Courses & Workshops

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: EIFL (Electronic Information for Libraries) Some bells don’t just ring in libraries, they resonate in legislatures.  When we think about copyright reform, we often think of governments, courts and international treaties. Rarely do we think of the organisations […]

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: The Nexavar Compulsory Licence Some bells remind us that intellectual property is not just about protecting innovation, it is also about ensuring that innovation reaches the people who need it most.  This week’s bell revisits the Nexavar compulsory licence,

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: PRS Legislative Research Some bells don’t just help us understand the law, they help us understand how the law comes to be.  This week’s bell goes to PRS Legislative Research (PRS), an independent, non-partisan organisation that has transformed the way

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: T.C. James Some bells don’t ring the loudest, they shape the systems we rely on. This week’s bell goes to T. C. James, whose contributions have left a lasting imprint on India’s intellectual property landscape. Over the course

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: CopyrightX Some bells don’t just chime in courtrooms, they resonate in classrooms across the world.  This week’s bell is for CopyrightX, the global copyright course offered by Harvard Law School and the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society

Welcome back to another week of Bells & Whistles. Before we dive in, we’re delighted to share that the SpicyIP Summer School 2026 has successfully wrapped up! If you’d like to catch a glimpse of the sessions and highlights from the programme, be sure to check out our social media pages, where we’ve shared updates, photographs and moments from the Summer School. Separately, the SpicyIP – jhana BlogPost Writing Competition results are out on the blog, you can check out

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