American University Washington College of Law Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property (PIJIP) Associate Director Sean Flynn testified at today’s Special 301 hearing at the United States Trade Representative’s office. This blog summarizes some of the comments made to…
Our Colombian Colleagues Marcela Palacio Puera, Andres Izquierdo, and Carolina Botero have drawn our attention to the breaking news that the Colombian Constitutional Court has struck down the Free Trade Agreement Copyright implementation bill known as “Lley Lleras 2” on…
The Second Global Congress on IP and the Public Interest begins today at 9:00 in Rio de Janeiro (6:00 EST). The link for the webcast of the public session of the Global Congress will be at You can find the…
German news publishers are trying to require licensing fees to be paid to them for indexing their content by search companies through a proposal that may move forward in the German Parliament later this week. This ‘ancillary copyright‘ (text here)…
The latest example of the serious threats of U.S. free trade agreement implementation to balanced intellectual property systems in developing countries was announced by USTR today. In an exchange of letters, the U.S. has blessed the implementation of Panama’s FTA…
On October 16, the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property held the event “IP, Trade and Development,” with speakers from academia, the government, the biotech industry, and DC-based nonprofits. My notes are below. The webcast, presentations, and participant bios…
By Sean Flynn, with translation assistance of Lina Diaz and Sofia Castillo, American University Washington College of Law Yesterday, in a situation a similar to Colombia’s rushed passage of “Ley Lleras 2,” the Panamanian Congress sprinted to finalization of an incredibly…
Dear Ambassador Kirk: We appreciate having had the opportunity to meet recently with members of the Administration regarding the position the United States has taken concerning limitations and exceptions in copyright law as part of the Intellectual Property chapter of…
In this webcast, recorded August 27, American University Washington College of Law Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property faculty Jorge Contreras, Jonas Anderson and Christine Farley discuss the Apple-Samsung verdict and litigation. CLICK HERE FOR WEBCAST Jorge Contreras, who researches…
According to Inside US Trade, Intellectual Property negotiators at the San Diego round of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) Negotiations are discussing the “less controversial areas, including copyrights and general IPR provisions.” In fact, the general provisions and copyright…
The Australian Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Treaties issued a report today recommending that “the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement not be ratified by Australia” unless and until the government can provide an adequate evidentiary record proving that the agreement will be…
In regard to the announcement from USTR that Mexico would be invited to join the TPP Negotiations, Sean Flynn, Associate Director of American University Washington College of Law Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property released the following statement: “Bringing…