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The innovations that produce economic growth and social progress arise first as ideas. The cost of bringing a new idea to market can be extraordinarily high, but the cost of copying that idea is often very cheap. Intellectual property law tries to balance society's interest in having incentives to create intellectual property with the need to distribute that property optimally for social benefit. The ability of digital technologies to copy and exploit the advantages of unique intellectual achievements presents new challenges for intellectual property law, making it one of the fastest-growing legal specialties in the United States.

Sprigman
 
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Prof. Chris Sprigman discusses the intellectual property program and his personal research in copyright law and the fashion industry.

Being a good intellectual property lawyer takes more than knowing laws and policies. It requires adaptability in a dynamic field and an understanding of the business realities of producing intellectual works. Students interested in intellectual property benefit from Virginia's Program in Law & Business, which brings business and legal analysis into the classroom through courses in accounting and finance; enhanced core business law courses; and short courses taught by senior counsel and executive officers from major corporations. Virginia produces advocates who have a strong practical grounding in the business of intellectual property, empowering them to apply their knowledge to new issues and technologies effectively.
 

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