First Annual Peter Jaszi Distinguished Lecture on Intellectual Property

On November 1, 2012, American University will host the First Annual Peter Jaszi Distinguished Lecture on Intellectual Property which, is named in recognition of the extraordinary ongoing contributions of Professor Peter Jaszi to the study of intellectual property at American University Washington College of Law and in the world at large. The event will feature presentations by Mr. Kal Raustiala and Mr. Christopher Sprigman titled “The Knockoff Economy: How Imitation Sparks Innovation” in which they will argue that creativity can not only survive in the face of copying, but can thrive.