Re: Intellectual property program

If you want a degree, many US law schools offer LL M (master in law) degrees to foreign lawyers and a number of the schools have strong IP programs. But look into them - many of the programs are more general (like Howard's) or more internationally focused (like American University).

I am a bit suspicious of ratings - I know a fair amount about IL programs around the country, about IP programs around the country and I know a lot about legal writing programs around the country. But I would be very reluctant to do any sort of comparative ranking of the "best" and have refused to participate in the U.S. News rating boondogle for that reason.

I will tell people who ask what I think of the quality of the programs I feel I know enough about to comment upon - but I cannot possibly claim to know enough about 182 accredited law schools to respond other than on lingering reputation and PR.

That said, I would certainly look into Franklin Pierce and Georgetown. There are no doubt many other good IP programs, but I do not really know enough about them to say much.

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Steven D. Jamar
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Howard University School of Law
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