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Reflecting on the Leverhulme Visiting Professorship on Intellectual Property & International Business

Posted . Filed under IP for Global Sustainability.

The Leverhulme Visiting Professorship awarded to Dr Suelen Carls was conceived not simply as a visiting appointment, but as a curated programme of intellectual exchange, designed to deepen interdisciplinary research, strengthen internationalisation, and embed global perspectives within CIPPM’s teaching and research culture. Over six months, the Professorship hosted Professor Mohamed Amal, an internationally recognised scholar… Read more » about Reflecting on the Leverhulme Visiting Professorship on Intellectual Property & International Business

Dinusha Mendis and Tatsuhiro Ueno: “‘Mind the (virtual) Gap’: A Critical Analysis of UK and Japanese Copyright law relating to immersive technologies and the metaverse”

Posted . Filed under Artificial Intelligence, Creative Industries, Emergent Technologies, Publications, UK EU IP Policy.

Mendis D and Ueno T., ‘Mind the (virtual) Gap’: A Critical Analysis of UK and Japanese copyright exceptions relating to immersive technologies and the metaverse, (2025) 56 IIC, 1704-1733

CIPPM members attend NIPA Conference 2025

Posted . Filed under Knowledge Exchange, UK EU IP Policy.

CIPPM Director Professor Dinusha Mendis and CIPPM member Dr. Lingling Wei attended the Network of IP Academies (NIPA) Annual Conference 2025, which took place between 3-4 December in Alicante. Organised by the EUIPO – European Union Intellectual Property Office and Universitat d’Alacant the NIPA Conference provided the opportunity to convene and collaborate with other university… Read more » about CIPPM members attend NIPA Conference 2025

The state of copyright and AI in the UK and EU: Professor Dinusha Mendis speaks at ALAI Canada

Posted . Filed under Artificial Intelligence, Focus areas.

On 26th November 2025, Professor Dinusha Mendis was invited to speak on the current status and developments in relation to AI and copyright in the UK at Association littéraire et artistique internationale (ALAI) Canada. The panel also consisted of Professor Martin Senftleben (Professor of Intellectual Property Law and Director of the Institute for Information Law… Read more » about The state of copyright and AI in the UK and EU: Professor Dinusha Mendis speaks at ALAI Canada