Intellectual Property Initiative

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.

• Intellectual Property Events
• Intellectual Property Curriculum
• Intellectual Property Writing Competitions
• Intellectual Property Internships
• Intellectual Property Scholarships and Awards
• Organizations with Student Memberships

• Carolina Intellectual Property Law Association (CIPLA)

Intellectual Property Faculty:

• John Conley, William Rand Kenan Jr. Professor of Law
• Laura N. Gasaway, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law
• Andrew Chin, Associate Professor of Law
• Deborah R. Gerhardt, Director of Intellectual Property Initiative and Adjunct Professor of Law