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
We prepare students for careers as intellectual property litigators and transactional lawyers by providing students with strong doctrinal and experiential foundations in the variety of topics that are commonly considered intellectual property, including copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret and right of publicity. 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.<br>Students interested in a career as an IP litigator can choose to combine this emphasis with UMKC’s Advocacy emphasis, while students interested in a transactional career might combine this emphasis with the Business and Entrepreneurial Law emphasis.