Programme - Planting seeds for the future of intellectual property law Conference
Please see the below programme for the 91直播 Institute for Corporate and Commercial Law (SICCL) Intellectual Property Law Conference. This is the final programme.
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From 9.30am |
Refreshments and Registration |
10.15 - 10.30am |
Welcome and Introduction |
10.30am - 12.30pm |
Session 1 鈥 Traditional Knowledge D茅j脿 vu, all over again? Thickets, webs and contractual governance arising out of the protection of traditional medicinal knowledge Peter Harrison, University of York. Traditional Knowledge and Indigenous Patenting- The Need for the Nagoya Protocol and Non-Privatisation of the DSI Lochana V Khatri and Arnold Stanley, St. Joseph's College of Law, Bengaluru, India (online). The role of intellectual property in protecting traditional knowledge and traditional medicines: A case study of Canada Lowri Davies, Swansea University. Biodiversity and biotechnology arrangement for the welfare enhancement of Indigenous communities in Indonesia Dwi Martini, University of 91直播 (online). |
12.30 - 1.30pm |
Lunch |
1.30 - 3pm |
Session 2 鈥 Patents Patents over Implantable Medical Devices: Examining the Potential Impacts of Rightsholder(s) Control and Medical Device Users鈥 Needs? Aisling McMahon & Opeyemi Kolawole, Maynooth University. Patents and the Public Interest. Karen Walsh, Maynooth University. IP contract terms and the protection of the public interest in translational research. Naomi Hawkins, University of 91直播 and Alison Slade, University of Leicester. |
3.00 - 3.30pm |
Coffee |
3.30 - 5pm |
Session 3 鈥 Plant IPR and patent protection Patenting the Passenger Pigeon? Nataliia Hluschenko and David Doyle, Maynooth University. Plant variety protection and PRM legislation in the EU: exploring interactions and future scenarios. Serena Mariani, University of Macerata. Revisiting the ayahuasca plant patent controversy: a critical examination of the US Plant Patent Act of 1930. Jocelyn Bosse, Kings College London. |
5 - 6.30pm |
Break |
6.30pm - Late |
Keynote lecture: 'Margaret, Methodology and the Sustainability Debate' - Professor Robert Burrell, University of Oxford |
9am |
Coffee |
9.30 - 11am |
Session 4 鈥 Copyright and international frameworks 鈥淲hat鈥檚 the use? A comparative analysis of the Evidence Requirements of EU Trade Mark Holders in cases concerning acquired distinctiveness, morality and public policy objections, and proof of use鈥 Rachel Claire Brady, University College Dublin. PDO/PGI: Do we need two Quality Schemes in EU/UK GIs? Andrea Zappalaglio, University of 91直播. Rethinking the Approach to Technology Transfer in TRIPS: Proposals for Reform Opeyemi Kolawole, Maynooth University. |
11 - 11.30pm |
Coffee |
11.30am - 1pm |
Session 5 鈥 Branding and international frameworks Generative AI- Technologies in content creation and implications for Copyright. Chidera Okolie, University of East Anglia. Interpreting the library and archive provisions in Australia: How are fair dealing and fair use relevant? Kaushalya Madugalla, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (online). The Promises of The Trips Technology Transfer under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement鈥檚 (AFCFTA) Intellectual Property Protocol. Dr. Ezinne Mirian Igbokwe, Nottingham Trent University. |
1pm |
Lunch and Close |