We are pleased to announce that Inter University Centre for IPR Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) is organising the sixth annual ‘Rethinking Intellectual Property Rights’ workshop on the theme ‘Intellectual Property Rights and Competition: A Social Perspective’ for law students and students of other disciplines interested in this area (under graduates, post graduates and research scholars). The programme is scheduled to be held from January 18-20, 2019. For further details, please read below: Objectives of the Annual Workshop…

We’re pleased to announce that the Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, International Islamic University Malaysia, the WIPO Academy, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the World Trade Organization (WTO), Texas A&M University School of Law, and the Faculty of Law of the University of Geneva are co-organizing the First IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia Conference, which will be held on 31 January – 1 February 2019 at the Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, International Islamic University Malaysia, in Kuala Lumpur,…

We’re glad to inform our readers that the Centre for IPR Studies and Moot Court Society, School of Law, Galgotias University is inviting institutions to participate in the First Galgotias University National Moot Court Competition (GUNMCC), which they will be jointly organizing from 28-29 September 2018 at Galgotias University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The moot problem (which can be accessed here) is based upon the important debate regarding access to creations versus their legal protection. For further details of the competition, please see below: Key Dates…

We are pleased to announce that the Centre for Innovation, Intellectual Property, and Competition (CIIPC) at National Law University, Delhi will be conducting a five-day Certificate Course on IP Licensing and Competition Law from August 22 to August 26, 2018. As part of the course, a two-day workshop on SEPs: Patent & Antitrust Issues in High-Tech World will be conducted by Prof. Jay Kesan and Dr. Kirti Gupta on August 25 and 26, 2018. The deadline for sending applications for both…

We are pleased to inform our readers that the Sports Law and Policy Centre (SLPC), Bangalore is organising the second edition of the SLPC Symposium on August 17-18, 2018 at the India International Centre, New Delhi. Apart from sports law issues, some of the issues which will be discussed in the Symposium include refreshing sports broadcasting regulation in India, whether celebrities should be held liable for the products they endorse etc. For further details of the event, please read the…

We are pleased to announce that the Inter University Centre for Intellectual Property Rights Studies (IUCIPRS), CUSAT is hosting a seven-day exhaustive training programme for law teachers from 22nd to 29th June, 2018. The theme for 2018 is “Collective forms of IP”. The deadline for submission of applications is May 15, 2018. For further details, please read the post below: Announcing the 4th edition of our Annual Refresher Course on IPR for Law Teachers on Developmental Perspectives of Intellectual Property Rights,…

We are pleased to announce that the London School of Economics is calling for abstracts for its symposium on The Access, Use and Circulation of Biogenetic Resources: The Nagoya Protocol and Implementing Measures, scheduled to be held on September 11-12, 2018. The deadline for submitting abstracts is May 20, 2018. For further details, please read the post below: Call for Abstracts: LSE Symposium on The Access, Use and Circulation of Biogenetic Resources: The Nagoya Protocol and Implementing Measures September 11-12th 2018…

We are pleased to remind our readers that The World Trade Institute of the University of Bern, Switzerland and the Centre for WTO Studies, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, India will be conducting the 5th WTI – CWS Joint Academy on International Trade Law and Policy (“Joint Academy”), from June 4 to June 29, 2018 in New Delhi. The last date for submission of applications is March 30, 2018. For further details, please read the Call for Applications below: 5th WTI – CWS JOINT ACADEMY ON…

We are pleased to announce that The World Trade Institute of the University of Bern, Switzerland and the Centre for WTO Studies, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, India will be conducting the 5th WTI – CWS Joint Academy on International Trade Law and Policy (“Joint Academy”), from June 4 to June 29, 2018 in New Delhi. The last date for submission of applications is March 30, 2018. For further details, please read the Call for Applications below: 5th WTI – CWS JOINT ACADEMY ON INTERNATIONAL…

We are pleased to announce that K&S Partners, in collaboration with International Trademark Association (INTA), is organizing a roundtable on ‘Trademark Enforcement – Challenges & Opportunities’ on March 16, 2018 in Mumbai. For further details, please read the post below:           Roundtable on Trademark Enforcement – Challenges & Opportunities Leading intellectual property law firm, K&S Partners, in collaboration with the International Trademark Association (INTA) is organizing a half-day roundtable in Mumbai on ‘Trademark Enforcement – Challenges &…