New WIPO – IE University LL.M. in IP and Technology Law
December 5, 2022
In November 2022, WIPO signed an agreement with IE University and IE Foundation, based in Spain, to offer a degree specialization in Intellectual Property and Technology Law as part of IE University’s Master’s of Laws program (LL.M.).
The LL.M. is a ten-month long, in-person program taught in Madrid, Spain at IE University. Students will have the unique opportunity to learn from IE and WIPO experts on cross-cutting issues in IP and technology. The first edition of the joint LL.M. in IP and Technology Law will run from September 2023 to July 2024 and registration is now open on the WIPO eLearning Center.
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What will the new LL.M. cover?
The LL.M. in IP and Technology Law consists of face-to-face lectures at IE University, in addition to practical skills development workshops and hands-on projects with companies, and finally the submission of a research or capstone project. The language of instruction of the program will be in English. A wide range of lectures are available for students to follow throughout the program on topics relevant to IP and technology such as:
- The laws of innovation – methodical approaches to IP and technology law;
- Internet law, policy and governance;
- Global data governance: Regulating a world of big data and artificial intelligence;
- Cybersecurity and cybercrime laws; and
- Strategy and innovation.
Our agreement with WIPO will allow us to train lawyers specialized in Intellectual Property and Digital Law, with an innovative and entrepreneurial vision of how this area of law contributes to the development of the digital society and their legal protection in the future.
Soledad Atienza, Dean of IE Law School.
The new LL.M. program will offer its students a truly unique, high-quality and skills-focused IP education which will contribute to finding solutions to everyday challenges facing humanity using innovation in all fields of technology.
Sherif Saadallah , Executive Director of the WIPO Academy.