The Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice (IIPSJ) was established to address the social justice implications of intellectual property law and policy domestically and globally. IIPSJ’s broad work includes the scholarly examination of intellectual property law from the social justice perspective; advocacy for social justice-cognizant interpretation, application, and revision of the intellectual property law; efforts to increase the diversity of the intellectual property legal bar; and programs to empower historically and currently disadvantaged and marginalized communities through the development, protection, use, and exploitation of intellectual property.

IIPSJ Founder and Director Professor Lateef Mtima and his team work to fulfill the social justice obligations of IP protection by embracing the principles of equitable access, inclusion, and empowerment. He sat down for a fireside chat with me to share his insights on life and leadership.

2:07: – Pioneering the social justice movement in IP.

11:33:– Inspiring collective success.

14:26:– Beyond the call of duty.

18:18:– Has the IP and social justice movement come of age?

21:26:– Institutionalizing progress and the #UnleashingInnovationAct.

26:56:– The United States Intellectual Property Alliance – USIPA

29:20:– What was most formative for you during your formative years?

31:55:– Amherst College and Harvard Law School

40:08:– Founding the Harvard Blackletter Journal and the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law Landslide magazine

46:49:– Mentors and mentees

58:14:– The next chapter.