AUWCL remains strong in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings, with four top-10 programs: Clinical (#2), International (#4), IP (#6), and Part-Time (#9). Health Care (#16) and Environmental (#51) also moved up. Rankings are one measure. Our impact and momentum continue.

Professor Christine Farley will be participating in a panel discussion at USC Could School of Law's 2026 Intellectual Property Institute Program, on March 17, 2026. Click on the link to learn more about the event, panelists, and register: https://loom.ly/y8cLazQ

Registration is now open for this semester's IP@SCOTUS series! Chatrie v. the United States | Moderated by Prof. Michael Carroll Registration: tinyurl.com/3exas23u Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. v. Amarin Pharma, Inc. | Moderated by Prof. Charles Duan Registration: tinyurl.com/kaz2j4y5

A new article from Prof. Charles Duan and 3L Rachel Bamberger, Defining the Character in Copyright Law, examines what truly counts as a “character” in copyright law and offers a clearer test based on agency and personality. Read: https://tinyurl.com/Duan-DefiningCharacter @pijip.bsky.social

On Feb 19, PIJIP hosted its annual Speed Networking event. Students got to connect with alumni representing a wide range of career paths and employers—from small firms and government agencies to policymakers and large firms. Thank you to those who participated! #IPLaw #TechLaw #AUWCL

Prof. Michael Carroll will participate in Copyright’s Afterlife: Law, Legacy, and Ownership, an upcoming roundtable at Harvard Law School. Registration is required: https://loom.ly/yLh7B20

Are you interested in tech policy? Join this year’s Tech Policy & the Public Interest Series, hosted by Professor Charles Duan. This 3-part series explores IP, privacy, and administrative regulation. 🗓 Wednesday ⏰ 12–1 PM ET 📍 Room Y115 🥪 Lunch provided 📝 Registration requested #TechPolicy #IP

Are you interested in tech policy? Join this year’s Tech Policy & the Public Interest Series, hosted by Professor Charles Duan. This 3-part series explores IP, privacy, and administrative regulation. 🗓 Wednesdays ⏰ 12–1 PM ET 📍 Room Y115 🥪 Lunch provided 📝 Registration requested

Last week Centre Director @profseanflynn.bsky.social attended the launch of the "EU's Public AI" policy brief at the EU Parliament. He reflects on the event and its implications for Public AI in his latest blog. Read the full blog on the Geneva Centre’s website: tinyurl.com/4596bpxe

Save the Date! PIJIP is hosting its annual IP & Tech Law Student - Alumni Speed Networking Event on Thursday, February 19th | 5:30 - 7:30 PM in the Capital Atrium.

The Centre on Knowledge Governance is pleased to announce a new short course on IP and AI to take place in Geneva from September 7-8, 2026. If you are interested in learning more about the course and/or would like to participate you can learn more on our website: loom.ly/4YRw1vc

PIJIP extends a warm welcome to all students, faculty, and staff returning to campus. We wish everyone a successful spring semester!

On December 3, 2025, the Centre on Knowledge Governance officially hosted the Centre's Launch at the Geneva Graduate Institute. Watch all the discussions on the Centre’s YouTube channel: https://loom.ly/ZoOPfw0

Since 2012 PIJIP has been inviting records and counsel for selected amici to offer post-argument reflections in intellectual property (and related) cases heard by the Supreme Court. PIJIP is excited to continue to host timely discussions on the future of the IP landscape.

Welcome Professor Nancy Weiss to PIJIP! Nancy joins as a Senior Policy Fellow and Adjunct Supervisor and will teach Cultural Heritage Law this spring. A leader in major int'l copyright and cultural heritage agreements, her current work advances Indigenous cultural expression and community heritage.

PIJIP celebrates 20 years of bringing leading voices to AUWCL through our lecture series honoring Prof. Peter Jaszi. Since 2005, the series has explored topics from Traditional Knowledge to Fair Use. We look forward to shaping the future of IP for the public interest worldwide.

The @pijip.bsky.social at AUWCL hosted counsel of record and amici for post-argument insights on Cox v. Sony Music, a major IP case before the U.S. Supreme Court—part of an ongoing IP@SCOTUS series.

We invite you this 3 December | 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm UTC+1 for the official Geneva Centre on Knowledge Governance Launch + Wend Wendland's book launch for, "The Journey to the WIPO Treaty on Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge." To learn more and register click here: loom.ly/TsX4TlM

Prof. Sylvia Lu presented emerging regulatory approaches for agentic AI at the National Conference of State Legislatures. Her talk examined legal and societal harms associated with autonomous AI and outlined an innovation-oriented, harm-based legislative framework designed for state policymakers.

Join PIJIP next Monday, December 1, 2025 | 5:00–6:00 PM ET for the next installment of our Intellectual Property at the Supreme Court Series, moderated by Professor Michael Carroll. Registration is required, reception will follow: loom.ly/YkYDGp0

AUWCL's Prof. Christine Farley weighs in on InvestigateTV’s report on AI-driven fashion theft. She breaks down the legal gray area of fast-fashion “dupes” and how AI is speeding up design copying. Watch full video here: https://loom.ly/SKthTU8 #PIJIP #DesignRights #IPLaw

We invite you to the Centre on Knowledge Governance Launch on 3 December 2025 | 18:00–21:30 CET Join us for a live panel discussion + book launch of "The Journey to the WIPO Treaty on Genetic Resources & Associated Traditional Knowledge". Learn more: https://loom.ly/xJvHN_k

Join us on 25 November, 4:00–5:30 PM UTC for an online briefing on WIPO’s 47th SCCR. We’ll discuss research and analysis related to the agenda, hosted by the Centre on Knowledge Governance with members of the Access to Knowledge Coalition. Register here: https://loom.ly/8aMOZxc #WIPC #SCCR47

Thank you to all our IP Alumni who joined us for the AIPLA Happy Hour at City Tap House on October 30! It was wonderful to reconnect with fellow alumni and PIJIP faculty after a full day at the 2025 AIPLA Conference. #PIJIP #AUWCLAlumni #AIPLA

Join us this Fri, Nov 7 for @AULawReview’s 75th Federal Circuit Symposium! PIJIP’s Prof. Christine Farley will moderate the Patent Panel @ 3:20 - 4:20 PM EST. To attend the panel and the symposium register here: https://loom.ly/wK7DbmU #PatentLaw #AUWCL #AULR #FederalCircuit

Join us this Fri, Nov 7 for @AULawReview’s 75th Federal Circuit Symposium! PIJIP’s Prof. Charles Duan will moderate the Patent Panel @ 10:50 - 11:50 AM ET. To attend the panel and the symposium register here: https://loom.ly/wK7DbmU #PatentLaw #AUWCL #AULR #FederalCircuit

📣 Join us for the 2025 Federal Circuit Symposium hosted on Nov 7 at Claudio Grossman Hall, 8:30am–4:30pm EST. Keynotes: Judge Sharon Prost & Judge Doris Johnson Hines . 🔗 Register: https://loom.ly/wK7DbmU 🔍 More info: https://loom.ly/w45KlB8 #AULR #AUWCL #FederalCircuit

American University Washington College of Law’s Professor Charles Duan Featured in Bloomberg Law. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/d994WhyZ #PIJIP #AUWCL #PatentLaw #IntellectualProperty #IP

Smucker’s Uncrustables are back in court. Prof. @christinefarley.bsky.social breaks down the decades-long fight over who owns the rights to a crustless peanut butter and jelly sandwich—and what it reveals about patents, trademarks, and corporate power: tinyurl.com/FarleyOnSmuc... @pijip.bsky.social

Calling All IP Alumni! Are you attending the 2025 AIPLA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC? Join PIJIP for an Alumni Happy Hour! Registration: https://loom.ly/lQfE9mg Location: City Tap House, Penn Quarter Date: Thursday, October 30, 2025 Time: 5:00 – 7:00 PM ET

October is Intellectual Property Month! Washington College of Law has long stood at the forefront of IP education in the United States. with our oldest program starting in 1910! Learn more about the history of IP at WCL: https://loom.ly/3oXmRmQ #PIJIP #AUWCL #IPLaw #Copyright

Join us TOMORROW @ 6PM ET for the 14th Annual Jaszi IP Lecture at AUWCL! Prof. Wend Wendland ( a former WIPO Director) speaks on the new WIPO Treaty on TK & Genetic Resources. Registration is required for both in-person and online, reception will follow: https://loom.ly/eLvPm9o

Join us for the in-person launch of the Centre on Knowledge Governance after the Peter A. Jaszi Lecture—Sept 25, 6PM ET at AU Washington College of Law. Hosted by PIJIP & the Geneva Graduate Institute. Register: https://loom.ly/1xbPZRQ

Join us Thurs, Sept 25 @ 6PM ET for the 14th Annual Jaszi IP Lecture at AUWCL! Prof. Wend Wendland (former WIPO TK Director) speaks on the new WIPO Treaty on TK & Genetic Resources. Reception to follow, register here: https://loom.ly/eLvPm9o #PIJIP #JasziLecture

PIJIP is excited to welcome Matthew Williams as a new Practitioner-in-Residence at the Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Law Clinic at AUWCL! We’re excited to have Matthew join the PIJIP and AUWCL community! #AUWCL #PIJIP #MusicLaw #Copyright

Join us for the 14th Annual Peter A. Jaszi Distinguished Lecture on IP with Prof. Wend Wendland on Sept 25 at 6pm ET! He'll explore the new Treaty’s impact on IP policy & knowledge governance. Registration is required, reception will follow: https://loom.ly/eLvPm9o

Thanks to everyone who joined us at Yuma Quad, last week, for an inside look at IP & Tech Law at AUWCL! 🙌 Missed the info session? Reach out at [email protected] or stop by Capital 205 to get connected! #IPLaw #TechLaw #AUWCL

Join us in welcoming Professor Sylvia Lu to AUWCL and PIJIP! An expert in AI regulation + data privacy, she joins us from UMichLaw and holds a J.S.D. and LL.M. degree from BerkeleyLaw. Welcome to the community! #PIJIP #AUWCL #ArtificialIntelligence #DataPrivacy #AIRegulation

Five years after the Proud Boys vandalized Metropolitan AME Church in D.C., the church’s trademark case is now before the D.C. Superior Court. PIJIP’s Prof. Christine Farley weighs in on abandonment, goodwill & the limits of court-ordered TM transfers. Read more: https://loom.ly/CCMBFbI

Announcing the 14th Peter A. Jaszi Distinguished Lecture on Intellectual Property! We are honored to welcome Professor Wend Wendland as this year’s Distinguished Lecturer. Join us on Thursday, September 25 at 6:00 PM Registration required: https://loom.ly/eLvPm9o

Exciting news! Prof. Wend Wendland will deliver the 14th Peter A. Jaszi Distinguished Lecture on Intellectual Property at AUWCL on Thursday, Sept 25 at 6 PM. He’ll speak on the new Treaty’s implications for IP policy, traditional knowledge, and cultural expressions.

Should WIPO lead the review of rules it enforces? PIJIP + civil liberties experts say no. In a new blog, they raise red flags about WIPO’s role in ICANN’s UDRP review—citing conflicts of interest, lack of data, and free speech concerns. Read more: https://loom.ly/5FtbE8k #UDRP #WIPO #ICANN #PIJIP

PIJIP Counsel Andrés Izquierdo delivered the keynote in Turin on the WIPO Riyadh Design Law Treaty. He reflected on supporting developing countries during negotiations in Saudi Arabia. Proud to be part of this milestone in global IP law. #WIPO #IPLaw #PIJIP #DLT

PIJIP hosted the Global Expert Network on Copyright User Rights in Geneva, June 16–17. Experts shared research and drafted principles for an international instrument on limitations and exceptions, supporting WIPO SCCR’s public interest mandate. #CopyrightReform #UserRights #WIPO

The new NOODL license empowers African creators & communities by supporting ethical dataset use in AI training. Developed by Strathmore & Pretoria Universities, it champions data justice in the Global South. 🔗 Learn more: https://loom.ly/1yENqt0 #AI #NOODL #GlobalSouth #DataJustice

PIJIP is thrilled to share that the IP Program at AUWCL has earned a #6 ranking! We are grateful for the peer recognition of our program’s research and scholarship, foundational clinic and comprehensive curriculum, and our convening leading voices for policy-relevant events and related activities.

AUWCL Alum and PIJIP Alumni Advisory Council member Melissa Maalouf has extended a matching gift for contributions made to PIJIP during Giving Days, February 25 & 26th. Help us take advantage of this generous challenge gift by contributing here. www.givecampus.com/campaigns/55...

@SCOTUS upholds the ban on TikTok under its current ownership structure! All of our panelists predicted this outcome based on the arguments presented and questions asked during oral arguments. In case you missed the discussion, watch it @pijipvideo youtu.be/k3JkymKgMmE

If you missed our panel of experts discussing oral arguments presented and questions asked in the TikTok v. Garland case, you can watch it on our YouTube channel - @pijipvideo. youtu.be/k3JkymKgMmE

AUWCL is thrilled to welcome a remarkable group of new faculty for 2025! From award-winning research and groundbreaking publications to impactful real-world experience, their contributions will inspire and empower the next generation of legal professionals. Read more: tinyurl.com/AUWCL-New-Fa...