- Start date: August 28, 2018
- Due date/Application Deadline (this date is subject to change): April 1 priority
- Duration: 30 credits
- Full-time or part-time
- Full-time students must complete degree in 12 months.
- Part-time residential must complete degree within five years. Part-time online must complete degree within three years.
Intellectual Property Law (M.I.P.)
Intellectual Property Law (M.I.P.)

With a world-renowned Intellectual Property Law program, University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law has one of the most respected and comprehensive patent law and practice programs in the country.
Why get a master’s degree in intellectual property?
If you want to be an IP leader, shaping policies and practices globally at Fortune 500 companies, Am Law 100 firms and governments, earn a master’s in intellectual property law from the IP powerhouse. Designed for nonlawyers looking to expand their understanding of IP, students learn from industry and scholarly experts at the forefront of the field. Experience hands-on learning through clinics like the International Technology Transfer Institute and the Intellectual Property and Transaction Clinic. Benefit from immersive classroom experiences in locations like Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., and learn from IP experts at Apple, Dolby Laboratories, Fox Entertainment, Google, Intel, Lenovo, Microsoft, Samsung, and Uber. The 30-credit master’s can be completed online, on campus, or in a mixed format.
Why choose UNH for your degree?
UNH Franklin Pierce is a leader in intellectual property legal education. Half the faculty are dedicated to IP, and students study at one of the largest academic IP libraries in the Western Hemisphere. Alumni work in more than 80 countries around the world at places like Arent Fox, Bayer, General Electric, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Nintendo, PepsiCo., the USPTO, Venable LLP, and WIPO. Residential students begin in August and complete their degree in one year. Online students begin in August or January and can complete the degree part-time in up to five years.
Curriculum & Requirements
With more than 40 years of experience as an IP leader, UNH Law and the Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property boast a talented faculty, a global network of influential IP practitioners, and a rich array of IP resources and programs. Take advantage of one of the most comprehensive IP curricula in the country and immerse yourself in a broad range of cutting-edge IP issues.
The master's in IP is available in residential, limited residential, and online formats (online and limited residential focus on patent law.)
Code | Title | Credits |
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Online Candidate Requirements | ||
LIP 944 | Fundamentals of Intellectual Property | 3 |
LCR 923 | International Legal Research | 2 |
LIP 913 | International and Comparative Intellectual Property | 3 |
LIP 954 | Patent Law | 3 |
LIP 961 | Patent Practice and Procedure I | 3 |
LIP 962 | Patent Practice and Procedure II | 3 |
LIP 951 | Technology Licensing | 2 |
LIP 928 | Intellectual Property Management | 2 |
Electives Choose from: | 9 | |
LIP 997 | Mining Patent Information in the Digital Age | |
LIP 912 | Copyright Law | |
LIP 977 | Trademarks and Deceptive Practices | |
LIP 918 | Trade Secrets Law | |
LIP 957 | Intellectual Property Crimes | |
Total Credits | 30 |
Code | Title | Credits |
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Residential Candidate Requirements | ||
LIP 801 | Graduate Legal Research and Information Literacy | 1 |
LIP 894 | American Legal Process and Analysis I | 3 |
LIP 895 | American Legal Process and Analysis II | 2 |
Required Electives | 9 | |
Select three from the following: | ||
LIP 912 | Copyright Law | |
LIP 944 | Fundamentals of Intellectual Property | |
LIP 950 | Copyright Licensing | |
LIP 951 | Technology Licensing | |
LIP 954 | Patent Law | |
LIP 961 | Patent Practice and Procedure I | |
LIP 977 | Trademarks and Deceptive Practices | |
Additional Electives Selected from a List Provided by Program Director | 15 | |
Total Credits | 30 |
Student Learning Outcomes for Intellectual Property (IP), L.L.M. UNH Law graduates from the IP LLM program will demonstrate competency at the level of an experienced attorney in these four areas:
- Knowledge and understanding of substantive and procedural law in traditional areas of intellectual property law and practice in the United States and internationally, focused on patents, copyrights, and trademarks.
- Legal analysis and reasoning, legal research, problem-solving, and written and oral communication in the context of traditional intellectual property law and practice in the United States and globally.
- Exercise of proper professional and ethical responsibilities to clients and the national and global legal systems of intellectual property rights; and
- Other professional skills needed for competent and ethical participation as a member of the legal profession focused on intellectual property practice domestically and internationally.
Student Learning Outcomes for Intellectual Property (IP), M.A. UNH Law graduates from the IP interdisciplinary Master’s or certificate program will demonstrate familiarity with these four areas:
- Knowledge and understanding of substantive and procedural law in traditional areas of intellectual property law and practice in the United States and internationally, focused on patents, copyrights, and trademarks.
- Legal analysis and reasoning, legal research, problem-solving, and written and oral communication in the context of traditional intellectual property law and practice in the United States and globally.
- Exercise of proper professional and ethical responsibilities as a lawyer or other type of professional to clients or other relevant stakeholders and the national and global legal systems of intellectual property rights; and
- Other professional skills needed for competent and ethical participation as a member of the legal or other professions focused on the practice or other use of intellectual property law domestically or internationally.
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