Emergent Technologies

Dinusha Mendis presents at the 34th Annual ECTA Conference 2015, Hamburg

On 12 June 2015, CIPPM Co-Director, Dr. Dinusha Mendis presented at the European Communities Trade Mark Association 34th Annual Conference in Hamburg. The Conference took place from 10-13 June 2015.  At the 2015 Conference, the ECTA organisers included a new copyright panel and invited Dr. Mendis to speak on the copyright implications of 3D printing…. Read more » about Dinusha Mendis presents at the 34th Annual ECTA Conference 2015, Hamburg

Reports for the UK Government on IP Implications of 3D Printing

CIPPM researchers Dr. Dinusha Mendis and Dr. Davide Secchi together with Dr. Phil Reeves of Econolyst Ltd have published a sequence of three reports on the intellectual property implications of 3D printing resulting from a project commissioned by the UK Intellectual Property Office. In 2012, the Big Innovation Centre, in their Report ‘Three Dimensional Policy:… Read more » about Reports for the UK Government on IP Implications of 3D Printing

Dinusha Mendis invited by IP Australia to present the UKIPO Commissioned Project on 3D Printing and IP Law

26th March 2015, 12.30-1.30 pm, IP Australia, Canberra CIPPM Co-Director, Dr. Dinusha Mendis has been invited by IP Australia to present the research carried out for the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) Commissioned Project on the Intellectual Property (IP) Implications of 3D Printing. Collaborating with Econolyst Ltd., (Dr. Phil Reeves) and Dr. Davide Secchi of Bournemouth… Read more » about Dinusha Mendis invited by IP Australia to present the UKIPO Commissioned Project on 3D Printing and IP Law

Funded PhD studentship on ‘Mass digitization, cultural heritage and the law’

Closing date: 1 May 2015 Project summary Digitization of libraries, archives and museum collections is progressing rapidly and has opened up new possibilities of accessing, using and re-using the knowledge embodied in cultural heritage. However, digitization both challenges and is challenged by the current legal framework in many respects. One the one hand, digitization of… Read more » about Funded PhD studentship on ‘Mass digitization, cultural heritage and the law’

Dinusha Mendis: “UKIPO Commissioned Project on the IP Implications of 3D Printing: An Overview”

Guest Lecture: 5th March 2015, 12-1 pm Centre for Transformative Innovation, Library Conference Room, Level 3 Hawthorn Campus, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne Australia A Legal and Empirical Study into the Intellectual Property Implications of 3D Printing: Research Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations The presentation will focus on a two-part study carried out for the UK Intellectual… Read more » about Dinusha Mendis: “UKIPO Commissioned Project on the IP Implications of 3D Printing: An Overview”