CIPPM: Centre for Intellectual Property Policy & Management
Centre for Intellectual Property Policy & Management
Dr Claudy Op den Kamp, Principal Academic in Film at Bournemouth University and Deputy Director of CIPPM, spent summer 2024 at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. The placement was funded through the AHRC’s International Placement Scheme (IPS), and she has now been featured in the scheme’s Alumni Impact Stories. Her question was how,… Read more » about AHRC IPS Alumni Impact Stories
On 14th October 2026, Alexander Alan Milne’s beloved fictional, anthropomorphic, honey-loving teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh celebrated his 100th birthday. To celebrate Winnie-the-Pooh becoming a centenarian, Director of CIPPM, Prof. Dinusha Mendis was invited to speak to BBC Radio Solent – on the booming media franchise surrounding Winnie-the-Pooh and the legal battles that have surrounded this happy-go-lucky,… Read more » about Celebrating Winnie-the-Pooh’s 100th birthday with an interview for the BBC
Please join us for the CIPPM Lunchtime Talk by Maria Frabboni and CIPPM’s Marcella Favale, ‘Born Digital: Minors’ Creativity, Social Media, and Copyright’ on the 16th of September 2026 at 12 (Noon) – 1pm UK Time. While policymakers debate keeping kids off platforms, children are already active authors, generating original content and holding real copyright… Read more » about CIPPM Lunchtime Talk: ‘Born Digital: Minors’ Creativity, Social Media, and Copyright’
We are delighted to announce that Ben White, one of our researchers, has just been awarded his doctorate for his thesis: The Fourth Industrial Revolution – The Functions and Impacts of Copyright and Related Rights on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. His supervisors were Professor Dinusha Mendis, Director of the Centre for Intellectual Property, Policy… Read more » about CIPPM Research Scholar Awarded PhD and Secures Prestigious Postdoctoral Scholarship
CIPPM’s Benjamin White has recently contributed two OpEds to Times Higher Education, in which he examines the intersection of artificial intelligence, copyright, and the UK’s industrial strategy. Published in December 2025 and March 2026, the articles – The UK’s copyright laws will hobble its AI ambitions and Copyright maximalism will stifle a research-intensive digital economy –… Read more » about CIPPM in the Times Higher Education: AI and Copyright Law
AHRC IPS Alumni Impact Stories November 2, 2026
Celebrating Winnie-the-Pooh’s 100th birthday with an interview for the BBC October 16, 2026
Dr Suelen Carls contributes to debates on AI, fashion and the taxation of intangibles in Brazil October 7, 2026
CIPPM Lunchtime Talk: ‘Born Digital: Minors’ Creativity, Social Media, and Copyright’ September 16, 2026
CIPPM Hosts WIPO-UK Summer School for Third Consecutive Year August 31, 2026
CIPPM hosts IP for Business event May 14, 2026