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

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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

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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

Dinusha Mendis interviewed by the BBC

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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

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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

Two new copyright papers by CIPPM professors

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Professor Ruth Towse’s article “What We Know, What We Don’t Know, and What Policy-makers Would Like Us to Know About the Economics of Copyright”, published in the Review of Economic Research on Copyright Issues (2011, vol. 8(2), pp.101-120) was recently listed on SSRN’s Top Ten download list for: Intellectual Property: Copyright Law eJournal. Ruth Towse… Read more » about Two new copyright papers by CIPPM professors