Cardozo School of Law is consistently recognized as a leader in intellectual property and information law. With a foundation in theory and policy, our faculty and students thrive on asking questions about evolving issues and developing answers that meet current needs. The heart of the program is in Cardozo's patent and copyright classes. Cardozo offers additional classes in entertainment law, including music, sports, and fashion as well as in technology and the law. Practical opportunities include the Indie Film Clinic, the Tech Startup Clinic, and the Cardozo-Google Patent Diversity Project.
One of the Most Robust I.P. Programs in the Country
Cardozo is at the forefront of debates over ownership and legal protection for intellectual property in the digital age.
- The Cardozo-Google Project for Patent Diversity helps women and underrepresented minority groups obtain patents.
- The FAME Center for Fashion, Arts, Media and Entertainment Law provides leadership for New York's booming creative industries.
- Tech Startup Clinic Cardozo students provide legal expertise for emerging companies in New York's innovative Silicon Alley technology sector.
- The Indie Film Clinic Cardozo students provide legal services to independent filmmakers.
- The Cardozo Data Law Initiative (CDLI) Cardozo's pioneering program in business, technology, and data management for the digital age.
- The Blockchain Project explores the legal questions that surround blockchain technology and the field's numerous legal and policy issues.
Our Intellectual Property Faculty
Professor of Practice Jonathan Ashtor
Professor Ashtor is currently practicing Intellectual Property law at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP.
Professor Christopher Buccafusco
Professor Buccafusco's research employs empirical social science methods to test fundamental assumptions about how the intellectual property system functions.
Vice Dean Michael Burstein
Professor Burstein is expert in Innovation law and entrepreneurship. He was previously an appellate litigator in private practice in Washington, DC, and a management consultant at McKinsey & Co.
Professor Michelle Greenberg-Kobrin
Professor Greenberg-Kobrin is the director of The Indie Film Clinic at Cardozo School of Law, which is supported by the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund.
Professor Barbara Kolsun
Barbara Kolsun, director of The FAME Center, is a leading fashion industry attorney, an adjunct professor of fashion law at Cardozo Law, and co-editor of the seminal text on the subject, Fashion Law – A Guide for Designers, Fashion Executives and Attorneys (Bloomsbury, 2nd Edition, 2014).
Professor Aaron Wright
Aaron Wright is an expert in corporate and intellectual property law, with extensive experience in Internet and new technology issues.
Professor Felix Wu
Professor Wu's doctorate studies in computer science are foundational to his information law scholarship, which spans freedom of speech, privacy law, and intellectual property law.
Can a Design for Cheerleader Uniforms Be Protected by Copyright?
Professor Chris Buccafusco, Director of Cardozo's Intellectual Property Program lays out the questions before the Supreme Court in a recent case about protecting fashion design.
“Educate yourself as much as possible about the business and how labels work and how you get paid."
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