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 (AUWCL). 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.
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
A new book by PIJIP Senior Policy Fellow Kathryn Kleiman has been published - Proving Ground: The Untold Story of the Six Women Who Programmed the World’s First Modern Computer.
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The chapter has been published in IFLA's new open access book, Navigating Copyright for Libraries.
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The African Journal of Information and Communication has published "International Copyright Flexibilities for Prevention, Treatment and Containment of COVID-19."
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