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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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

"Authors Slam Publishers’ Lawsuit Against ‘Open Library,’ Push for New E-book Policies"

Robert Brauneis was quoted by The Hill regarding major publishing companies’ lawsuit against a free digital library.

"Who owns Mickey?"

Robert Brauneis was quoted by Sueddeutsche Zeitung Magazin about copyright and trademark...

"Here's What You Need to Know About Twitter Removing That Nickelback Music Video President Trump Used"

Robert Brauneis is quoted in Time about a copyright challenge President Trump faces for...


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