Intellectual Property

GSU IP Student Resources

Index

Intellectual Property Classes
7079 Arts & Entertainment Law
7137 Cyberlaw
7138 Computers and the Law Seminar
7158 Copyrights
7256 Independent Research in IP
7270 Intellectual Property
7271 Advanced IP Seminar
7272 Licensing of Intellectual Property
7417 Patent Law
7478 Trademarks and Unfair Competition

GSU Intellectual Property Society
The GSU Intellectual Property Law Society (IPLS) serves as a support group for GSU Law students to learn more about Intellectual Property. They gather regularly to discuss Intellectual Property issues, listen to guest speakers and track Intellectual Property events. The IPLS also provides access to the GSU IP Mentoring Program, Job Sharing Program, and Mock Interviewing Program.

The IPLS is headed by a President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary. The officers also serves as members of the GSU Law School's IP Advisory Board, which provides overall Intellectual Property strategy and guidance to the Law School. Officer elections occur in the Spring of each year.

The membership fee for the IPLS is $10/year.

Intellectual Property Scholarships
Five IP Scholarships are available to students each year. Four scholarships are in the amount of $1,000, while one "full ride" scholarship is available each year.

The Full Ride scholarship and two of the $1,000 scholarships are awarded to entering students in recognition of interest and commitment to IP, while two current students are awarded $1,000 scholarships based on interest, commitment and achievement in law school.

IP Mentoring Program
The GSU Law School offers a mentoring program to all students who join the Intellectual Property Law Society (IPLS). Each student is matched up with an Intellectual Property attorney based in Atlanta. Best efforts are used to match students and attorney interests and expertise.

Each Fall, the Mentoring Program is kicked off with a mentor/mentee mixer, where students get to meet their attorney mentor as well as other local attorneys. In addition, attorneys commit to 2-3 one-on-one meetings throughout the school year (at least one meeting in the Fall and one in the Spring). One of these meetings may include a job shadowing day.

IP Job Shadowing Program
The GSU Law School offers a job shadowing program to all students who join the Intellectual Property Law Society (IPLS)Intellectual Property Law Society as part of the IP Mentoring Program. Job shadowing allows the student to see a real world day with an Intellectual Property attorney. The student can then better guage whether this is a good career track for them, and experience a day in the life of an IP attorney.

IP Mock Interviewing
The GSU Law School offers a mock interviewing program to all students who join the Intellectual Property Law Society (IPLS)Intellectual Property Law Society. Mock interviewing typically takes place in the Spring in preparation for Fall interviewing. Best efforts are made to provide multiple interviews with different Atlanta Intellectual Property law firms in similar areas of interest and expertise.

IP Moot Court Teams
GSU's Law School is proud to provide multiple moot court team opportunities. Currently, the Law School fields a team in the Saul Lefkowitz Trademark Moot Court Competition and a team for the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Giles Sutherland Rich Moot Court Competition. Both teams are coached by Professor Jeff Kuester and other volunteers. Costs for travel, food and lodging are covered.

Southeastern IP Job Fair
The 3rd Annual Southeastern Intellectual Property Job Fair (SIPJF) will be held on July 31, 2007, from 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom.

Additional Details can be found HERE.

IP Career Management Handbook
GSU's Law School has developed a handbook that allows law students and prospective students to better manage their course load to prepare themselves for future career opportunities. In addition, this handbook describes different types of careers in the field of Intellectual Property, as well as potential employers in each of these fields. More information is available at http://gsuip.org/careers.

IP Law and Business Certificate
GSU's Law School, in conjunction with the J. Mack Robinson School of Business, is exploring offering a certificate of specialty in the area of Intellectual Property Law and Business. Intellectual Property classes are taken at both the Law School and business school.