知识产权研究涵盖几个主要领域：版权，专利和商标法，以及相关的商业侵权和不正当竞争主张。在当今的经济中，公司依靠这些知识产权在竞争中脱颖而出并获得成功。<br> <br>在大都市地区，UMKC法学院为学生提供了丰富的知识产权经验拥有具有专业知识和实践经验的教授。我们提供核心，实质性材料课程，以及结合实践技能的课程和临床经验，使学生有机会在成为律师之前学习困难的技能。法学院还为学生创造了许多机会，使他们可以在更非正式的环境中与本地从业者互动（并向他们学习）。<br> <br>鉴于可用的选择范围很多，对知识产权
At UMKC School of Law, our Juris Doctor (J.D.) program is designed to prepare well-rounded lawyers who appreciate the relationships among legal, social and political aspects of the human experience. Our curriculum and teaching methods are designed to prepare you for a lifetime of both practicing and learning law. We live by our motto of being powered by experience, and we ensure that not only will you learn about the law from faculty with a wealth of professional experience, but you also will have hands-on experiences. We offer many opportunities to put your knowledge into practice through classes such as lawyering skills, mediation or law practice management, as well as our specialty clinics, competition teams, and solo and small firm incubator. You also may focus your education through one of our emphasis areas.<br>The Intellectual Property emphasis provides students with a focused curriculum of substantive classes and practical skills training that encompasses all the major aspects of intellectual property law, including copyright, patents, trademark and trade secrets, as well as a supervised, independent research and writing experience. The courses are taught by faculty who have real-world experience in diverse aspects of intellectual property practice, helping clients to obtain, license, and litigate IP rights. UMKC faculty are dedicated to not only developing deep substantive understanding in students but also to providing opportunities for students to explore the way that these theories are implemented and utilized in the real world.