Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property (original) (raw)
Academics WCL offers 35 classes in intellectual property law, including summer sessions in DC and Geneva. We have LLM and SJD specializations in intellectual Property. Our faculty include 16 full-time IP and related law professors as well as adjuncts from leading patent, copyright and trademark firms.
Events PIJIP is where the world meets to engage the pressing information policy issues of our time
Projects PIJIP conducts research in all areas of intellectual property law, and serves as the home of Creative Commons USA.
InfoJustice Blog InfoJustice is a leading news and analysis blog featuring articles from members of our project networks on public interest IP issues.
PIJIP News Latest news about PIJIP faculty, events and projects
Research Papers PIJIP's working paper series, including recent papers on the Right to Research.
About PIJIP
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.
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Our Team
PIJIP's team includes AUWCL faculty teaching in the field, a professional staff of policy analysts and researchers, affiliated faculty from other institutions, and visiting scholars. Read more
Alumni Advisory Council
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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Professor Sean Flynn & Fellow Allan Rocha Presented Analysis on Proposal to Require Remuneration for Training AI
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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.
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Professor Olufunmilayo Arewa to Deliver the Distinguished Lecture
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Professor Olufunmilayo Arewa to deliver the distinguished lecture, titled "The Mysteries of Lorraine Hansberry: The Postmortem Afterlife of Copyright for Artistic Legacies"
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AUWCL & WIPO Sign an MOU
30 Apr, 2024
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.