Patent Program

Law School Registration
Law school registration is not required for the Patent Law Interview Program. Only students need to register.

Student Registration & Fees

Student registration is now closed for the 2026 Patent Law Interview Program.

Contact Information
The Patent Law Interview Program staff can be reached at law-patentprogram@luc.edu.

Student Registration

Student registration is now closed for the 2026 Patent Law Interview Program.

Student Eligibility
Only Juris Doctor (JD) students are eligible to participate in the Patent Law Interview Program. Law school graduates, LLM and MJ students, and practicing attorneys are not eligible to participate. It is not required that students be patent bar eligible to register for the program; however, many employers require patent bar eligibility as a qualification for applying for interviews, and most employers strongly prefer patent bar eligible students. For more information on eligibility for the patent bar, please refer to the General Requirements Bulletin from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

We are currently accepting registrations students graduating from Spring 2027 – Winter 2028. Please use the chart below to determine what class rank you should identify as:

• JD students graduating in May/June 2027 – 2L
• JD students graduating in May/June 2028 – 1L
• JD students graduating in December 2026/January 2027 – 2L
• JD students graduating in December 2027/January 2028 – 1L 

Students who plan to graduate in May/June 2026 are not eligible for the 2026 Patent Law Interview Program.

How the Program Works

1. Student Registration:
   Student registration is now closed for the 2026 Patent Law Interview Program
2. Accessing Flo Recruit:
   Registered students receive an account for Flo Recruit in their payment confirmation.
3. Student Application Period/Bidding Period:
   Students may begin reviewing participating employers and hiring criteria, uploading application materials and applying to employers on Saturday January 31, 2026. Please note that employers will not receive any documents from LPLIP until the application period ends.
4. Employer Selection Period:
   Employers review the materials submitted to them and select the students they wish to interview and alternate students to be scheduled in the event of cancellations. Please note that some firms may reach out to students directly to schedule an interview, prior to the program dates.
5. Student Decision Period:
    Students who wish to cancel one or more of their scheduled interviews may do so from May 4 until May 20. During that time, Flo Recruit will schedule students chosen by the employers as alternates into any interview slots opened up as the result of cancellation. If you need to cancel an interview after May 20, please email law-patentprogram@luc.edu as soon as possible.
6. Final Interview Schedules Created:
   Flo Recruit generates interview schedules, which will be available on May 21.

Contact Information
Please contact the Patent Program Liaison at your law school with any questions.

Employer Registration

Employer registration is now closed for the 2026 Patent Law Interview Program.

**There will be a single employer registration for the 2026 Patent Law Interview Program. All registered employers will receive their student material packets on Wednesday March 4, and will have until April 29 to make any interview selections, should they choose to, for the LPLIP on June 4 and June 5.

How the Program Works

1. Employers register:
   Upon completion of payment, your invoice will include your link to Flo Recruit to create your job posting(s). Please note that all drop downs in the payment portal grant employers the same access to Flo Recruit, and the LPLIP. When creating your Flo Recruit Profile, employers will designate which office(s) they are interviewing for, which technical background(s) they are interested in, and their hiring criteria. Firms may also indicate if they plan to conduct interviews prior to the scheduled interview dates.
2. Students submit their application materials:
   Participating law students see firm information beginning on Saturday, January 31, and are allowed to submit materials to up to 60 potential employers.
3. Employers select students to interview at the program:
   On March 4, employers will be able to see the application materials of all students who have applied to them. Our program is an entirely employer selected program – which means that employers choose all of the students they wish to interview based on student materials. After reviewing the materials, employers select 16 students per interview schedule and up to 16 alternates per interview schedule. Alternates are students to be added to the interview schedule in the event of any student cancellations. Employer selections must be submitted in Flo Recruit by 11:59 pm CST on April 29.
4. Students accept or decline their interviews and alternate list spots:
   From May 4 - May 20, students will view their interview and alternate invitations in Flo Recruit. When an interview slot is declined by a student, that slot will be offered to a candidate on the firm's alternate list.
5. Interview schedules are created:
   Based on the students' decisions, interview schedules will be created and will be available on Flo Recruit on May 21.
   
6. Employers attend the 2026 Patent Law Program Virtually.
   Interviews will take place on Thursday and Friday, June 4-5. Interview schedules run from 9:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m CST. Each interview is 20 minutes long with 5 minute breaks between interviews. There is a lunch break each day from 12:45 – 1:45 p.m. Flo Recruit will host all interviews through the Patent Law Program.

Contact Information
The Patent Law Interview Program staff can be reached at Law-PatentProgram@luc.edu. 

The fees for the 2026 program:

• Program Registration Fee: $1,000
  The program registration fee is non-refundable.