The Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property (PIJIP) is the internationally recognized intellectual property and information law research and academic program of American University Washington College of Law. Our prolific IP faculty has expertise in every major topic of the field, including Copyright, Patent, Trademark, Trade Secret, Cyberlaw, and international IP.
PIJIP’s academic program, including our LL.M. degree in Intellectual Property & Technology, and our ground-breaking IP Clinic, offer an unparalleled course of study in the fields of intellectual property and information law.
PIJIP’s impact program serves as an important incubator of research and public debate on public interest concerns in global intellectual property policy making.
One of the oldest intellectual property programs in the country dating back to 1910.
American University Washington College of Law offers one of the nation’s top LL.M. (Masters in Law) degrees in intellectual property and technology, with over 100 students from over 50 countries, and one of the largest intellectual property and technology faculties. Read more
PIJIP’s Alumni Advisory Council participates in the planning and development of initiatives that grow the Program’s place as one of the top places in the world to study and research intellectual property and technology law. Read more
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The Design Law Treaty is intended to streamline and standardize procedures for protecting industrial designs. PIJIP provided comparative and international law analysis to delegations negotiating the treaty, including through a workshop of experts held at the Diplomatic Conference’s venue.
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The Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property along with TLS and Brazil-U.S. Legal and Judicial Studies Program hosted Pedro Abramovay, VP of Programs at Open Society Foundation and Yasmin Curzi, Fellow at Karsh Institute for Democracy at UVA for a discussion on The Role of Brazilian Courts in Shaping Digital Speech - Twitter/X vs. Misinformation. The discussion was moderated by Prof. Michael Carroll. A recording of the event will be available on our Youtube Channel - @pijipvideo.
WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge Committee on International Intellectual Property, American Branch of the International Law Association
12pm-1:15pm, Saturday October 26, 2024
Room 2-02A, Fordham Law School
https://www.ila-americanbranch.org/international-law-weekend/
PIJIP Director Sean Flynn and Fellow Allan Rocha presented analysis of a new Brazil proposal to require remuneration for training artificial intelligence at a meeting in Brasilia, Brazil, last week.
Professor Olufunmilayo Arewa to deliver the distinguished lecture, titled "The Mysteries of Lorraine Hansberry: The Postmortem Afterlife of Copyright for Artistic Legacies"
Intellectual Property (IP) Law Community of the District of Columbia (DC) Bar will honor Professor Victoria Phillips with the esteemed Champion of IP Award. The annual Champion of IP Award celebrates an individual who has impacted IP policy, fostered innovation, and passionately advocated for intellectual property rights.
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On April 22nd, Dean Roger Fairfax and Sheriff Saadallah, Executive Director of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Academy, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to continue the close relationship between American University Washington College of Law's (AUWCL) Program on Information Justice & Intellectual Property (PIJIP) and WIPO.
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Professors Carroll and Peter Jaszi, published a new paper, The Triumph of Three Big Ideas in Fair Use Jurisprudence. The article, published in the Tulane Law Review, argues that the Court’s decisions on fair use, which represent one-third of the Court’s total merits decisions, are historic.
Read morePIJIP Director Sean Flynn, Faculty Director Christine Farley and Counsel Andres Izquierdo are providing assistance to developing countries prepare for the negotiation of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Design Law Treaty (DLT). The diplomatic conference to negotiate the DLT will be held November 11–22, 2024, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
