MSU-DCL introduces new Intellectual Property and Communications Law Program BY JACQUELINE J. HARRINGTON

MSU-DCL has launched a new Intellectual Property and Communications Law Program. Aligned closely with internationally recognized colleges and research centers at Michigan State University, and with the intellectual property and technology law faculty at the University of Ottawa, the program promotes global, interdisciplinary understanding in both the theoretical and practical aspects of intellectual property and communications law. Peter Yu Directed by MSU-DCL Professor Peter Yu, a leading expert in international intellectual property and communications law, the program offers an innovative curriculum. Students can participate in a concentration, an externship, a joint JD-LLB and other multi-degree programs, and study abroad opportunities in Canada and Mexico. The program also offers symposia, lectures, career panels and occasional papers featuring distinguished speakers and internationally renowned experts. “Michigan State University is an ideal home for this new program,” said Yu. “MSU is not only a leading research institution in the country, but it also has a long and rich tradition of international engagement that is recognized around the world.” Professor Yu is joined by Professor Adam Mossoff, an expert in patent law and property theory, and Professor Kevin Saunders, a leading scholar in the First Amendment and media law. The program also boasts faculty associates from other MSU colleges and the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law. “We look forward to making this program an international focal point for promoting a global, interdisciplinary understanding of intellectual property and communications law and for training the next generation of technology lawyers,” explained Yu.