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Patenting bioprinting technologies

Posted . Filed under Emergent Technologies.

“Three dimensional (3D) bioprinting is the utilization of 3D printing and 3D printing–like techniques to combine cells, growth factors, and biomaterials to fabricate biomedical parts that maximally imitate natural tissue characteristics” (Wikipedia). Bioprinting raises complex ethical and legal issues, at the intersection of law and technology. Dr Marc Mimler‘s newly published book-chapter ‘Patenting Bioprinting-Technologies in the US and Europe: The… Read more » about Patenting bioprinting technologies

A Review of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Landscape in the UK

Posted . Filed under Projects.

A Commissioned Project by the UK Intellectual Property Office was awarded to the Centre for Intellectual Property Policy and Management (CIPPM) in September 2017  to consider the intellectual property (IP) enforcement landscape in UK, particularly England and Wales.  The project led by Professor Dinusha Mendis (Principal Investigator), also includes CIPPM members, Dr. Marc Mimler (Co-Investigator),… Read more » about A Review of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Landscape in the UK

CIPPM Researchers at Copy Ethics Conference 2017

Posted . Filed under Creative Industries, Focus areas.

CIPPM Researcher Dr. Claudy Op den Kamp and CIPPM Visiting Fellow, Mr. Bartolomeo Meletti were invited to speak at the International Copy Ethics conference, which was held from 11-14 July 2017 at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research at the University of Bielefeld. The conference was the closing event of a multi-year research project on the… Read more » about CIPPM Researchers at Copy Ethics Conference 2017

EnDOW Diligent Search platform launched

Posted . Filed under Cultural Heritage.

Diligent search of the copyright owners is the pre-requisite for any legitimate use of orphan works by cultural heritage institutions. Under the current legislation, diligent search is a complex and time consuming exercise, that discourages many European institutions from embarking in digitization of recent cultural heritage. The EnDOW project established in 2015 addresses the problem of… Read more » about EnDOW Diligent Search platform launched

Event report: New Approaches to the Orphan Works Problem

Posted . Filed under Cultural Heritage, Uncategorized.

Friday 23 June 2017 Crowdsourcing is one of the great innovations of the 21st century, but can it help address the issue of diligent search in the use of orphan works? … Read the full report by Hayleigh Bosher on the IPKat (with contributions from PhD researchers Emile Douilhet, Dukki Hong and Matej Gera) >> Programme