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As a complement to its leading intellectual property program in Washington, DC, GW Law offers a four-week intellectual property law program in Munich, Germany, a vibrant city less than an hour from the Alps, known as Europe's "Intellectual Property Capital." In the summer of 2010, the program will run from June 28 to July 24. The ABA-accredited program offers eight one-credit courses of which students
can choose up to four, as well as special lectures and visits to local IP institutions such as the European Patent Office. In 2009, 21 students (including students from GW, other US ABA approved law schools, and students at foreign law schools) participated in the program. The eight courses offered were also open to LL.M. students at the Munich Intellectual Property Law Center. This year the GW Law School will again offer eight one-credit courses and will look to enroll a diverse
body of students as in years past.
The courses offered for the 2010 program are as follows:
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1st Session, June 28th - July 10th:*
* 9-10:45am: Cross-Border Trade in Intellectual Property, Professor Dan Burke
* 11am-12:45pm: Computer Crime, Professor Orin Kerr
* 2:45-4:15pm: Technical Protection of Authors' Rights, Professor Edward Damich
* 4:30-6:15pm: The Federal Circuit, Professor John Whealan
*2nd Session, July 12th - July 24:*
* 9-10:45am: Theoretical Foundations of IP, Professor Michael Madison
* 11am-12:45pm: International Patent Law, Professor Margo Bagley
* 2:45-4:15pm: IP and Indigenous Heritage, Professor Silke von Lewinski
* 4:30-6:15pm: TRIPS, Patents, and Public Health, Professor Greg Dolin
*Eligibility *
Applicants in countries (such as the United States) in which law is studied at the graduate level must have completed at least one full year of full- or part-time study at an accredited law school at the time the program begins. Applicants in countries (such as Germany) in which law is studied at the university level must have completed at least two years of legal education at an institution recognized as capable of
conferring degrees which fulfill a necessary condition for the graduates to practice law in the country of the institution. While we anticipate that the majority of students in the program will be law students at U.S. law schools, applications are welcomed from eligible applicants from throughout the world.
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**English Language Requirement *
This program is conducted entirely in English. Students whose native language is not English and who have not studied for at least two years at a university in which the principal language of instruction is English must demonstrate their competency in English by submitting proof of a computer-based TOEFL score of at least 250, a Cambridge CPE score of at least 60, or a IELTS score of at least 6.0.
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**Application Procedure*
Students interested in participating in the program must complete and submit the
* Munich Summer Intellectual Property Program Application.
http://www.law.gwu.edu/Academics/degrees/summer_programs/munich/Documents/app_munich2010.pdf [pdf]
Please read the disclosures on the Disclosures and Frequently Asked
Questions
http://www.law.gwu.edu/Academics/degrees/summer_programs/munich/Pages/ FAQS.aspx>page
before submitting your application. Applications will be considered as they are received. Once the maximum number of 30 students for each two-week session have been admitted to the program, a limited number of applications will be accepted for a
waiting list.
Students admitted to the program will have to pay a non-refundable deposit of $500 within two weeks of receiving notification of admission to secure their place in the program. The deposit will be credited toward program tuition. The balance of the tuition will be due on June 1, 2010. Payment of the application fee may be made by check or money order in U.S. funds and drawn on a U.S. bank and made payable to The
George Washington University; further details on payment of tuition fees will be provided upon admission to the program.
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**Fees *
Tuition for the program is $1650 for each two-week session, or $3300 for the full four-week program. The additional cost of required books and written materials is estimated to be approximately $200; some materials may be made available cost-free as .pdf files, and will be printed for students only upon their request.
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**Cancellation and Refunds*
GW does not anticipate canceling the program. However, if it becomes necessary due to world events, gross under enrollment (fewer than 20 students), or other circumstances to cancel or significantly change the program, all applicants and/or admitted students will be promptly notified and provided a full refund of all monies paid within 20 days of the date of cancellation or significant change. Students will be given an opportunity to withdraw from the program with a full refund of all monies paid if the U.S. State Department ever declares the program site to be an "Area of Instability" or if a U.S. State Department Travel Warning is ever issued for Germany. For a cancellation that occurs after a deposit has been paid, we will use our best efforts to make arrangements for each student enrolled to attend a similar program, if the student so desires.
*Contact*
If you have further questions about the GW Munich IP Summer Program,
please contact:
Prof. Robert Brauneis
The George Washington University Law School
2000 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20052
202.994.1806
munichsummer@law.gwu.edu
*Website*
http://www.law.gwu.edu/Academics/degrees/summer_programs/munich/Pages/Munich.aspx
Please quote 10 Academic Resources Daily in your application to this opportunity!
