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Dinusha Mendis: “Intellectual Property Implications of 3D Printing-Research Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations”

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Guest Lecture: 3rd March 2015, 1-2 pm, Faculty of Law, University of Tasmania, 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 on the Intellectual Property Implications of 3D Printing, Commissioned by the UK Intellectual Property Office and completed… Read more » about Dinusha Mendis: “Intellectual Property Implications of 3D Printing-Research Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations”

CIPPM Co-Director, Dr. Dinusha Mendis, on Research Leave in Italy and Australia

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Dr. Dinusha Mendis, Associate Professor in Law and Co-Director of the Centre for Intellectual Property Policy and Management (CIPPM) in the Faculty of Media and Communications was awarded a period of research leave funded by the Fusion Investment Fund which commenced on 1 January 2015. The research leave was granted for Dr. Mendis to further her… Read more » about CIPPM Co-Director, Dr. Dinusha Mendis, on Research Leave in Italy and Australia

Mind the Terms of Service! A closer look at the ToS with special reference to consumer’s privacy.

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Do you ever read the small printed details online or you just click away and download your desired app/software without even taking a second look? Our LL.M students Keziah Gitonga, Mehmet Arvas, Amanda Kemmer Soares, Constantinos Papantoniou and Timur Temirgazin have taken a closer look at the ToS of some of the most popular content providers:… Read more » about Mind the Terms of Service! A closer look at the ToS with special reference to consumer’s privacy.

Nicola Coppola: Can GIs be used as a marketing tool?

Posted . Filed under UK EU IP Policy.

Thursday 19 February 2015, 9:00 a.m, Room PG22 The relationship between IP and Communication is part of the collaboration within the Departments of the newly created Faculty of Media and Communication. In this context, Nicola Coppola gives insights on Geographical Indications (GIs) protection from a legal perspective, tailored to the interests of MA Media and… Read more » about Nicola Coppola: Can GIs be used as a marketing tool?

Paul Torremans: “The Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court: a private international law perspective”

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Public Lectures Series 2015 Thursday 19 February, from 6 pm in EB306 The introduction of the unitary patent will leave the European patent in place and will in any case not apply to Italy, Spain and, probably, Poland. And the courts in those countries, and those in all other Member States during the transition period,… Read more » about Paul Torremans: “The Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court: a private international law perspective”