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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Professor Christina Haight Farley to be a speaker at the upcoming conference titled, ”Section Two Small: Exploring the New Constitutional Limits on Trademark Law,” to be held at the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law, in Concord, NH on Nov. 3, 2023.
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New InfoJustice blog post on Daily Maverick Article “Politics, Patronage, and a Front Organisation Delay Vital Reform.” The article highlights how the CCIFSA has positioned itself as a quasi-political movement to mobilise support for the ANC and its leading figures.
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A new InfoJustice blog post looks at a Creative Commons article in which an open letter from over 70 artists who use generative AI details both needs for generative AI and concerns regarding over-regulation or banning of AI and the impacts on small creators and businesses.
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