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Dinusha Mendis presents at the 34th Annual ECTA Conference 2015, Hamburg

Posted . Filed under Emergent Technologies, Focus areas.

On 12 June 2015, CIPPM Co-Director, Dr. Dinusha Mendis presented at the European Communities Trade Mark Association 34th Annual Conference in Hamburg. The Conference took place from 10-13 June 2015.  At the 2015 Conference, the ECTA organisers included a new copyright panel and invited Dr. Mendis to speak on the copyright implications of 3D printing…. Read more » about Dinusha Mendis presents at the 34th Annual ECTA Conference 2015, Hamburg

CIPPM joins the WIPO Advanced Intellectual Property Research Forum

Posted . Filed under UK EU IP Policy.

Towards a Flexible Application of Intellectual Property Law: A Closer Look at Internal and External Balancing Tools Geneva, 26-28 May 2015 >> Donwload the programme here The purpose of the forum this year is to raise and discuss a wingspan of topics related to the role of flexibilities in I.P law, both within internal and… Read more » about CIPPM joins the WIPO Advanced Intellectual Property Research Forum

Reports for the UK Government on IP Implications of 3D Printing

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CIPPM researchers Dr. Dinusha Mendis and Dr. Davide Secchi together with Dr. Phil Reeves of Econolyst Ltd have published a sequence of three reports on the intellectual property implications of 3D printing resulting from a project commissioned by the UK Intellectual Property Office. In 2012, the Big Innovation Centre, in their Report ‘Three Dimensional Policy:… Read more » about Reports for the UK Government on IP Implications of 3D Printing