Celebrating 25 years: reflections from past and present CIPPM members

In celebrating 25 years of the Centre, Professor Ruth Towse embarked on a venture to capture CIPPM’s establishment and development through the years. The Anniversary Book which will continue to evolve with contributions, throughout 2025, is a celebration of the fellowship of academic life and a demonstration that intellectual discourse generates both ideas and results. Presented through the lens of past and present members, the chapters reflect the authors’ experience of their time at CIPPM, however long or short.

It also recounts how the Directors responded to contemporary issues over the years whilst navigating through various issues during the height of the Internet-era to more recent challenges presented by technologies such as AI.

Throughout its time, CIPPM has played a pivotal role in IP education and continues to do so today.

As we celebrate this milestone, we are grateful to those who have contributed to the Anniversary Book thus far and look forward to receiving more contributions in the coming months.

Access the Anniversary Book here.

The contributors to date are:

  1. Ruth Soetendorp
  2. Martin Kretschmer
  3. Ruth Towse
  4. Maurizio Borghi
  5. Dinusha Mendis
  6. Claudy op den Kamp
  7. Mohamed Amal
  8. Hayleigh Bosher
  9. Kelly Bruch
  10. Suelen Carls
  11. Giulia Dore
  12. Rossana Ducato
  13. Tabrez Y. Ebrahim
  14. KrisErikson
  15. Marcella Favale
  16. Cristiani Fontenela
  17. Indranath Gupta
  18. Dukki Hong
  19. Katarina Krapez
  20. Arno Lodder
  21. Bartolomeo Meletti
  22. Marc Mimler
  23. Rafael Garcia Perez
  24. Scott Roberts
  25. Ana Santos Rutschman
  26. Amanda Scardamaglia
  27. Davide Secchi
  28. Melanie Stockton-Brown
  29. Sally Weston