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LLM in Intellectual Property & Information Law at Boston University

Boston University, United States

Programme overview

Full-time residential LLM at Boston University School of Law centred on copyright, patent, trademark and unfair competition, with electives in digital technology, biotechnology, entertainment law and technology commercialization.

Faculty: School of Law  |  Duration: One academic year full-time (24 unit hours minimum, typically two terms)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

Three core courses from a list including Copyright, Patent Law, Trademark and Unfair Competition, Information Privacy Law and Cybersecurity Law, at least 5 further units of core or elective courses, and the LLM Professional Skills Lab. Internationally trained students also take Introduction to American Law (2 units) and a legal research and writing seminar (2 units) unless waived.

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Application information

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences master's programmes admit for Fall 2027; Spring 2027 entry is offered for selected programmes (Economics MS programmes, History of Art & Architecture MA, Preservation Studies MA, Online MS in Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence).

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Fall 2027 master's deadlines are mostly priority January 15 and final March 15 (African American & Black Diaspora Studies priority February 15, final March 15; Preservation Studies February 15; Sociology and History of Art & Architecture January 15). Spring 2027 deadlines for selected programmes are priority October 15 and final November 15. Applications are submitted through the online application; the GRE is required only for the Economics MS/MA programmes and the MS in Psychological & Brain Sciences.

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