Intellectual Property Initiative

Mission

Our mission is to train outstanding intellectual property lawyers, open an exciting forum for exploring hot topics in intellectual property law, and to build bridges with our community by creating opportunities for our students to use their intellectual property skills to serve the public interest

UNC Student IP Organization

Carolina Intellectual Property Law Organization (CIPLA)

Organizations with Student Memberships

• American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) - Includes Law Student Committee, Mentoring Committee, Diversity in IP Law Committee and Job Fair for members.
• International Trademark Association (INTA) Includes a job bank that lists student internships. Student membership is not required to conduct a job search.
• North Carolina Bar Association Has both a Law Student Division and an Intellectual Property Law Section, both of which include various committees on IP specialties.
• American Bar Association (ABA) - The ABA also has a Section of Intellectual Property Law (ABA-IPL).
• Triangle Intellectual Property Law Association (TIPLA)
• Copyright Society of the United States
• Licensing Executives Society - The Research Triangle Park has its own chapter.