure | Civil Procedure |
| Legislation and Statutory Interpretation |
Legislation and Statutory Interpretation |
| Criminal Law | |
| Second Year - Fall | Second Year - Fall |
| Appellate Writing | Appellate Writing |
| Constitutional Law I: Structure of Government |
Constitutional Law I: Structure of Government |
| Patent Law I | Patent Law I |
| Electives | Property |
| Second Year - Spring | Second Year - Spring |
| Legal Drafting | Legal Drafting |
| Patent Law II | Patent Law II |
| Legal and Economic Theory of IP | Legal and Economic Theory of IP |
| Administrative Law | Criminal Law |
| Electives | Electives |
| Third Year - Fall | Third Year - Fall |
| Patent Know-How & Licensing | Patent-Know How & Licensing |
| Patent Writing Theory & Practice* | Patent Writing Theory & Practice* |
| Professional Responsibility | Electives |
| Electives | |
| Third Year - Spring | Third Year - Spring |
| Trade Secrets | Trade Secrets |
| Patent Litigation & Dispute Resolution Seminar |
Patent Litigation & Dispute Resolution Seminar |
| Patent Prosecution* | Patent Prosecution* |
| Electives | Administrative Law |
| Fourth Year - Fall | |
| Professional Responsibility | |
| Electives | |
| Fourth Year - Spring | |
| Electives | |
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