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Hi everyone,

Pls suggest me some good law schools offering full time courses on Intellectual property for engineering students.

pramitha wrote:Hi everyone,

Pls suggest me some good law schools offering full time courses on Intellectual property for engineering students.

There isn't anything like "intellectual property for engineering students" from the perspective of IP Law. Usually, you'd want to get into the best law school you can and then concentrate main on Intellectual Property/take IP classes. There are a few schools renowned (Berkeley/GW), but if you are set on IP, you can usually afford to lower ranked schools, and still do relatively better than the rankings would suggest employment-wise.


EDIT: You might find the thread below useful for your purposes

http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... ?f=3&t=316

thank you for the information. As i know, in many of the good law schools, the eligibility criteria for many of the programs is a law degree. but i am an engineering graduate interested in IP.

pramitha wrote:thank you for the information. As i know, in many of the good law schools, the eligibility criteria for many of the programs is a law degree. but i am an engineering graduate interested in IP.

With an Engineering degree, you are on the right track. Have you taken the LSAT?

George Mason, American, George Washington, Boston University, University of New Hampshire.

If you have high numbers, then Harvard, Yale, Stanford, NYU, Columbia, Michigan, Duke, Houston.

I am planning to give LSAT this year. So, i wanted to know if it serves the purpose.

i searched in some of the university websites, but the courses offered are only for law graduates.
i dint get any offered for engineering graduates.

pramitha wrote:i searched in some of the university websites, but the courses offered are only for law graduates.
i dint get any offered for engineering graduates.

Okay, I think I vaguely get what you are trying to do here. Are you trying to attend law school for IP Law? Or you just want to be a patent agent? If the former, yes, you MUST attend law school for that. If the later, you just need to take the Patent Bar.

i want to attend a law school to know IP in depth.

Then go take the LSAT. What is your GPA?

which programs should i apply for? we dont have GPA system in India for engineering courses.

Register, and then study for the LSAT. Then you can come back here after you get your score. Good luck.

pramitha wrote:which programs should i apply for? we dont have GPA system in India for engineering courses.

androstan wrote:George Mason, American, George Washington, Boston University, University of New Hampshire.

If you have high numbers, then Harvard, Yale, Stanford, NYU, Columbia, Michigan, Duke, Houston.

Since you don't have a GPA, then I'd say if:

LSAT>=174 All schools I listed

LSAT 170-173 All listed except probably Harvard, Yale, and Stanford

LSAT<170 Don't bother at NYU, Columbia, Mich, and Duke, probably retake

LSAT<166 Don't bother at GW or BU, definitely retake

LSAT<163 Don't bother at American or George Mason, hope for $$$ at UNH, but retake

LSAT<160 Retake.

Not sure if flame...

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androstan wrote:If you have high numbers, then Harvard, Yale, Stanford, NYU, Columbia, Michigan, Duke, Houston.

Which one of these is not like the others?

pramitha wrote:thank you for the information. As i know, in many of the good law schools, the eligibility criteria for many of the programs is a law degree. but i am an engineering graduate interested in IP.

Take the patent bar, go to http://www.intelproplaw.com, and try out being a patent agent. No courses necessary.

If you can't find a job as an IP lawyer you fail.

I did my Computer Science Engg.

how much weight would one put on IP strength vs. overall strength of school?

i am looking at both Houston and UT-Austin as potentials for IP. UT is much higher in the rankings in terms of law school, but Houston is more recognized in terms of IP.

Any recommendations?

Practically speaking, specialty rankings like "IP rankings" don't matter. The only thing that really matters for employment is the overall ranking.

There are some law schools that offer non-lawyerly masters programs in IP (for instance, MS in IP), many of which are tailored for engineers. I think the OP is referring to those; and not to the study of law.

ETA: Pramitha, I have sent you a detailed PM with answers to your questions.