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Welcome back to another week of Bells & Whistles. As always, we’ve also brought together a selection of events and opportunities from across the IP ecosystem for the week ahead. Bell of the Week: The Open Source Hardware Association   Some bells do not just share ideas, they share the blueprints.   This week’s bell is for the Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA), an organisation that has a simple yet transformative idea: innovation can be shared not only through words, code and research, […]

Welcome back to another week of Bells & Whistles. This week, we’re ringing two bells. One for Suman Sahai, whose work reminds us that conversations around innovation, biodiversity, and intellectual property are ultimately conversations about people, livelihoods, and the public interest. And another for Dexin (sponsored), a new AI-powered trademark management platform seeking to make trademark practice more accessible by reducing the administrative burden that often accompanies portfolio management, monitoring and enforcement. As always, we’ve also brought together a selection

Welcome back to another week of Bells & Whistles. As always, we’ve rounded up a mix of developments, opportunities, and thoughtful reads from across the IP world along with a Bell of the Week that’s well worth revisiting. Bell of the Week: B.K. Keayla Some bells do not just chime, they remind us that innovation does not always begin in a laboratory. This week’s bell is for B.K. Keayla, a prominent voice in discussions around farmers’ rights, seed sovereignty and

Welcome back to another week of Bells & Whistles. As always, we’ve rounded up a mix of developments, opportunities, and thoughtful reads from across the IP world along with a Bell of the Week that’s well worth revisiting. Bell of the Week: Public Library of Science (PLOS) Some bells do not just chime, they widen access. This week’s bell is for the Public Library of Science, an initiative that helped reshape conversations around scientific publishing and access to knowledge. For a

Welcome back to another week of Bells & Whistles. As always, we’ve rounded up a mix of developments, opportunities, and thoughtful reads from across the IP world along with a Bell of the Week that’s well worth revisiting. Bell of the Week: Collective Trademarks Some bells do not just chime, they remind us that value is not always created alone. This week’s bell is for Collective Trademarks, a form of trademark that shifts the conversation from individual ownership to shared

Welcome back to another week of Bells & Whistles. As always, we’ve rounded up a mix of developments, opportunities and thoughtful reads from across the IP world along with a Bell of the Week that’s well worth revisiting. Bell of the Week: Martha Woodmansee Some bells do not just chime, they change how we understand creation itself. This week’s bell is for someone whose work has shaped how many of us think about authorship and its relationship with intellectual property. Ever

Welcome back to another week of Bells & Whistles. As always, we’ve rounded up a mix of developments, opportunities, and thoughtful reads from across the IP world along with a Bell of the Week that’s well worth revisiting. Bell of the Week: Rishab Aiyer Ghosh Some bells do not just chime, they shift how we think about creation. This week’s bell is for Rishab Aiyer Ghosh, whose work has long engaged with the idea of collaborative creation and the ways in

Welcome back to another week of Bells & Whistles. Before we get into this week’s Bell — we’ve just started a SpicyIP WhatsApp group to share updates and opportunities. Would be great to have you there (click the link to join the channel)! And as always, we’ve rounded up a mix of developments, opportunities, and thoughtful reads from across the IP world along with a Bell of the Week that’s well worth revisiting. Bell of the Week: Shodhganga Some bells do not

Welcome back to another week of Bells & Whistles. As always, we’ve rounded up a mix of developments, opportunities, and thoughtful reads from across the IP world along with a Bell of the Week that’s well worth revisiting. Bell of the Week: Médecins Sans Frontières Some bells do not just chime, they insist. This week’s bell is for Médecins Sans Frontières, an organisation that has long worked at the frontlines of healthcare, often in places where access is limited and urgency