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 Christine Farley will participate in Strafford webinar Trademarks, Parody, and the First Amendment: Guidance from the Supreme Court’s Jack Daniel’s Decision tomorrow July 25th from 1 PM-2:30 PM EDT.
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Professor Christine Haight Farley coauthored a blog post with Professor Margaret Chon of Seattle University on trademark extraterritoriality in the wake of the Supreme Court decision in Abitron v. Hetronic.
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This month, PIJIP Senior Research Analyst Andrés Izquierdo attended the World Intellectual Property (WIPO) General Assembly on behalf of the Global Network on Copyright User Rights.
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