{"id":8555,"date":"2026-11-09T05:46:21","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T05:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/?p=8555"},"modified":"2026-11-09T05:53:46","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T05:53:46","slug":"autumn-spotlight-annaliese-wren-from-summer-school-student-to-lecturer-in-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/2026\/11\/09\/autumn-spotlight-annaliese-wren-from-summer-school-student-to-lecturer-in-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Autumn Spotlight – Annaliese Wren: From Summer School student to Lecturer in Law"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Annaliese Wren<\/a> <\/strong>attended the inaugural WIPO-CIPPM Summer School in May 2024<\/a>, she did not expect to be back two years later, in 2026, as one of the lecturers at the Summer School. In 2024, Annaliese was in her second year of her PhD at the University of Bristol. Now, she is a Lecturer in Law at Bournemouth University and a member of CIPPM.<\/p>\n

This is Annaliese’s story and her reflections from her time as a delegate at the WIPO-UK Summer School student to being appointed as a lecturer in law at Bournemouth University – and her future aspirations as a copyright scholar.<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n

Having become increasingly specialised in artistic copyright during my PhD, I was keen to broaden my understanding of contemporary issues in intellectual property. The Summer School provided an excellent opportunity to learn from leading scholars and practitioners, whilst exchanging ideas with participants from different jurisdictions and professional backgrounds.<\/p>\n

One aspect I valued most came from the diversity and the international nature of the programme. Discussions with fellow participants highlighted how approaches to intellectual property can differ across jurisdictions, particularly when considering the balance between protecting exclusive rights and facilitating access to knowledge. These conversations encouraged me to reflect upon assumptions within my own understanding of copyright law. The connections made during the programme have also stayed with me, and I particularly enjoyed unexpectedly encountering a fellow Summer School delegate at the European Policy for Intellectual Property conference the following year!<\/p>\n

Since attending the Summer School, I have continued to develop my research into the relationship between copyright law and contemporary artistic practice. My PhD examined whether visual assumptions within UK copyright law, including the observation in\u00a0Interlego v Tyco<\/em>\u00a0that \u2018the essence of an artistic work is that which has\u00a0visual<\/em>\u00a0significance\u2019, may present challenges for the recognition and protection of non-visual artistic expression. Using tactile artistic works as a case study, it combined doctrinal analysis with empirical interviews involving artists, arts sector professionals and intellectual property lawyers to consider whether existing legal definitions adequately reflect contemporary creative practice. More broadly, it examined whether the UK’s existing categories of artistic works are sufficiently flexible to accommodate contemporary and emerging forms of artistic expression.<\/p>\n

My doctoral research has also provided opportunities to present at national and international conferences, publish aspects of my findings and engage with researchers working across intellectual property, art history and socio-legal studies. In September 2024, I had the pleasure of presenting my research on a panel alongside CIPPM Director Prof. Dinusha Mendis<\/a> at the Society of Legal Scholars Conference. I have also published aspects of my research mentioned above in the\u00a0European Intellectual Property Review<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and through a shorter\u00a0research blog post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In February 2026, I joined Bournemouth University as a part-time Lecturer in Law, before taking up a permanent, full-time lectureship in August 2026. I have particularly enjoyed teaching on the Media and Entertainment Law unit, where I have been able to draw upon my research to introduce final-year LLB students to some of the current debates in intellectual property.<\/p>\n

Alongside teaching, I am continuing to develop my research as a member of CIPPM. Building upon my doctoral research, I am particularly interested in how UK and EU copyright frameworks respond to non-conventional forms of artistic expression, including multi-sensory works and emerging technologies. I am also interested in examining how historical developments have shaped contemporary understandings of artistic copyright and using empirical approaches to explore how artists understand and exercise their rights in practice.<\/p>\n

It was therefore particularly enjoyable to return to the WIPO-CIPPM Summer School in 2026<\/a>, this time as a lecturer, to deliver a session entitled\u00a0Your IP Future following the WIPO-CIPPM Summer School: Reflections and Thoughts for the Future<\/em>. Drawing upon my own experiences, I discussed the development of my research and academic career, and the importance of remaining open to opportunities and building connections within the wider IP community.<\/p>\n

Looking back, one of the most valuable aspects of attending the Summer School was the opportunity to engage with people approaching intellectual property from different perspectives. It is an experience I would certainly recommend to those interested in developing their knowledge of IP, whether they intend to pursue a career in academia, legal practice or elsewhere within the field.<\/p>\n

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When Annaliese Wren attended the inaugural WIPO-CIPPM Summer School in May 2024, she did not expect to be back two years later, in 2026, as one of the lecturers at the Summer School. In 2024, Annaliese was in her second year of her PhD at the University of Bristol. Now, she is a Lecturer in… Read more » about Autumn Spotlight – Annaliese Wren: From Summer School student to Lecturer in Law<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1040,"featured_media":8551,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,3,28,6],"tags":[2],"class_list":["post-8555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-creative-industries-2","category-focus-areas","category-knowledge-exchange","category-people","tag-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1040"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8555"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8555\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8560,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8555\/revisions\/8560"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}