CIPPM Co-Director, Dr. Dinusha Mendis was invited to speak at the event and focused on her research into the IP implications of 3D Printing. In her presentation exploring law’s resilience to dynamic change, Dr. Mendis questioned whether legislators should adapt to innovation whilst adopting innovative regulation.
The event titled ‘Cross-Hub Workshop: 3D Printing: Development, Application and its Contribution to Local Economy‘ was held on 5th July 2016. Invited speakers were drawn from academia, industry and professional practice thereby presenting the opportunity to explore and discuss the digital opportunities and its potential contribution to local/national economy in the development and application of 3D printing technology.
The event was organised by Mr. Julian Hobbins, Deputy Chairman of the Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) and hosted by Lord Tim Clement-Jones (Spokesperson for Creative Industries) at the House of Lords, Palace of Westminster.
Dr. Mendis’s presentation titled ‘3D Printing, Copyright and Software: What is the Mischief?’ explored the intellectual property implications surrounding Computer-Aided Design (CAD) files needed for 3D printing and the legal position from a UK and European perspective.
CIPPM Co-Director, Dr. Dinusha Mendis was invited to deliver the keynote speech on ‘The Challenges and Opportunities Presented by 3D Printing’. In delivering the keynote, Dr. Mendis spoke about the research carried out for the UK Intellectual Property Office Commissioned project, which was completed in 2015, whilst also giving an insight into the research being carried out at present.
Date: 1 December 2015 Event: FORUM Institüt fur Management GmbH Location: Munich, Germany
Dr. Dinusha Mendis, Co-Director of the Centre for Intellectual Property Policy and Management (CIPPM) was an Invited Speaker at the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) from 18-20 November 2015.
The event organised by OHIM, Europol and Eurojust took place in Alicante Spain. It was a knowledge building conference on the infringements of designs protected by design and copyright law.
