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JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Lecturer in Intellectual Property Law, University of Leeds

Are you an outstanding individual with expertise in intellectual property law and the ambition to contribute to the further development of the School’s Centre for Business Law and Practice? Do you want to be part of a thriving law school in a Russell Group University? Are you passionate about delivering world-leading research and an exceptional student experience?

The School of Law at Leeds is a successful, collegial law school strongly committed to achieving excellence in both student education and research. They are looking to appoint to a lectureship in intellectual property law, a person who shares our commitment to collegiality and excellence in research and education.

Application closing date: Sunday 16 February 2020. Click here to apply

Mr Pickles is also applying
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Visiting Fellow positions at the newly created Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence “Consumers & SMEs in the Digital Single Market / Digi-Con-SME”

These positions are funded by the European Union at the University of Bologna (Italy). In particular, Digi-Con-SME invites competitive applications for senior and junior academics or non-academics (policy-makers or practitioners) to carry out independent research and engage with any matter related to consumers and SMEs in the Digital Market of the EU. Selected fellows will engage with faculty and students and contribute to the Digi-ConSME's activities by presenting their research and works-in-progress. The visiting period can be between 2 weeks to 3 months for three specific fellowships within the next three years.

The deadline for applications is, at this time, 7 February 2020. Click here to apply.

Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow ITN

The Law School at the University of Southampton is inviting applications for an Early Stage Researcher to work in the area of Artificial Intelligence decision making without bias. The researcher will work within the interdisciplinary community of a large EU-funded Marie Sklodowska-Curie European Training Network and will pursue a PhD in Law at the University of Southampton as part of their 3-year engagement with the project.

Closing date for this position is Sunday, 16 February 2020. Click here to apply.

CALL FOR PAPERS

First Annual Art Law Works-in-Progress Colloquium - Call for Participation

The first annual Art Law Works-in-Progress Colloquium is a one-day event which will provide a scholarly venue for works-in-progress in the art law space, intended primarily for a legal audience. It will be held this year on Friday, April 3, 2020 at New England Law | Boston.

The heart of the colloquium will include a closed-door morning workshop for comments on draft articles and essays on art law (defined broadly in subject-matter, but legal-academic-scholarship in style). Each selected participant will briefly present the project, receive comments, and engage in a dialogue with other art law scholars.

The event will also include an afternoon open-to the-public panel with the following confirmed participants:

- Amy Adler (NYU Law)
- Christine Farley (American University Washington College of Law)
- Brian Frye (University of Kentucky Law)
- Laura Heymann (William & Mary Law School)

To be considered for the workshop, please send an abstract (up to approximately 300 words) describing a current art law scholarship project to Peter Karol (pkarol@nesl.edu) and Guy Rub (rub.1@osu.edu) by February 7, 2020. Selections will be announced by February 21, 2020. For each selected project, a treatment of the paper (8-15 pages) or a complete working draft will need to be submitted by March 13, 2020. There is no publication obligation. Participants must arrange for their own travel and accommodations.

All participants will be expected to read every draft paper in advance of the workshop.

EVENTS

Cambridge Handbook of Copyright in Street Art and Graffiti

Date: 30 January 2020
Time: 5-7PM

Place: Middlesex University The Burroughs London NW4 4BT United Kingdom
Speakers: Pure Evil, well known London street artist, as well as several contributors

In recent years, the number of conflicts related to the misuse of street art and graffiti has been on the rise around the world. Some cases involve claims of misappropriation related to corporate advertising campaigns, while others entail the destruction or 'surgical' removal of street art from the walls on which they were created. In this work, Enrico Bonadio brings together a group of experts to provide the first comprehensive analysis of issues related to copyright in street art and graffiti. Chapter authors shed light not only on the legal tools available in thirteen key jurisdictions for street and graffiti artists to object to unauthorized exploitations and unwanted treatments of their works, but also offer policy and sociological insights designed to spur further debate on whether and to what extent the street art and graffiti subcultures can benefit from copyright and moral rights protection.

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Question the Trade Mark Judges

Date: 11 March 2020
Time: 6-7 PM

Place: UCL Faculty of Laws, Bentham House, Endsleigh Gardens, London WC1H 0EG
Panellists: Emma Himsworth QC (Appointed Person), Judge Ian Forrester (General Court, Court of Justice of the European Union), The Hon Lord Justice Arnold
Chair: The Rt Hon Professor Sir Robin Jacob

UCL's Institute of Brand and Innovation Law (IBIL) and MARQUES, the European Association of Trade Mark Owners invite you to put your questions to some of the judges that are – or were until recently – deciding our trade mark disputes. Panellists will answer a set of pre-selected questions from the audience.

Please book via this link

EUIPO Academic Webinars, 2020

This year’s programme of Tuesday webinars hosted by the EUIPO Academy kicks off on 14 January with an overview of General Court and CJEU decisions of the trimester.
The webinar is in English and runs from 10:00 am to 11:00 am (Spanish time). Webinars already scheduled include:

- 14 January: Overview of General Court and CJEU decisions of the trimester.
- 21 January: (1) New EUIPO Guidelines and (2) IPR-intensive industries and economic performance in the EU
- 28 January: (1) Likelihood of confusion and (2) Changes in the 12th edition of the Locarno Classification
- 4 February: Case Law on Community Design
- 11 February: Absolute grounds for refusal – shape of goods
- 25 February: IPR and Video Games (Joint EUIPO-EPO Interactive Webinar)

All are free to join, and the recordings can be viewed soon after they take place. For more details about the topics, timings, speakers, languages and how to join, visit the EUIPO Academy Learning Portal.

INSYNC 2020
Date: 26 February 2020
Place: The Brewery, London EC1Y 4SD

Incopro is hosting INSYNC: 2020, a forum dedicated to the collaboration of brands to drive change in intellectual property and brand protection. The day will feature numerous sessions led by leaders and practitioners from brands themselves. If you’re part of an in-house team and want to share (or learn) ideas, more information can be found here, and for any queries please contact: insync.events@incoproip.com. “

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Conferences and Events

IP Inclusive events

The IP Inclusive will host the following events in the next few months. All these events are free of charge and open to all IP professionals.

"Festivals of Light" celebration
Time: 7th November 2019, 18.00 onwards
Place: Pinsent Masons, Crown Place, London EC2A 4ES

A panel discussion on "How to navigate a non-linear career"
Time: 11th November 2019, 17.30 onwards
Place: Pinsent Masons' London office (30 Crown Place, Earl Street, London, EC2A 4ES)

A Gloucester seminar and workshop on D&I data gathering
Time: 5th December 2019, 16.00 to 18.00
Place: Wynne-Jones IP, Valiant Court, Gloucester GL3 4FE.

Annual meeting and diversity conference
Time: 21st January 2020, 9.00 to 17.00
Place: Kilburn & Strode at Lacon London, 84 Theobalds Road, London WC1X 8NL.

This year’s IP Inclusive Week is from 11th -17th November 2019. Supporters of IP Inclusive will be doing all kinds of diversity-related stuff during that week. The IP Inclusive will also be blogging and tweeting a lot, so please join in if you can.

More events of IP Inclusive can be found here

Annual Conference on EU copyright Law 2019

This year’s annual conference of the Academic European Law (ERA) will update intellectual property lawyers on the ongoing EU initiatives and developments in the field of copyright law. Key topics include the adoption of the EU copyright package; new publishers’ rights under implementation; legal and technological challenges of online content-sharing service providers; recent CJEU rulings on copyright; copyright in the cloud and artificial intelligence and copyright.

Speakers include First Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the European Union Maciej Szpunar.

The conference will be on 21st – 22nd November 2019 at the ERA Conference Centre (Metzer Allee 4, 54295 Trier). IPKat readers enjoy a 25% discount by using the VIP code ERA2019IPKAT

More information can be found here.

10th GRUR meets Brussels Workshop

The German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR) and the German national group of the International Literary and Artistic Association (ALAI) have the pleasure of inviting you to the 10th GRUR meets Brussels Workshop 2019.

The focus of the workshop will be topical issues as well as on future development in different fields, including Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and the European Data Economy, the Internet of Things, and the flexibilisation of IP enforcement.

The event will take place on 5th December 2019 from 10.00 to 20.00 at the Representation of the State of North-Rhine Westphalia to the European Union, 47 Rue Montoyer, 1000 Brussels, Belgium

The workshop is open and free of charge

More information: here.

A round-up of recent selected Boards of Appeal case law

What have been the most recent significant decisions of the EUIPO Boards of Appeal, and what are their implications for the construction of EU trademark law? You are cordially invited to discuss all this during the guest lecture by Mr Gordon Humphreys, Chairman of the EUIPO 5th Board of Appeal, which will be held on 12th December 2019, from 15:00 to 17:00 at Hörsal 11 in Stockholm University ("Södra husen").

Mr Humphreys will present on relevant case law, and a panel of Stockholm-based legal professionals will comment on the relevant impact on EU and Swedish trademark practice. Confirmed panellists include Gabriel Lidman (Bird & Bird), Nina Barzey (Bonde Barzey), David Leffler (Cirio) and My Byström (Synch).

Attendance to this event, which is part of the LLM in European IP Law at Stockholm University, is free but registration is required

More information: here

Contract Drafting Skills Workshop

The UCL Faculty of Laws offers this practical, one-day course. The course is designed to help you improve your contract drafting skills. It combines teaching on modern drafting techniques with multiple, practical exercises to help you apply that teaching and strengthening your drafting.

Time: 19th November 2019, 9.30 to 17:00 or 3rd March 2020, 9.30 to 17:00
Place: UCL Faculty of Laws, Bentham House, Endsleigh Gardens, London, WC1H 0EG
Fees:
Early Bird fees are available until 21 days prior to the course start date.
Early Bird Standard = £510
Early Bird Group Ticket / IBIL Sponsor / UCL alumni = £433.50
Standard fee = £600
Standard Group Ticket / IBIL Sponsor / UCL alumni = £510

More information: here

Fashion Law Seminar: Common Law v. Civil Law

The “2020 Fashion Law Seminar” is aimed at providing the participants with the most updated practical information, benchmarks and field expertise concerning the most relevant aspects with a double focus: Common Law versus Civil Law legal frameworks. From Intellectual Property to e-commerce, up to the most recent regulations for influencers’ marketing, the Seminar will adopt a comparative perspective and case-oriented methodology, in order to vide participants with specialist knowledge to protect and enforce brands’ immaterial assets, devise an effective e-commerce strategy while complying with applicable legislation and leverage the role of influencers in the digital marketing arena.

The Seminar is carried out by Milano Fashion Institute Faculty, in collaboration with international Professionals, Senior Legal Counsel and Dual Lawyers.

Time: 6th March 2020, from 9.00am to 5.00pm
Place: Milan, Campus Bovisa Politecnico
Fees: 325 € (22% VAT included)

A reduced value equal to 229 € (22% VAT included) is available, while seats last, for Students, enrolled at MFI, Milano Fashion Institute Alumni, former Students of Milano Fashion Institute Short Courses, University current Students.

The Course is completely in English.

More information: here

IP Case Law Conference

Following the resounding success of the previous two colloquiums in 2016 and 2018, the EUIPO Boards of Appeal, together with EUIPO’s International Cooperation and Legal Affairs Department and the EUIPO Academy, will host the third IP Case Law Conference (IPCLC) on 21st and 22nd May 2020.

The third conference in the series draws on a wide range of global intellectual property expertise for a two-day forum of debate and discussion. Once again, the EUIPO headquarters in Alicante serve as the venue for this unique and special event.

More information: here

Jobs

Assistant Professor in Law (Intellectual Property Law) at LSE

The London School of Politics and Economics is seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor in Law who can contribute to teaching in Intellectual Property Law, in particular in Copyright Law and/or Trademark Law.

The post holder will contribute to the intellectual life of the School by conducting and publishing outstanding quality research, engaging in high-quality teaching as instructed by the Head of Department, and participating in the School and wider Department activities.

Candidates should have the ability, as evidenced by existing publications or the potential to publish in top journals, to establish an international reputation in Intellectual Property Law. They will have a clear, well developed and viable strategy for future outstanding research that has the potential to result in world-leading publications. Candidates should have a PhD in Law or its research equivalent (or be close to obtaining a PhD in Law) by the post start date and be committed to high-quality teaching and fostering a positive learning environment for students.

The closing date for the receipt of applications is 18th November 2019 (23.59 UK time).

Interviews for this position are expected to take place on 11th February 2020. The anticipated start date is 1 July 2020 or soon thereafter, and no later than 1 September 2020.

More information: here.

News

The BOA’s Publication of the Upcoming Oral Proceedings for Appeal Cases

The EPO Boards of Appeal have published, for the first time, a list of the upcoming oral proceedings for appeal cases. The list is provided according to Article 1(2) of the Revised Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal (RPBA 2020) that come into force on 1 January 2020 (IPKat post here). The full list of upcoming cases can be seen here."

Prosecco Pringles – ‘What is yours, it will never give you pain and what is not yours will always give you pain’

From Katfriend David Serras Pereira (SCM) comes the news that Prosecco Pringles have been seized in Italy. Why? Read on:

We learned last week from The Guardian that 250 boxes of Pringles 'prosecco and pink peppercorn flavour' had been seized in Italy. Allegedly, such seizure was based on the unauthorised use of the “Prosecco” Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) which was granted on 17/10/2019 and includes a number of specifications (good luck reading them). From Pringles's short statement we learned that, on the one hand, they would discontinue this special edition but, on the other hand, they think that they acted in accordance with European legislation and guidelines governing the subject.

So, to understand this clash of titans, let’s take a quick look at the main issues that require consideration.

First, the relevant legislation consists of Regulations 1308/2013 (Recital 97 and Articles 93 and 103(2)) and 1151/2012 (Recital 32 and Articles 4(b)-(c), 12 and 13). Consideration should be also taken of the EU Guidelines on the labelling of foodstuffs using protected designations of origin (PDOs) or protected geographical indications (PGIs) as ingredients. From the latter it appears that:

A name registered as a PDO or PGI may legitimately be included in the list of ingredients of a foodstuff
A name registered as a PDO or PGI may be mentioned in or close to the trade name of a foodstuff incorporating products benefiting from a registered name, as well as in the labelling, presentation and advertising relating to that foodstuff, provided that the certain conditions are met.
On the assumption that the conditions referred to in the point above are satisfied, the terms, abbreviations or symbols accompanying the registered name should be used in labelling, within or close to the trade name or in the list of ingredients of the foodstuff only if it is made clear that the said foodstuff is not itself a PDO or PGI.
If an ingredient comparable to an ingredient benefiting from a PDO/PGI has been incorporated in a foodstuff, the name registered as a PDO/PGI should appear only in the list of ingredients.

In case C‑393/16 (here; the Champagner Sorbet case) the Court of Justice of the European Union (like IPKat so well said!) “The CJEU substantially followed the AG Opinion, stating that if it tastes like champagne – it is champagne.”

As Pringles said, they would discontinue this limited edition, but could have they fought back based on existing CJEU case law? Could they claim that their product had – as an essential characteristic – a taste attributable primarily to the presence of Prosecco in its composition (Pringles said that “We used prosecco DOC as an ingredient in the aroma”), thus leading to the conclusion that their actions did not constituted a false or misleading indication within the meaning of the relevant provisions of the two aforementioned Regulations? Could they rely on the Champagner Sorbet case? Possibly yes!

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As we jump back into another exciting week, here are some interesting events, writing opportunities, and potential jobs (as a judge, no less!)!

Events -

The IPKat is constantly on the lookout
for interesting opportunities!

Intellectual Property Law Reading Group - King’s College London
PhD candidates Nazanin Aslani and Jingwen Guo from King's College London have organised an Intellectual Property Law Reading Group, which aims to aims to cover timely IP Law issues, to form an IP community across different universities and institutions, and to provide a networking platform for IP enthusiasts, students, academics, and practitioners. The first session will be on ‘Intellectual Property Law and Culture’ and is envisaged for Wednesday, 25 September 2019, from 5-6 pm at SW1.17 at the Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London, Somerset House East Wing, London, W2R 2LS. Light refreshments will be served at the event.
More information is available on Eventbrite and KCL Events. For general information about the IPL Reading Group series, see here. Participants can also join virtually, via Zoom.

How much is too much - Excessive Pharmaceutical Prices in European Competition Law & Regulation
CeBIL (Centre for Advanced Studies in Biomedical Innovation Law) in Copenhagen is hosting a conference to discuss the issue of excessive pharmaceutical prices from perspectives of patent law, R&D and incentives to innovate, competition law and anti-competitive practices as well as human rights and access to medicines. The event aims to have a true multi-stakeholder perspective on this complex topic to find sustainable solutions for innovation and access in regards to pharmaceuticals.
The conference will be held on: 6th November 2019 from 08:00-18:00, at: the University of Copenhagen, The Ceremonial Hall (Festsalen), Main Building, Frue Plads 4, DK-1017 Copenhagen K. If you are interested, please register no later than 1 November at 24:00 using this registration form. For more information click here.

Talk with Mark Davidson - Plain Packaging: Where is it at and what are the implications for other products?
City, University of London is hosting a seminar on Thursday 26th September 2019 at 5pm to provide some insight into the current status of the long running litigation concerning plain packaging and commentary on the possible implications of WTO law and international investment law for both tobacco and other goods and services.
The seminar will be held at College Building, City, University of London. For more information and to reserve your place, click here.

Writing Opportunities -

Call for papers from Stockholm University -

The Stockholm Intellectual Property Law Review (SIPLR) welcomes submissions for its two next issues. Authors are invited to submit original research papers, essays and book reviews on either General Topics of European and International International IP Law, and on Food, the latter resulting in SIPLR’s second thematic issue.
More information about the SIPLR can be found here. For additional information about submissions, click here.

ATRIP Essay Competition 2019 for Young Researchers in Intellectual Property Law
ATRIP's Executive Committee is proud to launch its annual essay competition for young researchers in IP law. The paper may pertain to any topic related to IP law. Papers may be submitted in English or French. Entries should be submitted to admin@atrip.org no later than 17 February, 2020. The author of the paper should be no older than 35 years of age as of December 31, 2020.
For more information, click here.

Job Opportunities -

Use your experience in intellectual property law to become a judge -
The Judicial Appointments Commission is recruiting for 2 roles: Fee-paid Appointed Person, Appeal Tribunal, Trade Marks; and Fee-paid Appointed Person, Appeal Tribunal, Registered and Unregistered Design.
This is a rare opportunity for legal practitioners with knowledge and experience of intellectual property law to become a judge, called an Appointed Person in these 2 tribunals. These roles are fee-paid (part-time). Appointed Persons hear appeals from decisions by officers of the Intellectual Property Office (IPO), acting on behalf of the Comptroller of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks under the Registered Designs Act 1949, and the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, including those resulting from the IPO's opinions service. Applications open on 2nd October, with the closing date for applications on 16th October at 1pm. For more details, see here.

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Events

Workshop ‘The new Copyright Directive: what opportunities for cultural heritage institutions?’

The Center for Intellectual Property Policy and Management, Bournemouth University, will host the workshop, the key theme of which is Article 8 of the newly adopted DSM Directive concerning the use of out-of-commerce works on a large scale. It addresses the opportunities and challenges of the implementation of this Article. The workshop is free to attend, but spaces are limited. Registration is required.

This workshop will take place in EB206, Executive Business Centre, Bournemouth, UK on 20 September 2019 from 10:00 to 13:30.More information can be found here.

What can I do?

CREATe Symposium 2019

CREATe will host a symposium in Glasgow, which will explore some of the intellectual themes that link the centre's recently funded projects. The symposium will also include a BLACA lecture by CREATe's Elena Cooper on Portrait of Lady Eden by Whistler, and a policy keynote by Catherine Stihler, CEO of the Open Knowledge Foundation. All the events in this Symposium are free of charge.

The dates for the Symposium are 8-10 October 2019 in Glasgow, UK. More information is here.

Training offered by Assimilateip

Assimilateip, an IP training provider, will offer the following training courses in autumn and winter:

Building, Managing and Monetizing Your IP Portfolio, London

Time: 25 September 2019 9.30am to 12.30pm

Venue: London

Price:£199, cost includes teaching materials

More information: here

Intellectual Property Licensing for Life Sciences and Pharma

Time: 2 October 2019 9.30am to 5pm

Venue: London BioScience Innovation Centre, 2 Royal College Street, NW1 0NH

Price: £330, cost includes teaching materials and lunch

More information: here

Intellectual Property and Patent Law

Time: 23 October 2019 9.30am to 12.30pm

Venue: London

Price: £199, cost includes teaching materials

More information: here

Freedom to Operate for Life Sciences and Pharma

Time: 13 November 2019 9.30am to 5pm

Venue: London BioScience Innovation Centre

Price: £330, Cost includes teaching materials and lunch

More information: here

IP for Commercial Lawyers, London

Time: 4 December 2019 9.30am to 5pm

Venue: London

Price: £330, cost includes teaching materials and lunch

More information: here

The IPKat readers would enjoy a 10% discount.of all these training programs.

Jobs

PhD Scholarship in Digital Platform Regulation

The Queensland University of Technology is inviting applications for a PhD Scholarship. The scholarship is a unique opportunity for a PhD student to work with a world-leading team on a major Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project, The Platform Governance Project: Rethinking Internet Regulation as Media Policy. The deadline for the application is September 30, 2019. More information can be found here.

Miscellany

IPOS signed a tripartite MOU

Intellectual Property Office of Singapore has signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) and Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Justice. With the signing of the MOU, IPOS will cooperate, partner and advise AFSA as they establish an IP and innovation service centre within the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC). IPOS will also partner and advise them as they develop their IP and innovation eco-system, including exploring the provision of IP management consultancy services and training programs.

More information is here.

4iP Council's database of national FRAND case-law

The 4iP Council just added its 50th case law on FRAND into its database of national FRAND caselaw. This database regularly updated allows easy access to summaries of FRAND caselaw in Europe. You can search for cases by country, party, case number and keywords and there is even an interactive graphic showing how national courts are interpreting keywords.

The link to the database is here

The link to the interactive graphic is here.

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It may be just another Thursday, but that shouldn't stop you from finding out about interesting IP news, events and opportunities!

Reduced copyright dispute mediation costs in Singapore

IPOS (Intellectual Property Office of Singapore) announced on Wednesday 7th August 2019 that businesses and creators will now have access to reduced mediation rates to resolve copyright disputes in Singapore, at the World Intellectual Property Organization Arbitration and Mediation Center (WIPO Center). This collaboration is driven by IPOS with WIPO Center, to strengthen Singapore’s position as the region’s alternative dispute resolution hub.

Currently, parties with an existing dispute before IPOS involving patents, registered designs and trade marks enjoy reduced rates when they choose WIPO Center as their mediation provider. Now, with the reduced rates extended to copyright disputes, stakeholders in the copyright and creative industries stand to gain access to more efficient and cost-effective routes to resolve their copyright disputes, including those relating to collective management and orphan works. More information is available here.

Events

On 25th September 2019, the International Trademark Association (INTA) will be holding a workshop in New Delhi (at The Leela Palace, from 9:30am to 6:30pm), focused on trade mark-related trends and opportunities in India. INTA’s full-day workshop will consist of four educational sessions that will bring attendees up to speed on these robust changes and explore emerging trade mark protection and litigation trends in India, the need for a National IPR Centre, graphical representation in nontraditional marks, and the impact of artificial intelligence and blockchain on the practice of IP law. More information can be found here.

Opportunities

Asia IP Law Research Fellow - University of California, Berkeley

The Berkeley Center for Law & Technology (BCLT) is seeking to hire a Legal Research Fellow for its Asia IP Project. The Asia IP Law Research Fellow will work with the director of the Asia IP Project and with Berkeley Law faculty to undertake directed and independent research on IP law issues with a focus on China, to plan conferences, workshops and other events on IP law developments in Asia, and to contribute to the development of the Asia IP Law Project at BCLT. This is a 50% time, one-year term contract position, with the possibility of renewal for a second year. More information can be found here.

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Letting the Kat out the bag!

Welcome to Monday Miscellany - here you will find a mixed bag of reports, call for papers, events and job vacancies, enjoy!

IP is a barrier to the growth of creative industry freelancers, says Creative Industries Federation Report

According to Creative Industries Federation 47% of the creative industry workers are freelance. However, they suggest that there is a lack of understanding by policy makers about freelancers. In a survey of around 700 creative freelancers and 50 businesses, their Report found that legal advice and support (particularly on intellectual property) emerged as major barrier to business growth: “it is clear that many struggle to access good quality affordable advice on issues such as protecting their intellectual property rights.” [p.44] Policy recommendations from the report therefore suggest that the Government should support an independent UK-wide virtual hub - a ‘business booster network’ - which signposts existing business advice, maps local support services, and facilitates peer-to-peer mentoring aimed at creative enterprises and entrepreneurs. [p.46] See the full report here.

Call for papers:

The Singapore Management University will host the 3rd Works-In-Progress Conference: “IP Scholars Asia” on the 1st and 2nd March 2018 in Singapore. Scholars with an interest in comparative law (not only Asian law strictly, but also US, EU, and other countries) are invited to apply. The Call for Papers for full details here.

Events:

The 12th Edition of the Pan-European IP Summit will be held in Brussels on 7th and 8th of December 2017. The event hosts over 100 speakers on topics relating to patent, copyright, trademark, design and new technologies. More information can be found here: http://www.ipsummit.info/

Trademark enthusiasts may be interested in heading to New Orleans for the INTA Trademark Administrators and Practitioners Meeting (TMAP), which will take place from September 17th -19th . Featuring close to 30 speakers, attendees will experience three days of learning, networking and empowerment. For the first time, TMAP attendees and INTA staff will begin the meeting by building bicycles with a local non-profit for New Orleans teens in need. Early bird registration ends on Friday, August 4. To register, visit www.inta.org/2017TMAP.

Looking for something new? Here are some recent IP vacancies:

Motion Picture Association (MPA) EMEA is looking for a new Policy/Advocacy Intern in Brussels, Belgium. The internship is full-time for 6 months, to work closely with the MPA EMEA Policy Department, supporting the team in implementing the EMEA Policy Strategy. Full details here, hurry the deadline for applications is today, 31 July 2017!

Julia Reda is looking for a communications trainee to assist with spreading the word on Julia’s work and its underlying issues, and making it easy to understand, follow and participate in. Full details here, deadline 18th August 2017.

Google Policy Fellowship in Europe and Africa for undergraduate, graduate or law students interested in Internet and technology policy. The fellowship offers an opportunity to spend the summer contributing to the public dialogue on these issues, and exploring future academic and professional interests. More info here, apply here before 11th August 2017.

IP Junior Project Manager for the pan-European Intellectual Property Summit 2017, Brussels, Belgium. The position is for 6-12 months and involves the set-up of the IP Summit which will take place on 7-8 December. Full details here and here.

Think Tank Kennisland (KL) is offering a copyright internship in Amsterdam, the Netherlands from 1st October for four – six months. Full details here (the website is in Dutch but the language of the project work is English). Deadline to apply is 25th August 2017.

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