SU New Technology Law Center, NYS Science & Technology Law Center

Law School Designated as New York State Science & Technology Law Center

In March 2004, Syracuse University College of Law was designated as the New York State Science & Technology Law Center (NYS STLC) by the New York State Office of Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR). This prestigious designation, which was made through a competitive, peer-review process and includes a grant of more than $1 million over three years, recognizes the College of Law's extensive experience in the field of technology commercialization law and practice.  Since its founding in 1990, the College of Law has provided over 250 law, engineering and business students an opportunity to study the technology commercialization process through specialized coursework and clinical research projects.

The mission of the NYS STLC is to provide legal education, research, information and support services to the more than 30 universities and research centers in New York State supported by NYSTAR.  As the NYS STLC designee, the College of Law's goal is to help New York State become a world leader in the commercialization of new technologies and in the creation of new jobs.     
   

About SUNTEC

The Syracuse University New Technology Law Center (SUNTEC) is the umbrella organization responsible for the operation of the NYS STLC, the Technology Commercialization Law Program (TCLP) and the Technology Commercialization Research Center (TCRC).  The TCLP is a course concentration within the College of Law curriculum that provides an interdisciplinary and applied approach to the study of commercial development of new technologies. The TCLP combines classroom courses, case study problem-solving, negotiation and drafting exercises, and applied research projects. Students in the TCLP take 18 credit hours of classroom courses in technology transactions law, intellectual property law and corporate/commercial law.  Students also take 6 credit hours as clinical research interns in the Technology Commercialization Research Center.  Students who successfully complete the required classroom and clinical courses in the TCLP are awarded a Certificate in Technology Commercialization Law Studies.

In the TCRC, students work in teams to research and analyze alternative strategies for commercializing early-stage technologies on behalf of universities and federal laboratories, and also large, medium, small and start-up companies. The students in the TCLP are actively involved in the work of the NYS STLC in organizing statewide conferences, developing education materials, preparing technology assessment reports, performing legal research and providing consulting services to research center directors and technology entrepreneurs