On 11th July 2016, the Law, Innovation and Society Research Group of Newcastle Law School hosted a 2-day event on ‘Fossilisation and Innovation‘ exploring law’s response to innovation and emerging technologies.

CIPPM Co-Director, Dr. Dinusha Mendis was invited to speak at the event and focused on her research into the IP implications of 3D Printing. In her presentation exploring law’s resilience to dynamic change, Dr. Mendis questioned whether legislators should adapt to innovation whilst adopting innovative regulation.

The 2 day event began with a keynote speech by Professor Dan Faber of UC Berkeley and concluded with a keynote speech by Professor Karen Yeung of Kings College London.

The ‘next steps’ arising from this workshop will be posted here; please watch this space.