The Patent Law Certificate prepares Mitchell Hamline\u2019s J.D. students to become leaders in the patent law community. It supplements the\u00a0J.D. degree and demonstrates that a student has achieved patent-law competency, practical experience in patent contexts, and mastery of critical thinking and communications skills through a rigorous course of study, research and writing, and practical experience.<\/p>\n
To earn the Patent Law Certificate, students must complete core and elective courses in a range of patent topics including Patents I and Patents II, Patent Prosecution, and International and Comparative Patent Law. Students must also obtain practical experience in patent law through either patent-specific clinic work, or a combination of externship and\/or work experience in a patent-law specific work environment. The practical experience must be approved by The Director.\u00a0 The Patent Law Certificate will be awarded to those students who have completed the following requirements plus all other requirements for a\u00a0Juris Doctorate<\/em>\u00a0degree from Mitchell Hamline.<\/p>\n To enroll\u00a0in the\u00a0certificate, students must log in to the\u00a0MyMitchellHamline\u00a0portal and click on My Academics. From the left-hand navigation menu, select Update Certificate Information, then click on\u00a0Certificate\u00a0<\/strong>Declaration<\/a>. You must log into your student record to fill out the form.<\/p>\n To review certificate requirements, please visit the degree & certificate section of the academic calendar liked here: https:\/\/catalog.mitchellhamline.edu\/certificate\/patent-law-certificate<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Patent Law Certificate prepares Mitchell Hamline\u2019s J.D. students to become leaders in the patent law community. It supplements the\u00a0J.D. degree and demonstrates that a student has achieved patent-law competency, practical experience in patent contexts, and mastery of critical thinking and communications skills through a rigorous course of study, research and writing, and practical experience. … <\/p>\n