Intellectual Property

Students who wish to gain an understanding of intellectual property law and possibly pursue a practice in patent, trademark, or copyright law, may wish to pursue courses in the Intellectual Property Focus Area.

For latest information, see Course Schedules and Syllabi page.

For more information, including course descriptions, please visit the University Catalog.

Center for Intellectual Property x Innovation Policy (C-IP²)

From 2012-2025, the Antonin Scalia Law School was the home of the Center for Intellectual Property x Innovation Policy (C-IP²). Originally named the Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property, it was founded by Professor Adam Mossoff and Professor Mark F. Schultz for the scholarly analysis of intellectual property rights and the technological, commercial, and creative innovation they facilitate.

C-IP² scholars and fellows contributed to rigorous, independent, and comprehensive academic research in the field of intellectual property. Consult the links below for an archive of the Center’s blog posts and scholarship.

WIPO-C-IP² Summer School on Intellectual Property (Law 021)
Administrative Law (Law 116)
Copyrights (Law 191)
Entertainment Law (Law 209)
Music Law (Law 216)
Arts & Entertainment Advocacy Clinic (Law 224)
Legal and Economic Theory of Intellectual Property (Law 264)
Patent Law I (Law 284)
Patent Law II (Law 292)
Patent Prosecution (Law 294)
Patent Office Litigation (Law 306)
Patent Law (Law 338)
Trade Secrets Law (Law 347)
Patent Litigation at ITC (Law 349)
Patent Writing Theory and Practice (Law 351)
Intellectual Property (Law 367)
Intellectual Property & Antitrust Seminar (Law 432)
Federal Circuit Practice Seminar (Law 437)
Patent Litigation and Dispute Resolution Seminar (Law 438)
Computer Crime Seminar (Law 493)
FTC Seminar (Law 612)

Other Opportunities

Scalia Law’s IP program also offers numerous co-curricular and extracurricular opportunities, even for students who don’t choose IP as a Focus Area

Arts & Entertainment Advocacy Law Clinic
Externships
Intellectual Property Law Society
Giles Rich Moot Court Competition
George Mason American Inn of Court

Meet the IP Faculty

Full Time Faculty

Chiang, Tun-Jen Professor of Law
Claeys, Eric R. Professor of Law
Ginsburg, Douglas H. Professor of Law
Kobayashi, Bruce Paige V. and Henry N. Butler Chair in Law and Economics
Mossoff, Adam Professor of Law
Newman, Christopher Associate Professor of Law
O’Connor, Seán M. Professor of Law

Adjuncts & Affiliate Faculty