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Intellectual Property: IP Concerns

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is an agency of the United Nations, which advocates for the development of balanced Intellectual Property policy. Visit the WIPO's website to learn more about existing IP policy and challenges

Intellectual Property and Public Health

Meant to reward the innovation of researchers, pharmaceutical patents can cause ethical dilemmas in regard to public health and access to medications. Learn more from 

Intellectual Property and Traditional Knowledge

Artificial Intelligence and Deepfakes

Artificial intelligence and "deepfakes," videos in which a person appears to say or do something that they have not actually done, are beginning to pose interesting challenges in the world of intellectual property. Check out these articles from the Brookings Institute and the University of Maryland to learn more.