Robert Brauneis

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Robert Brauneis

Michael J. McKeon Professor of Intellectual Property Law; Co-Director of the Intellectual Property Law Program; Co-Director of the Dean Dinwoodey Center for Intellectual Property Studies; Member, Managing Board, Munich Intellectual Property Law Center


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Fax: (202) 994-3377
2000 H Street, NW Washington DC 20052

Robert Brauneis is Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Intellectual Property Program at the George Washington University Law School. After earning his Juris Doctor magna cum laude at Harvard Law School, he served as a law clerk to Judge Stephen G. Breyer of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (now Justice Breyer), and to Justice David H. Souter. He has also served as an Assistant Corporation Counsel for the city of Chicago.

Professor Brauneis’ teaching and scholarly interests include copyright, trademark, property, and constitutional law. He is the co-author of a leading casebook on copyright law, and of numerous articles on copyright, trademark, and constitutional law. He is a member of the Managing Board of the Munich Intellectual Property Law Center and a Trustee of the Copyright Society of the USA, and has served as President of the Giles S. Rich American Inn of Court. In 2013-2014, he served as the inaugural Abraham L. Kaminstein Scholar in Residence at the United States Copyright Office.

In the News

"How to Find Free College Textbooks"

U.S. News & World Report quoted Robert Brauneis in a conversation warning students to avoid illegal sources of books.

"How AI raises challenges to protecting creators’ work"

The Hill quoted Robert Brauneis on the legality and Intellectual Property implications of AI.

"AI Imitating Artist ‘Style’ Drives Call to Rethink Copyright Law"

Bloomberg Law quoted Robert Brauneis highlighting his expertise in Copyright Law and how AI could affect it.


BA, University of California, Santa Cruz; JD, Harvard University