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 a first in the nation 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
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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. Published in the Tulane Law Review, the article argues that the Court’s decisions on fair use, which represent one-third of the Court’s total merits decisions, are historic.
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