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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CONCENTRATION:  PATENT LAW SPECIALIZATION
 To qualify for the Patent Law Specialization a student must:

A. Meet all of the course, credit, writing and GPA requirements for completion of the Intellectual Property Concentration, as set forth at www.law.suffolk.edu/academic/ip/courses.cfm and www.law.suffolk.edu/academic/ip/complete.cfm;

B. Have taken the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Registration Exam (the "Patent Bar") or demonstrate that she or he has the appropriate science background to qualify to take the Patent Bar. (The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office established the requiremnts for eligibility to take the Patent Bar. For more information on the Patent Bar, go to www.lawprofessor.org/patentbar/examrequirements.html);

Interested students may show proof of Patent Bar eligibility by providing:

1) Evidence that the student has passed the patent bar exam; or

2) Evidence provided by the student that he/she has a degree that clearly makes him/her eligible to take the patent bar exam (i.e. engineering degree from accredited program; PhD in Biology or Chemistry); or

3) Evidence provided by the student that he/she has applied to take the patent bar exam and been deemed eligible to take the exam by the PTO.

C. Complete the three credit Patent Law course; and

D. Take two (2) courses from the following list as Intellectual Property Concentration electives:

 
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Biotech Patent Law 2 credits
Patent Licensing 2 credits
Patent Prosecution I: Drafting 2 credits
Patent Prosecution II: PTO Practice 2 credits
Patent Litigation Seminar 2 credits
Concentration Thesis on a patent law-related topic 2 credits
Giles Rich Patent Moot Court Team 2 credits
   
Courses taken pursuant to sections C and D above will count simultaneously toward the requirements for both the Intellectual Property Concentration and the Patent Law Specialization.


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