Category: IP and Innovation Law
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UK and Ireland Patent Scholars Network host a Works in Progress Research Symposium in Maynooth University on 7-8th July 2022
The UK and Ireland Patent Scholars Network hosted a hybrid Works in Progress Research Symposium in Maynooth University, organised by the Network co-founders: Karen Walsh (University of Exeter), Aisling McMahon (Maynooth University) and Naomi Hawkins (University of Sheffield). The Research Symposium offered a supportive environment and forum for researchers working on areas related to patent…
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Dr Mathilde Pavis discussed questions raised by the use of AI on BBC Radio 4
Dr Mathilde Pavis was invited to be a guest on the BBC Radio 4 show Front Row, to discuss some of the questions raised by the use of AI to enhance, extend, and replace human actors. Mathilde was joined by Paul Fleming, General Secretary of Equity and Dr David Leslie, Director of Ethics and Responsible…
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Karen Walsh guest edits Special issue by Patent Scholars Network Members of the European Intellectual Property Review
Dr Karen Walsh, together with Professor Aisling McMahon (Maynooth University) and Professor Naomi Hawkins (University of Sheffield), co-founders of the UK and Ireland Patent Scholars Network, have recently guest edited a Special Issue of the European Intellectual Property Review published in March 2022 hosting peer reviewed contributions from Network Members. The Special Issue on the…
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Ana Beduschi wrote an article on Artificial Intelligence in Humanitarian Action
In a new article published by the International Review of the Red Cross (Cambridge University Press), Dr Ana Beduschi investigates the opportunities and risks of using AI in humanitarian action. Data-driven artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are progressively transforming the humanitarian field, but these technologies bring about significant risks for the protection of vulnerable individuals and…
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International Workshop on IPR Challenges from Emerging Technologies
This international workshop on 4 March kicked off the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Project “Licensing Systems for 3D Printing in China.” The AHRC Centre for Digital Copyright and IP Research in China was established in March 2015. Combining British and Chinese expertise, the AHRC Centre investigates global copyright challenges and opportunities for creative…
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Intellectual property academics urge WTO to waive IP protection for COVID vaccines
The temporary TRIPS waiver is considered to be a ‘necessary and proportionate legal measure’ that reduces IP barriers to increasing COVID-19 vaccine production, says a statement signed by over one hundred leading academics. Suspending these IP rules will enable an increase in manufacturing capacity, and move towards the equitable supply of vaccines – allowing low…
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SCuLE Launches the GLAM-E Lab
This project works with smaller and less well-resourced UK and US cultural institutions and community organisations to build open access capacity and expertise. PROJECT DESCRIPTION Dr. Andrea Wallace, Dr. Mathilde Pavis and Gary Stringer (Exeter) in partnership with Michael Weinberg (Engelberg Center) and Jason Schultz (NYU Law School) The Lab Participants include the Royal Albert…
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Dr Mathilde Pavis Responds to the UK Intellectual Property Office on AI and Performers’ Rights
Dr Mathilde Pavis published a Response to the call for views on Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property issued by the UK Intellectual Property Office in September 2020. The aim of the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) is to assess the impact of artificial Intelligence technologies on existing intellectual property rights. The UK Intellectual Property…
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3D Printing and AI: Arbitration and Mediation
PROJECT DESCRIPTION 3D Printing and AI: Arbitration and Mediation Dr Kyriaki Noussia (Principal Investigator) and Dr James Griffin Sponsor: ESRC IAA Project Co-Creation Fund Award Project length: 1 October 2020-31 September 2021 About the Project 3D printing is increasingly important as it is a means to redistribute the manufacturing and use of products, and their…
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SCuLE’s Response to the EC consultation on digital technologies for the culture heritage sector
The Centre for Science, Culture and the Law at Exeter published a Response to the Consultation on Digital Cultural Heritage and Recommendation 2011/711/EU launched by the European Commission. The Commission’s aim is to ensure that the 2011 Recommendation on the digitisation and online accessibility of cultural material and digital preservation still addresses the challenges posed…