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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The main event, a Public Symposium on the "Protection of Copyright User Rights from Contractual Override," was co-hosted by the American Library Association and the Association of Research Libraries.
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Once again, American University's Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property (PIJIP) has been ranked among the top 10 Intellectual Property Law programs.
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H. Andrés Izquierdo, Senior Analyst Researcher at PIJIP, recently attended the 30th Session of the Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP) at the World Intellectual Property Organization.
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