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Siobhan Lillis investigates why studying Ip at the
John marshall Law School is anything but predictable.
The underlying objective of continuing In contrast to the IP programmes at many
professional development (CPD) is to keep the schools, John Marshall’s IP Center was founded
IP industry at the cutting edge of international as a patent law programme and the rest of its
law. This is why law firms strongly encourage it courses came into existence afterwards.
and some countries even require it. But CPD can
be difficult to engage with and time-consuming.
The school places great emphasis on bringing
education into alignment with business. Many
The John Marshall Law School in Chicago, courses are pitched at a level that is both
however, is offering an innovative take on advanced and practical enough to benefit
further study for legal professionals. Through local practitioners. “It is a good way for local
the more than 30 advanced IP courses it runs practitioners who want advanced training in
each year, as well as various less traditional, one area to gain specialised training without
more practical methods of teaching, it has committing to full all-round study, and a
something to offer even the busiest and most number of practitioners have taken our Chinese
experienced IP lawyer. Some of its more unusual patent law course, as well as advanced courses
options include a course in Chinese patent law, in licensing or IP in business organisations,”
an IP ethics conference and various IP academic Gruner explains.
speaker programmes.
Gruner personally runs a course called IP in
Many of John Marshall’s more practical courses Business Organisations. Students studying this
were implemented by Richard Gruner, the follow the IP problems of a hypothetical company
professor and director of John Marshall’s Center from formation to going public and consider
for Intellectual Property Law. A former attorney a number of scenarios, including potential
for IBM in New York City and involved in legal bankruptcy threats and merger and acquisition
education since 1983, Gruner was attracted opportunities. The course tracks problems in
by the breadth of courses available at John business and introduces students to the full range
Marshall as well as its patent-specific offerings. of business law topics in the context of IP.
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