Justin Hughes
Professor of Law

B.A., 1982, Oberlin College;
J.D., 1986, Harvard University

SSRN

Teaching at Cardozo since: 2000
Specialties: Intellectual property law, international trade, Internet law

Recent Courses:  Copyright, Comparative Copyright in the 21st Century, Trademark, International Intellectual Property Law: Selected Topics, International Trade, Advanced Trademark Law

Professor Hughes was formerly a policy expert in the U.S. Department of Commerce (USPTO), where he was at the center of a wide variety of national and international policy debates. His areas of expertise in intellectual property include the Internet, WIPO copyright treaties, database protection, geographic indications, and audiovisual performers' rights. Educated at Oberlin and Harvard, Professor Hughes has practiced international arbitration in Paris and, as a Henry Luce Scholar, clerked for the Lord President of the Supreme Court of Malaysia.   Professor Hughes has been a visiting professor at UCLA and DePaul University.  In this spare time, Professor Hughes has been extensively involved in election monitoring and democracy development.  He also serves at Chairman of the Thomson Foundation for Film and Television Heritage, based in Paris.  Professor Hughes' website is at http://www.justinhughes.net/.