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 one of the Program’s Co-Directors. The Law School’s “Substantial Writing Credit” requirement does not apply to the Program.
Course Requirements
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Antitrust and Competition Law Focus
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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)
- Advanced Antitrust Law (LW.10967)
- Antitrust and Competition Policy in Healthcare Seminar (LW.12966)
- Antitrust: International and Comparative Seminar (LW.11676)
- Corporations (LW.10644 or LW.10344)
- Graduate Lawyering I (LW.12373 or LW.12375)
- Information Privacy Law (LW.11019)
- International Trade Law (LW.11426)
- Innovation Policy Colloquium (LW.10930)
- Mergers and Acquisitions (LW.10327)
- NY State Attorney General’s Office - Antitrust Enforcement Externship (LW.12703 / LW.12704)
- Regulating Networks and Platforms Seminar (LW.12883)
- Sports Law (LW.10585)
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Intellectual Property and Information Law Focus
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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 and the Criminal Legal System: Aligning AI Tools with Social and Democratic Values Simulation (LW.12991)
- Contracts (for LLM students) (LW.11171)
- Cybersecurity Law & Strategy Seminar: Crime, Regulation, Response & Ethics (LW.12795)
- Fashion Law and Business (LW.12131)
- Free Expression and Social Media Seminar (LW.12106)
- Global Data Law I (LW.12755)
- Graduate Lawyering I (LW.12373 or LW.12375)
- Global Infrastructure and Tech Law (LW.12666)
- Information Privacy Law (LW.11019)
- Innovation Policy Colloquium (LW.10930)
- Litigating Economic Issues in Intellectual Property Actions (LW.12772)
- Mass Media Law (LW.12156)
- Music Contracts & Negotiations (LW.12950)
- Regulation of Social Media and Content Moderation Seminar (LW.12959)
- Sports Law (LW.10585)
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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