KUL interdisciplinary Centre for Information Technology and Intellectual Property Law (CiTiP) is a research centre at the Faculty of Law and Criminology of the University of Leuven (KU Leuven) with currently a staff of over 80 researchers specialised in legal and ethical aspects of IT innovation and intellectual property. It focuses on the fundamental rethinking of the current legal framework, necessitated by the rapid evolution of technology in various fields. CiTiP is a member of the Leuven Center on Information and Communication Technology (LICT) and of Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (imec).

Their research is characterized by an intra- and extra-juridical interdisciplinary approach, constantly aspiring cross-fertilization between legal, technical, economic, ethical and socio-cultural perspectives. The Centre for IT & IP Law has a solid track record as a law and ethics partner of large international and interdisciplinary research projects.

It is internationally renowned for its expertise in the areas of Artificial Intelligence & Autonomous systems, Data Protection & Privacy, eHealth & Pharma, Ethics & Law, Intellectual Property, Media & Telecommunications and (Cyber)security. The centre is closely studying the evolution of the legal and ethical landscapes regarding the use of AI systems as well as AI challenges for fundamental rights.

Based on its extensive research expertise, the Centre for IT & IP Law also provides education programs and courses both in Dutch and in English, both on undergraduate and graduate levels on the KU Leuven campus in Leuven and Brussels. In this way, the Centre for IT & IP Law is able to share its expertise with students, scholars and practitioners from around the globe and guide them through the complex world of Law & ICT. The teaching programs of the Centre for IT & IP Law are ranking high, both in student evaluations and in periodic interuniversity teaching assessments. Amongst the curricula of the Centre for IT & IP Law the Masters of Intellectual Property Rights and ICT Law is one of the most popular programs. Since 2021, KU Leuven also organises a Summer School on Law, Ethics and Policy of AI.