Maine Law's Center for Law and Innovation has partnered with the provider of the CIPP certification and the world's largest privacy professional membership organization, the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), to bring law students a unique 2-week, for-credit program devoted to information privacy law. The second annual Information Privacy Summer Institute will be held June 10-21, 2013 at the IAPP's Portsmouth, NH offices. Students will have the opportunity to sit for the CIPP exam at the conclusion of the program.

The Center has a leading program in data privacy law, integrating policy-related privacy issues into our law clinic, and helping students get hands-on training through externship placements in various corporate legal departments and with our partner, the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). The IAPP is offering Maine Law students who complete coursework and an externship in information privacy a free exam to become a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP), a unique and valuable credential in this fast-growing area of law. Our annual conference on Privacy & Data Security attracts top national figures.

The Center for Law & Innovation hosts one of the nation's top intellectual property clinics, offering law students hands-on training in patents, trademarks, privacy, and technology licensing while serving Maine's small business and inventor communities. Our Intellectual Property Clinic is one of only three in the country to participate in the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office's Pilot Certification Program, allowing our students to assist with preparing and filing patent applications on behalf of inventors. We are one of only 16 schools certified by the PTO for trademark application filing as well.