Information for Students
The DIPTC is a teaching law firm that allows students to directly service clients under the close supervision of licensed attorneys. The DIPTC provides pro bono (free) transactional patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret and privacy counsel to individuals, and non-profit and for-profit ventures in science, technology, business, and the arts.Read about registration, prerequisites, and more
“Intellectual Property to Change the World:” Alumni and Clients on the Impact of the DIPTC
Areas of Law
The DIPTC offers a variety of transactional intellectual property legal counsel to its clients.
Helpful Resources
Intellectual Property FAQs
Read our answers to frequently asked questions about intellectual property
Intellectual Property for Startups
Clinic Director Cynthia Dahl discusses the top intellectual property mistakes for startups, and how to avoid them.Follow Us on Twitter
DIPTC News
View all IP news at Penn Carey Law
Why You Should Protect Your Intellectual Property
At “This Is Small Business,” Practice Prof. Cynthia Dahl offers her insights and shares resources to help you protect your intellectual property.
Intellectual Property to Change the World
In the Detkin Intellectual Property and Technology Legal Clinic, future intellectual property lawyers hone their skills while helping clients grow ideas that change the world.
Fair Use in Visual Arts
Practice Prof. Cynthia Dahl writes that the Andy Warhol SCOTUS decision “has wider implications for other art forms, like music and adaptions of literary works.”
Prof. Cynthia Dahl explains the Taylor Swift copyright controversy
Dahl notes that most recording artists in a similar position as Swift regarding copyrights – “and maybe it’s time for that to change.”
Clinic Faculty
