FPLC or MIPLC?


MarioC

I have received letters of admission from Franklin Pierce Law Center (FPLC), USA, and Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC), Germany, to attend a Master program in Intellectual Property. Im not sure about the best option between these two institutions. My background is Engineering and I will not prosecute in the US. Any comment will be welcomed.
Thanks,
Mario

I have received letters of admission from Franklin Pierce Law Center (FPLC), USA, and Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC), Germany, to attend a Master program in Intellectual Property. I’m not sure about the best option between these two institutions. My background is Engineering and I will not prosecute in the US. Any comment will be welcomed.
Thanks,
Mario
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nydmilia

If u are not interested in any state bar in the US, your better choice should be Munich. Germany is one of the most important countries on engineering, particularly, electrical engineering. Also take into account your budget, expensenses in one or another, your work oportunities in one or another after completing the master program, and other things u think are important for u. Make a T table with pros and cons in each one.

If u are not interested in any state bar in the US, your better choice should be Munich. Germany is one of the most important countries on engineering, particularly, electrical engineering. Also take into account your budget, expensenses in one or another, your work oportunities in one or another after completing the master program, and other things u think are important for u. Make a T table with pros and cons in each one.
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kius74

No offense intended, but forget about Germany. MPI might be a good institution, but as far as IP is concerned the US is simply 20 years ago. Sorry for being so conclusive, I do come from Europe, but I think ours is really the old continent. A lot of very interesting theories, but totally detached from the real world. Go to the US and open your mind.

No offense intended, but forget about Germany. MPI might be a good institution, but as far as IP is concerned the US is simply 20 years ago. Sorry for being so conclusive, I do come from Europe, but I think ours is really the old continent. A lot of very interesting theories, but totally detached from the real world. Go to the US and open your mind.
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Nikolas

FYI: MIPLC is run jointly by the George Washington University (Washington DC) and German institutions. Its faculty include many international professors and practitioners:

* Prof. Ann-Kristin Achleitner, Technische Universität München
* Prof. Martin J. Adelman, George Washington University Law School
* Prof. Christoph Ann, Member of the Managing Board, Technische Universität München
* Prof. John J. Barceló, Cornell Law School
* Prof. Alexander Bassen, Hamburg University of Economics and Politics
* Dr. Verena von Bomhard, Attorney at Law, Alicante
* Prof. Robert Brauneis, Member of the Managing Board, George Washington University Law School
* Prof. Dan L. Burk, University of Minnesota
* Prof. Michael W. Carroll, Villanova University School of Law
* Prof. William R. Cornish, Cambridge University
* Prof. Kenneth D. Crews, Indiana University School of Law
* Prof. Graeme Dinwoodie, Chicago-Kent College of Law
* Prof. F. Jay Dougherty, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
* Prof. Thomas Dreier, University of Karlsruhe
* Prof. Josef Drexl, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property
* Dr. Stefan Enchelmaier, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property
* Jesse M. Feder, Business Software Alliance, Washington, DC
* Dr. Andreas Fier, Centre of European Economic Research, Mannheim
* Tanuja Garde, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property
* Prof. Ulrich Gassner, University of Augsburg
* Dr. Bernhard H. Geissler, Patent Attorney and Attorney at Law, Munich
* Dr. Heinz Goddar, Patent Attorney, Munich
* Prof. Paul Goldstein, Stanford University Law School
* Dr. Georg von Graevenitz, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich
* Dr. Francis Gurry, Deputy Director General, World Intellectual Property Organisation
* Prof. Dietmar Harhoff, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich
* Dr. Christopher Heath, European Patent Office
* Dr. Bernhard Hertel, Garching Innovation GmbH, Munich
* Prof. Laura Heymann, George Washington University Law School
* Prof. Reto M. Hilty, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property
* P. Jay Hines, Attorney at Law, Washington DC
* Klaus Hoffmeister, Central Industrial Property Bureau of the Customs Administration, Munich
* Prof. Bernt Hugenholtz, Institute for Information Law (IViR), University of Amsterdam
* Prof. Christoph Kaserer, Technische Universität München
* Prof. Orin Kerr, George Washington University Law School
* Prof. F. Scott Kieff, Washington University School of Law, St. Louis
* Prof. Rainer Kolisch, Technische Universität München
* Prof. Michael Kort, University of Augsburg
* Dr. Jürgen Kroher, Attorney at Law, Munich
* Ekkehard Kuhn, International Federation of Phonographic Industry, Berlin
* Prof. Annette Kur, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property
* Prof. Michael Lehmann, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich
* Dr. Matthias Leistner, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property
* Dr. Silke von Lewinski, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property
* Prof. Ulrich Loewenheim, Johann Wolfang Goethe University, Frankfurt
* Dr. Michael Loschelder, Secretary General, German Association for Industrial Property and Copyright Law (GRUR), Köln
* Prof. Michael Madison, Pittsburgh School of Law
* Wolfgang von Meibom, Attorney at Law, Düsseldorf
* Prof. Robert P. Merges, University of California, Berkeley
* Prof. Thomas M. J. Möllers, Member of the Managing Board, University of Augsburg
* Dr. Rainer Moufang, European Patent Office
* Dr. Ralph Nack, Attorney at Law, Munich
* Prof. Dawn Nunziato, George Washington University Law School
* Prof. Ansgar Ohly, University of Bayreuth
* Dr. Jochen Pagenberg, Attorney at Law, Munich
* Dr. Angela Poech, Technische Universität München
* The Honorable Sir Nicolas Pumfrey, Royal Courts of Justice, London
* The Honorable Judge Randall R. Rader, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
* Prof. Ralf Reichwald, Technische Universität München
* Prof. Jan Rosén, University of Stockholm
* Prof. Roger E. Schechter, George Washington University Law School
* Michael Schlesinger, International Intellectual Property Alliance, Washington, DC
* Prof. Wolfgang Schön, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property
* Dr. Helmut Schubert, Fraunhofer Patents and Licensing, Munich
* Prof. Mathias Schwarz, Attorney at Law, Munich
* Prof. Stanisław Sołtysiński, Attorney at Law, Warsaw
* Prof. Joseph Straus, Chairman of the Managing Board, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property
* Dr. Bernd Süßmuth, Technische Universität München
* Prof. John R. Thomas, Georgetown University Law Center
* Prof. Robert K. Frhr. v. Weizsäcker, Technische Universität München
* Dr. Siobhán Yeats, European Patent Office

See http://www.miplc.de/academics/

FYI: MIPLC is run jointly by the George Washington University (Washington DC) and German institutions. Its faculty include many international professors and practitioners:

* Prof. Ann-Kristin Achleitner, Technische Universität München
* Prof. Martin J. Adelman, George Washington University Law School
* Prof. Christoph Ann, Member of the Managing Board, Technische Universität München
* Prof. John J. Barceló, Cornell Law School
* Prof. Alexander Bassen, Hamburg University of Economics and Politics
* Dr. Verena von Bomhard, Attorney at Law, Alicante
* Prof. Robert Brauneis, Member of the Managing Board, George Washington University Law School
* Prof. Dan L. Burk, University of Minnesota
* Prof. Michael W. Carroll, Villanova University School of Law
* Prof. William R. Cornish, Cambridge University
* Prof. Kenneth D. Crews, Indiana University School of Law
* Prof. Graeme Dinwoodie, Chicago-Kent College of Law
* Prof. F. Jay Dougherty, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
* Prof. Thomas Dreier, University of Karlsruhe
* Prof. Josef Drexl, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property
* Dr. Stefan Enchelmaier, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property
* Jesse M. Feder, Business Software Alliance, Washington, DC
* Dr. Andreas Fier, Centre of European Economic Research, Mannheim
* Tanuja Garde, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property
* Prof. Ulrich Gassner, University of Augsburg
* Dr. Bernhard H. Geissler, Patent Attorney and Attorney at Law, Munich
* Dr. Heinz Goddar, Patent Attorney, Munich
* Prof. Paul Goldstein, Stanford University Law School
* Dr. Georg von Graevenitz, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich
* Dr. Francis Gurry, Deputy Director General, World Intellectual Property Organisation
* Prof. Dietmar Harhoff, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich
* Dr. Christopher Heath, European Patent Office
* Dr. Bernhard Hertel, Garching Innovation GmbH, Munich
* Prof. Laura Heymann, George Washington University Law School
* Prof. Reto M. Hilty, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property
* P. Jay Hines, Attorney at Law, Washington DC
* Klaus Hoffmeister, Central Industrial Property Bureau of the Customs Administration, Munich
* Prof. Bernt Hugenholtz, Institute for Information Law (IViR), University of Amsterdam
* Prof. Christoph Kaserer, Technische Universität München
* Prof. Orin Kerr, George Washington University Law School
* Prof. F. Scott Kieff, Washington University School of Law, St. Louis
* Prof. Rainer Kolisch, Technische Universität München
* Prof. Michael Kort, University of Augsburg
* Dr. Jürgen Kroher, Attorney at Law, Munich
* Ekkehard Kuhn, International Federation of Phonographic Industry, Berlin
* Prof. Annette Kur, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property
* Prof. Michael Lehmann, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich
* Dr. Matthias Leistner, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property
* Dr. Silke von Lewinski, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property
* Prof. Ulrich Loewenheim, Johann Wolfang Goethe University, Frankfurt
* Dr. Michael Loschelder, Secretary General, German Association for Industrial Property and Copyright Law (GRUR), Köln
* Prof. Michael Madison, Pittsburgh School of Law
* Wolfgang von Meibom, Attorney at Law, Düsseldorf
* Prof. Robert P. Merges, University of California, Berkeley
* Prof. Thomas M. J. Möllers, Member of the Managing Board, University of Augsburg
* Dr. Rainer Moufang, European Patent Office
* Dr. Ralph Nack, Attorney at Law, Munich
* Prof. Dawn Nunziato, George Washington University Law School
* Prof. Ansgar Ohly, University of Bayreuth
* Dr. Jochen Pagenberg, Attorney at Law, Munich
* Dr. Angela Poech, Technische Universität München
* The Honorable Sir Nicolas Pumfrey, Royal Courts of Justice, London
* The Honorable Judge Randall R. Rader, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
* Prof. Ralf Reichwald, Technische Universität München
* Prof. Jan Rosén, University of Stockholm
* Prof. Roger E. Schechter, George Washington University Law School
* Michael Schlesinger, International Intellectual Property Alliance, Washington, DC
* Prof. Wolfgang Schön, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property
* Dr. Helmut Schubert, Fraunhofer Patents and Licensing, Munich
* Prof. Mathias Schwarz, Attorney at Law, Munich
* Prof. Stanisław Sołtysiński, Attorney at Law, Warsaw
* Prof. Joseph Straus, Chairman of the Managing Board, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property
* Dr. Bernd Süßmuth, Technische Universität München
* Prof. John R. Thomas, Georgetown University Law Center
* Prof. Robert K. Frhr. v. Weizsäcker, Technische Universität München
* Dr. Siobhán Yeats, European Patent Office

See http://www.miplc.de/academics/
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