Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property

Legal Strategies for Promoting Access to Medicines: A Conversation with Anand Grover, Top Indian Supreme Court Litigator

November 10, 2023

One of India’s foremost Supreme Court litigators on fundamental rights matters, Anand Grover, will share reflections on the history of Indian patent law and the development of the generic industry; the issues that arose during COVID-19, and the use of law and litigation to promote access to affordable medications in India and around the world. Professors Sean Flynn and Padideh Alai will provide comments and lead a public discussion. This meeting will take place online and is open to a global audience.

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American University Awarded Multi-Million Dollar Grant from Arcadia Fund to Build Geneva Center on Information Justice

01 Jul, 2024

American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL) received a major grant from Arcadia, a charitable foundation, to build a new Geneva Center on Information Justice. The grant will advance the Program on Information Justice & Intellectual Property's (PIJIP) ongoing project on Copyright and the Right to Research, previously supported by Arcadia.

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.

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.