The Program is unique in its efforts to infuse IP and information law analysis and practice with a commitment to promoting social justice. This commitment arises from a recognition that IP protections do more than create incentives to create and innovate, they structure the distribution of essential cultural and scientific resources in ways that can have direct and unjust social, class and global impacts.
Julie Tavares is a rising third-year evening student at WCL and is a Senior Staff member of the American University Law Review. A native of the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, Julie took a non-traditional route to law school. She graduated from the University of Virginia with her degree in Chemistry and specialization in Biochemistry. Upon graduation, she pursued her Master’s degree in Chemistry and graduated in 2010 from George Mason University.
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September 21, 2017 Tomorrow, PIJIP Professor Sean Flynn will speak at NAFTA and Your Digital Rights: What's at stake on the trading table? This roundtable event will address the interrelated areas of digital trade, e-commerce, intellectual property, and privacy.
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