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The following law schools participate in the USPTO Law School Clinic Certification Program. Please contact the school at the listed e-mail address to make general inquiries or request legal services.

**Acceptance as a client is subject to the law school's requirements and discretion.

 Participating law school clinics provide patent and/or trademark legal services to qualified members of the public who are accepted as a client of a clinic. Each participating law school has requirements for accepting new clients and accepts new clients at their discretion.

Southern California Universities participating in the program are

• University of California, Irvine School of Law  IPATintake@law.uci.edu
  • Trademarks
  • California only (preference to Orange, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties)
• University of California, Los Angeles School of Law uspto@law.ucla.edu
  • Patents
  • All United States (preference to Southern California)

Law School Clinics outside of Southern California accepting clients from Southern California - contact information here: Law School Clinic Certification Program | USPTO 

Patents & Trademarks

• Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Conner College of Law  
• Baylor Law School
• Brooklyn Law School
• George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School
• Lincoln Law School of San Jose
• New York Law School
• University of Miami School of Law
• University of San Francisco School of Law

Trademarks

• California Western School of Law (San Diego)
• Mitchell Hamline School of Law
• Rutgers Law School
• South Texas College of Law Houston
• UIC Law School
• UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law
• University of Akron School of Law
• Vanderbilt Law School
• Wake Forest University School of Law

USPTO Law School Clinical Certification Program Participating School Map

Additional information

Questions regarding the program may be directed to the Office of Enrollment and Discipline:

Phone: 571-272-4097
E-mail: LawShoolInformation@uspto.gov

See Frequently Asked Questions for more information.

2016 Report to Congress

As required by the United States Patent and Trademark Office Law School Clinic Certification Program Act (P.L. 113-227), the Office of Enrollment and Discipline of the USPTO submitted a report to Congress on behalf of the Director of the USPTO on December 14, 2016. This report fulfilled the requirements of the act by describing the number of law schools and law students participating in the Law School Clinic Certification Program, the work done through the program, the benefits of the program, and any recommendations for modifications to the program.

A copy of the Report to Congress can be found at:

2016 Law School Clinic Certification Program Report

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