http://www.llm-guide.com/board/49334 en LLM IP for Engineer - LLM GUIDE Discussion Board Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:53:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/49334/last#49334 Hi everybody, First of all thank you for taking the time to read this topic and possibly adding a reply. The topic was created to gain some extra insight from relevant people about my choice for an IP program to attend in 2009. I have a bachelor in Electrical Engineering minor Business Management & a master Engineering in Nanotechnology and Nanoscience, both from the KULeuven in Belgium. And currently my time is occupied by a self-started small software developping business for smartphones. So, except for some optional credits, I have no previous law degree! My professional goals don't contain working as a patent attorney or other ''straight-forward" jobs resulting from an LLM. My interests lie more in the field of creating/working in/buying/selling/merging new high-tech companies. You can imagine that a strong knowledge of IP law is very important in this area. Because I've already experienced first hand that every move you make to commercialize a new technology, you hit the IP wall. Anyway my question to all of you is whether or not you feel an LLM in IP is a good idea to achieve this goal? Second of all and more importantly, which program is best suited? So far in Europe MIPLC caught my eye and Stanford & Franklin Pierce in the States. However, contrary to MIPLC in Munich, the programs in the states seem only to accept students with previous law degree. In a previous post ( http://www.llm-guide.com/board/21335) it was said that non-law students where also accepted at Stanford but from what I found that is not the case, so again info is welcome. Thanks in advance Kind regards from Belgium Anthony