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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.

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Professor Sean Flynn & Fellow Allan Rocha Presented Analysis on Proposal to Require Remuneration for Training AI

Professor Sean Flynn & Fellow Allan Rocha Presented Analysis on Proposal to Require Remuneration for Training AI

09 Sep, 2024

PIJIP Director Sean Flynn and Fellow Allan Rocha presented analysis of a new Brazil proposal to require remuneration for training artificial intelligence at a meeting in Brasilia, Brazil, last week. 

Professor Olufunmilayo Arewa to Deliver the Distinguished Lecture

Professor Olufunmilayo Arewa to Deliver the Distinguished Lecture

09 Sep, 2024

Professor Olufunmilayo Arewa to deliver the distinguished lecture, titled "The Mysteries of Lorraine Hansberry: The Postmortem Afterlife of Copyright for Artistic Legacies"

Professor Vicki Phillips To Be Honored By The DC Bar With The Champion of IP Award

Professor Vicki Phillips To Be Honored By The DC Bar With The Champion of IP Award

01 May, 2024

Intellectual Property (IP) Law Community of the District of Columbia (DC) Bar will honor Professor Victoria Phillips with the esteemed Champion of IP Award.  The annual Champion of IP Award celebrates an individual who has impacted IP policy, fostered innovation, and passionately advocated for intellectual property rights. 

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AUWCL & WIPO Sign an MOU

AUWCL & WIPO Sign an MOU

30 Apr, 2024

On April 22nd, Dean Roger Fairfax and Sheriff Saadallah, Executive Director of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Academy, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to continue the close relationship between American University Washington College of Law's (AUWCL) Program on Information Justice & Intellectual Property (PIJIP) and WIPO.

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Professor Michael Carroll Published New Paper "The Triumph of Three Big Ideas in Fair Use Jurisprudence"

Professor Michael Carroll Published New Paper "The Triumph of Three Big Ideas in Fair Use Jurisprudence"

30 Apr, 2024

Professors Carroll and Peter Jaszi, published a new paper, The Triumph of Three Big Ideas in Fair Use Jurisprudence.  The article, published in the Tulane Law Review, argues that the Court’s decisions on fair use, which represent one-third of the Court’s total merits decisions, are historic.

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