LLM in Competition, Innovation and Information Law Requirements 2023-24

Degree Requirements

The Competition, Innovation and Information Law Program (“CIILP”) has two areas of focus: Antitrust and Competition Law, and Intellectual Property and Information Law. Students in CIILP must take at least 16 of the required 24 credits in the area of focus that they select, including the required basic courses, unless they have already taken the required basic courses in a JD program.

Writing Requirement

All students are required to fulfill the Writing Requirement. This requirement is generally fulfilled by writing a paper in a seminar in the selected area of focus. It can also be fulfilled by a 2-credit Directed Research project supervised by a faculty member. If the Directed Research supervisor is a member of the adjunct faculty, the project must be approved by the Vice Dean (please write to law.graduateaffairs@nyu.edu to make the request), and by one of the Program’s Co-Directors. The Law School’s “Substantial Writing Credit” requirement does not apply to the Program.

Course Requirements

Antitrust and Competition Law Focus

Required Course

  • Antitrust Law (LW.11164) 

Elective Courses

  • A basic course in intellectual property (only one of the below three IP courses will count towards the antitrust focus):
    • Copyright Law (LW.11552), OR
    • Patent Law (LW.11678), OR
    • Trademark and False Advertising Law (LW.11923)
  • Antitrust Law: U.S. Merger Enforcement and Litigation Seminar (LW.12723)
  • Corporations (LW.10644 or LW.10344)
  • Graduate Lawyering I (LW.12373 or LW.12375)
  • Hauser Global Law Faculty courses (with permission of the CIILP Co-Director)
  • Information Privacy Law (LW.11019)
  • International Trade Law (LW.11426)
  • Innovation Policy Colloquium (LW.10930)
  • Mergers and Acquisitions (LW.10327)
  • Quantitative Methods Seminar (LW.10794)
  • Regulating Networks and Platforms (LW.12883)
  • Sports Law (LW.10585)
  • USALI Seminar: Chinese Law and its Transnational Impact on the Global Economy (LW.12873)

Intellectual Property and Information Law Focus

Required Courses

Two of the following three basic courses:

  • Copyright Law (LW.11552)
  • Patent Law (LW.11678)
  • Trademark and False Advertising Law (LW.11923)

Elective Courses

  • Third basic intellectual property course 
    • Copyright Law (LW.11552), OR
    • Patent Law (LW.11678), OR
    • Trademark and False Advertising Law (LW.11923)
  • Advanced Copyright (LW.11617)
  • Advanced Trademark and Advertising Law (LW.11692)
  • Antitrust Law (LW.11164) 
  • Art Law (LW.10122)
  • Artificial Intelligence: Tort and Administrative Law Seminar (LW.12831)
  • Contracts (for LLM students) (LW.11171)
  • Entertainment Law Seminar (LW.11456)
  • Fashion Law and Business (LW.12131)
  • First Amendment Law (LW.12416)
  • Global Data Law I (LW.12755)
  • Graduate Lawyering I (LW.12373 or LW.12375)
  • Global Tech Law: Selected Topics Seminar (LW.12666)
  • Guarini Colloquium: Regulating Global Digital Corporations (LW.12657)
  • Guarini Externship and Externship Seminar: Global Legal Practice in Digital Society (LW.12682; LW.12683)
  • Hauser Global Law Faculty courses (with permission of the CIILP Co-Director)
  • Information Privacy Law (LW.11019)
  • Innovation Policy Colloquium (LW.10930)
  • Intellectual Property and Human Rights Seminar (LW.12683)
  • International Human Rights and Digital Governance (LW.12788)
  • International Intellectual Property Law (LW.11056)
  • International Law and Technology Governance Seminar (LW.12878)
  • Internet Contracts Seminar (LW.11521)
  • Labor and Employment in the Entertainment Industry Seminar (LW.11605)
  • Litigating Economic Issues in Intellectual Property Actions (LW.12772)
  • Patent Law and the Life Sciences (LW.11626)
  • Patent and IP Licensing Seminar (LW.12260)
  • Sports Law (LW.10585)
  • Topics in Museum Studies: Museums & the Law (LW.12121)

Contact Information

Prospective students should direct their inquiries to the Office of Graduate Admissions.

Admitted and current students should direct their inquiries to either the Office of Graduate Affairs or Nicole Arzt.

Ashley Jacques, who can arrange for faculty advisement with Professor Sprigman, can be reached at:
Telephone: 212-992-8172
Email: ashley.jacques@nyu.edu

Henrieke Dekker, who can arrange for faculty advisement with Professor Beebe, can be reached at: 
Vanderbilt Hall 302
Telephone: 212-998-6617
Email: henrieke.dekker@nyu.edu