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Nicola Coppola talk at the European Commission Representation in Milan, Italy

On Monday 10th June 2013, Nicola was invited to speak at the European Commission in Milan for his research into the Law of Geographical Indications and protection of local food. The conference on the new Regulation (EU) 1151/2012 on PDOs/PGIs in the agricultural sector was convened by three Italian Law Journals and hosted at Palazzo… Read more » about Nicola Coppola talk at the European Commission Representation in Milan, Italy

CIPPM Co-Director Dr. Dinusha Mendis co-publishes reports for the UKIPO

Dr. Dinusha Mendis has co-authored two reports commissioned by the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) on parody and pastiche. The two reports form part of a three-report sequence on parody. The three reports/studies commissioned by UKIPO evaluate policy options in the implementation of the Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property & Growth (2011). Study I authored… Read more » about CIPPM Co-Director Dr. Dinusha Mendis co-publishes reports for the UKIPO

D. Mendis and M. Kretschmer – The Treatment of Parodies under Copyright Law in Seven Jurisdictions

D. Mendis & M. Kretschmer, The Treatment of Parodies under Copyright Law in Seven Jurisdictions (London: Intellectual Property Office; 2013) pp. 1-88 This Commissioned Report for the UKIPO offers a comparative legal review of the law of parody in seven jurisdictions.  For purposes of the Study, the researchers explored the status of parody in UK,… Read more » about D. Mendis and M. Kretschmer – The Treatment of Parodies under Copyright Law in Seven Jurisdictions

Dinusha Mendis interviewed by the BBC

Dr. Dinusha Mendis has published a paper on 3D Printing and its implications for Intellectual Property Law titled “The Clone Wars: Episode 1 – The Rise of 3D Printing and its implications for 3D Printing: Learning Lessons from the Past? The paper was published is the European Intellectual Property Review in February 2013. In drawing… Read more » about Dinusha Mendis interviewed by the BBC

Intellectual property law brought to life for students in collaborative project

Students from the Business School and School of Design, Engineering and Computing (DEC) will work together on a project that aims to bring intellectual property to life. Final year Law students, from the Business School, will advise final year DEC students from across product design and creative technology-based courses, while they create a product or… Read more » about Intellectual property law brought to life for students in collaborative project