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CIPPM Researchers present at the 31st BILETA Conference

CIPPM PhD students Emile Douilhet, Evangelia Papadaki and Hayleigh Bosher and CIPPM Co-Director, Dr. Dinusha Mendis attended and presented at the BILETA conference hosted by University of Hertforshire on 11-12 April 2016. The conference commenced with keynote speeches from Professor Eric Goldman (Professor of Law, Santa Clara University California) and Professor Dan Katz (Associate Professor… Read more » about CIPPM Researchers present at the 31st BILETA Conference

The WINIR Symposium on Property Rights

Ruth Towse's talk

4-6 April, University of Bristol Ruth Towse attended the World Interdisciplinary Network for Institutional Research (WINIR) Symposium on Property Rights which attracted academics from all over the world with a seeming predominance of legal experts. WINIR has its focus on three core disciplines: economics, law and sociology, each of which was represented in the three… Read more » about The WINIR Symposium on Property Rights

H. Bosher and D. Mendis – Swings and Roundabouts

H. Bosher and D. Mendis – Swings and Roundabouts: The Impact of Legal Drafting on the Language and Understanding of Copyright Law and the Need for Educational Materials [2016] 30(3) International Review of Law, Computers and Technology, pp. 1-18 Legislators face the challenging task of drafting copyright law, which takes into account the views of… Read more » about H. Bosher and D. Mendis – Swings and Roundabouts

D. Mendis and V. Stobo – Extended Collective Licensing in UK – One Year On

D. Mendis and V. Stobo – Extended Collective Licensing in UK – One Year On: A Review of the Law and a Look Ahead to the Future [2016] 38(4) European Intellectual Property Review, pp. 208 – 220 This paper presented in two parts, outlines the development of the extended collective licensing regulations in the UK… Read more » about D. Mendis and V. Stobo – Extended Collective Licensing in UK – One Year On

IP in education discussed at OHIM Observatory

8-9 March in OHIM’s Alicante h.q. Professor Ruth Soetendorp, as expert co-ordinator,  co-moderated a conference of the OHIM Observatory held to plan implementation of the findings of the IP in Education research project. The objective of the research was to analyse how IP rights, and associated quasi IP, are being taught in Primary and Secondary… Read more » about IP in education discussed at OHIM Observatory