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Intellectual Property & Technology Summer Sessions Washington D.C. and Geneva, Switzerland

May 28 through June 22

Each summer, AUWCL's renowned intellectual property & technology program offers a broad selection of short courses for law students and practitioners. Summer courses are available for transferable academic credit and/or a certificate of completion.聽

Our summer courses are an excellent way to gain practical skills for unique Washington, D.C. area intellectual property litigation practices as well as to further careers in technology law that require exposure to a broad array of legal fields.聽

Specialty certificates are offered upon completing at least two credits in either the Music Licensing & Video Game & Immersive Technology. 聽Courses may also be taken a la carte.聽

2024聽Summer Courses:聽Washington D.C.聽

Michael Carroll
Michael Carroll

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May 28聽- May 31聽| MTuWTh聽| 10:00-12:00 pm
Virtual
1 credit

This course provides an introduction to the treaties and principles of international intellectual property law. The course includes review of aspects of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (鈥淭RIPS鈥), and WIPO administered intellectual property treaties. The course is a basic introduction to both the principles of intellectual property and to international treaty law and does not require prior course work in either field.聽

Scott Kelly
Scott Kelly

Instructor: Scott Kelly
June 3聽- June 6 | MTWTH聽| 5:30-8:30pm
In-Person
1 Credit

Video game developers face a unique combination of legal issues and hurdles from initial concept, through development, and continuing through the release of each new game. 聽At the outset, intellectual property plays a key role in protecting video games, and freedom of speech is a recurring theme.聽

Eric Schwartz
Eric Schwartz

Instructors: Eric Schwartz
June 20, 21, & 22聽| T, F, Sa, | 5:30-8:30pm & 10:00-4:00pm聽
In-Person
1 Credit聽

This course provides an overview of music licensing and related copyright issues, including: (1) The parties comprising the 鈥渕usic鈥 licensing eco-system: songwriters, music publishers, performers (featured and non-featured), engineers, producers, record labels, collecting rights societies (ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, Global Music Rights and SoundExchange), music streaming services (Spotify, Tidal, Apple, Pandora etc.), download services (iTunes), upload sites (YouTube), and consumers (UGC, fan sites etc.); (2) An examination of the exclusive rights of copyright 鈥 鈥渨orks鈥 versus 鈥渟ound recordings鈥 鈥 plus the licensing structure of negotiated licenses versus 鈥渟tatutory licenses鈥 (17 U.S.C. 搂 106 (works); for sound recordings 搂搂 106(6), 112, 114 and 115), and, an analysis of public performance issues; (3) Basics of licensing and payment schemes, including changes resulting from the 2018 Music Modernization Act; (4) Miscellaneous issues: collecting societies and consent decrees (and DoJ review), direct licensing, international issues, and case law.

2024聽Summer Courses: Geneva, Switzerland聽

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Christine Farley

Intellectual Property in the Multilateral System

This two-week course focused on the World Trade Organization and World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva, and offers students an in-depth look at international issues in IP and trade. The unit on the WTO provides an overview of the substantive areas of international economic relations that are covered in the text of the WTO Agreements and look at the workings of the different WTO divisions. The unit on Intellectual Property in the Multilateral System includes comparative study of international treaties on intellectual property. The course will cover contemporary debates around the role of intellectual property in development.聽

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Full-Tuition Scholarships for Government Delegates from Developing Countries

As part of our partnership with the World Intellectual聽Property聽Organization聽Academy, 猫咪社区app University is pleased to offer five full-tuition scholarships to the Rulemaking and Dispute Resolution course for employees of government delegations of developing countries. **Applications for 2024聽will be available in March 2024.

For more information about scholarships!

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