This celebration event will feature short presentations by various contributors to the Handbook, and we are delighted to welcome Professor Helen Nissenbaum (Director, Information Law Institute, NYU, Department of Media, Culture, and Communication & Computer Science) as our Distinguished International Guest and keynote speaker for this event.
Date: 29 June 2017 Event: European Communities Trade Mark Association, 36th Annual Conference Location: Budapest, Hungary http://budapest2017.ecta.org/IMG/pdf/ecta_preliminary_programme_2017_budapest_1_.pdf
The event highlighted the important role of science and technology in society and the need to engage the wider public in debates on emerging issues. It also focused on the importance and relevance of science and technology in our daily lives.
The growth of 3D technologies impacts on intellectual property (IP) law, leading to a number of implications including copyright, design and licensing issues amongst others. Such challenges question the enforcement, object and purpose of IP laws whilst exploring the opportunities presented through this technology.
These were some of the issues which Professor Dinusha Mendis touched upon, in her invited talk at the Managing Alternatives for Privacy, Property and Internet Governance (MAPPING) Project IP-themed event in Sofia, Bulgaria on 1-2 June 2017.
Date: 23 May 2017 Event: World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Location: Geneva Switzerland
Professor Mendis set out the findings, conclusions and recommendations from the UK Intellectual Property Office Commissioned Project before moving on to a consideration of the aforementioned AHRC-funded project, covering IP and licensing issues arising, with a specific focus on ancient and modern jewellery in the cultural and business sectors. Professor David Musker (QM CCLS) and Dr Marc Dominic Mimler (University of Bournemouth), both of whom have extensive experience and knowledge of this topic, provided their expert views.
Building on the Commissioned Research carried out for the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) (2013-2015), the paper will first set out the findings, conclusions and recommendations from this project before moving on to a consideration of the AHRC-funded project titled ‘Going for Gold: A Legal and Empirical Case Study into 3D Scanning, 3D Printing and Mass Customisation of Ancient and Modern Jewellery’ (2015-2017).
Date: 06 February 2017 Event: Rethinking IP in the Digital Manufacturing Age Location: UK Intellectual Property Office, London
A conference organised by Anti-Copying in Design (ACID) and Alliance for Intellectual Property titled ‘3D Printing: Identifying the Opportunities and Exploring the IP Challenges’ explored the technology of 3D printing, the opportunities it brings about and the potential gaps that key stakeholders should be aware in the context of Intellectual Property (IP) Law. The event included presentations and panel discussions with the audience, led by industry leaders and IP specialists in the creative industries.
This lecture examined some of these themes from a socio-legal perspective, looking at how various areas of law (including intellectual property, product liability, gun laws, data privacy and fundamental/constitutional rights) interact with 3D printing theoretically and in practice and comparing this interaction to that of the Internet before it.
