Justin Hughes
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Justin Hughes is a Professor of Law of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
specializing in intellectual property
law.
Hughes has been at Cardozo since 2000 and teaches courses in intellectual property law, international trade and internet law. After he obtained his Juris Doctor degree from Harvard University
in 1986, Hughes spent time as a Luce Scholar, clerking for the Lord President of the Supreme Court of Malaysia [1988-89] as well as doing policy work at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) [1997-2001]. In 2009, the Obama administration tapped him to become a part-time adviser. In that position, he headed the US delegation to a December 2009 meeting of the WIPO where he announced a significant shift in US policy in international copyright law.
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is the law school of Yeshiva University, located in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The school is named for Supreme Court Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo. Cardozo's success as a young school has been remarkable, leading some to characterize Cardozo as a...
specializing in intellectual property
Intellectual property
Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...
law.
Hughes has been at Cardozo since 2000 and teaches courses in intellectual property law, international trade and internet law. After he obtained his Juris Doctor degree from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1986, Hughes spent time as a Luce Scholar, clerking for the Lord President of the Supreme Court of Malaysia [1988-89] as well as doing policy work at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) [1997-2001]. In 2009, the Obama administration tapped him to become a part-time adviser. In that position, he headed the US delegation to a December 2009 meeting of the WIPO where he announced a significant shift in US policy in international copyright law.