About the Institute

• LLM in Intellectual Property. Launched in 2001, the LLM helps attorneys with JDs from US law schools deepen their understanding of intellectual property (IP) law.
• High Tech Law Certificate. This certificate recognizes JD students who have pursued a high tech law curriculum. To earn the certificate, students take 15 units of high tech law courses, meet minimum grade requirements, and write a paper on high tech law.
• International High Tech Law Certificate. This certificate recognizes JD students who have studied both international and high tech law. To earn the certificate, students take 16 units of international and high tech law courses, meet minimum grade requirements, write a paper on international high tech law, and study abroad at a summer program focusing on international IP/technology law.

• Over 10 full-time faculty members and two dozen adjunct faculty members (including local lawyers and judges) regularly teach high tech law courses.
• The school offers one of the largest and richest IP and technology law curricula in the country—40+ courses on the full range of high tech law, including IP law, corporate law, international law, computer/Internet/communication law, and the life sciences.
• The school offers summer programs that study IP/technology law.

• Computer & High Tech Law Journal. The student-run journal, founded in 1984, focuses on all aspects of IP and high tech law. It publishes 4 issues a year and hosts an annual symposium. The journal regularly appears as one of the five most-frequently cited IP and technology journals in the Washington & Lee Law School citation database.
• Tech LawForum. Launched in 2006, Tech LawForum is a web publication containing feature articles, blogs, podcasts and video related to patent policy and Internet policy. See http://www.techlawforum.net/. 
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• Intellectual Property Association. Founded in 1989, the IPA is a student-operated organization focusing on IP and technology law. The group sponsors programs throughout the year, such as the weekly lunchtime "High Tech Tuesdays" series.
• High Tech Moot Court. The school participates in the Cardozo/BMI Entertainment and Communications Law, the Giles Sutherland Rich (Patent) and the Saul Lefkowitz (Trademark) Moot Court Competitions.
• Civil and High Tech Internship Program. Through this semester-long program, students get supervised field experience for academic credit at a law firm, governmental agency, non-profit organization or high tech company. Nearly 200 organizations have sponsored interns through this program.

• Dean’s High Tech Advisory Council. A dozen lawyers and government officials, including Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Larry Sonsini and Judge Ronald Whyte, provide guidance to the Dean and the High Tech Law Institute on high tech matters.
• High Tech Advisory Board. Three dozen lawyers and academics provide guidance to the High Tech Law Institute. Founded in 1990.
• Santa Clara Computer & High Tech Law Journal Board of Advisors. A dozen lawyers, academics and government officials provide guidance to the journal.

To contact the HTLI:

High Tech Law Institute
Santa Clara Law
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053-0421

Loyola Hall, Rm. 107
voice: 408-551-1868 fax: 408-554-2333
email: hightechlaw@scu.edu