To earn this concentration, students must:
- Complete at least 18 credits as outlined in the requirements listed below
- Earn a 3.2 grade point average in the required courses
- Earn a 3.5 grade point average in the required courses to receive Honors in the Concentration
I. Complete at least 2 courses from the following:
- Introduction to Intellectual Property (753)
- Patent Law (751)
- Copyright Law (752)
- Trademark Law (749)
II. Complete at least 6 credits of the following:
- Any remaining courses listed under Section I
- Law and Entrepreneurship Clinic (854)
- Artificial Intelligence and the Law (940)
- Technology Law (754)
- Technology and Artificial Intelligence in Practice (951)
- Efficient and Ethical GenAI Use
III. To reach 18 total credits, complete any of the following:
- Any remaining courses listed under section I
- Any remaining courses listed under section II
- Administrative Law (744)
- Antitrust (748)
- Advanced Contracts (721)
- Advanced Legal Research (951)
- Advanced Legal Writing: Contract Drafting (808)
- Advanced Civil Procedure (802)
- Saul Lefkowitz Intellectual Property Competition
- National Patent Application Drafting Competition
- Statutory interpretation (805)
- Federal Jurisdiction (824)
- Federal Courts
- International Trade Law (871)
- First Amendment (901)
- Health law (935)
- Sports law (940)
- Entertainment law (940)
- Up to 3 credits of directed research, directed reading, or collaborative scholarly inquiry relating to IP or technology law, if approved by faculty advisor (990; 991; 992)
- Any seminar or Law and Contemporary Problems course (LAW 940) on the subjects listed above, if approved by faculty advisor
Additional Information
Please note: there is no formal Concentration declaration process. Graduating students will be asked to complete a survey confirming they have met the requirements, and their coursework will be reviewed by the Concentration advisor. It is highly recommended that students meet with the advisor before graduation.
For more information or questions about the Intellectual Property and Technology Law Concentration, contact Professor Jason Reinecke: jreinecke@wisc.edu.
