Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property

PIJIP hosts the 10th Annual Student Alumni Mixer

PIJIP hosted the 10th annual Student and Alumni Mixer at Microsoft Innovation & Policy Center. The mixer has become a signature event, drawing alumni from around the country and allowing students to network and build mentorships.

Last year, we thanked Susan Mann '86 for starting the tradition of bringing together students and alumni at the Microsoft Innovation & Policy Center. This year, Pooja Tolani '19 marked the start of the next decade of this tradition. Over 85 students and alumni attended the event.

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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.