Akron Law offers J.D. students the opportunity to specialize in intellectual property law and to receive a
certificate denoting successful completion of their requirements. Students must be admitted into the program by an
Intellectual Property f a c u l t y advisor and the Associate Dean, must complete 15.0 required credits listed on
page 2, attain a cumulative 3.1 grade point average in all certificate courses, and must work closely with an IP
program faculty advisor. T h e IP faculty advisor for the Intellectual Property Certificate is Professor Ryan Holte.
Students intending to enroll in the IP Certificate Program must first meet all eligibility requirements. After
eligibility has been established between the student and their IP faculty advisor, students must:
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Submit the Application and the IP Certificate Course Selection, Tracking and Approval List with Item #1
completed, signed and dated.
Obtain admission approval from the Associate Dean.
An essential element of earning an IP Certificate is the student working closely with a designated faculty advisor as
part of an enhanced learning experience justifying awarding a Certificate. Students are encouraged to submit
applications to enter certificate programs as early as the second semester of full-time attendance and the fourth
semester of part-time attendance. The earlier a student begins working with a faculty advisor, the better.
A student shall submit the certificate application (and course selections approved by the Faculty Advisor for the
certificate) to the Associate Dean during February of the second year of law school (full-time) or February of
the third year of law school (part-time). The IP faculty advisor for the certificate may waive the deadline only
upon determining that the student would be able to fulfill all of the requirements of the program and that the
student would be able to work with the faculty advisor to achieve the enhanced learning experience that the
program is intended to provide.
Timely submission of BOTH a Certificate Application and the IP Certificate Course Selection, Tracking and
Approval List is a prerequisite to earning a certificate.
Failure to comply with any requirement may result in failure to earn a Certificate.
Complete the following information, see an IP faculty advisor for counsel and obtain his or her signatures
approving your application toward admission into a program. Return this signed application and the IP Certificate
Course Selection, Tracking and Approval List to Law Student Services, Office of the Dean, for the Associate
Dean’s signature and final approval.
After your application has been reviewed, you will be notified of your admission status via your UA email.
Student Name:
Student ID #:
LGPA:
UA Zips E-mail:
@zips.uakron.edu
Total Law Credit Hours Completed:
Signature of Student
Date
Signature of IP Faculty Advisor
Date
Approval Signature of Associate Dean
Date
The IP Certificate is awarded concurrently with the Juris Doctor (JD) degree. When you have completed the requirements, BUT
NO LATER THAN the conclusion of your JD coursework, return the completed tracking and approval list with all
signatures to Law Student Services, Office of the Dean. We will perform the final audit and request the processing and
awarding of your certificate through the Office of the University Registrar Records Office.
Revised: 6/29/17
PRINT Student Name: ___________________________________________________ Student ID:
A student must take Fundamentals of Intellectual Property Law at the first available time in the student’s schedule (usually fall semester of
2nd year for full-time/3rd year for part-time). Students may be admitted provisionally to a certificate program pending meeting this
prerequisite.
1. Application Signatures - We have met and discussed a curriculum for the IP Certificate, and the student understands all the
requirements of the certificate detailed below:
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Signature of Student
Date
Signature of IP Faculty Advisor
Date
This form with item #1 completed, along with the certificate application, must be turned in at the law dean’s office
for consideration of admission to the certificate program.
2.
As the student’s IP faculty advisor, I verify by signature and date below that the student consulted with me before each
registration period:
Fall
IP Fac:
Date:
Fall
IP Fac:
Date:
Spring
IP Fac:
Date:
Spring
IP Fac:
Date:
3.
To earn the Intellectual Property Certificate, the following conditions must be satisfied:
• Complete the prerequisite for admission:
Term
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Title
Fundamentals of IP Law
Grade
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Credits
3
Quality Pts
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Grade
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Credits
3
3
3
Quality Pts
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Complete at least 1 of the 3 core intellectual property courses:
Term
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Course #
9200:800
Course #
9200:801
9200:802
9200:803
Title
Patent Law & Policy
Trademark Law
Copyright Law
Complete a minimum of 9 additional credits, 1 of which must relate to international IP, in courses designated as
part of the IP law curriculum and approved by your IP faculty advisor. Core course hours beyond the 3 required
credits also count toward the 9 additional credits. Courses noted with a * satisfy the international credit.
Term
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Course #
9200:804
9200:805
9200:806
9200:807
9200:809
9200:810
9200:814
9200:816
9200:824
9200:884
9200:826
9200:896
9200:684
9200:696
9200:694
9200:684
9200:876
9200:684
9200:825
9200:844
9200:881
9200:882
9200:684
9200:672
9200:698
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Title
Trade Secrets
Licensing IP
International IP*
Patent Prosecution
Complex IP Litigation
Cyberlaw
Current Issues Affecting IP Law
International Patent Law*
International Patent Prosecution*
Patent Office Litigation
Patent Claim Construction
Trademark Clinic
IP Valuation
IP Externship: _________________________
IP Moot Court
International Business Transactions*
International Trade: GATT, WTO, and Reg Intg*
Corporate Legal Department Skills
Antitrust Law
First Amendment Law
Sports Law
Entertainment Law
Entrepreneurship
Business Planning
IP Indiv. Studies & Research (ISR)
Other: _______________________________
Course approved by IP Advisor: _______
Grade
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Credits
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
2
3
2-3
1-2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2-3
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Quality Pts
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4.
Fulfillment of the certificate program requires achievement of a minimum 3.1 accumulative GPA in all courses taken
to earn the certificate.
5.
Certificate Requirements Successfully Completed:
Revised: 6/29/2017
Signature of IP Faculty Advisor
Date