Category: IP and Innovation Law
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UK and Ireland Patent Network Virtual Seminar Series Launched
SCuLE’s Dr Naomi Hawkins and Dr Karen Walsh (Exeter University), together with Dr Aisling McMahon (Maynooth University), co-founders of the UK and Ireland Patent Scholars Network, have recently launched an online seminar series for the network. The seminar series offers a monthly forum to discuss research in progress from leading patent scholars based in the…
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Naomi Hawkins appointed as QUEX Theme Lead
Dr Naomi Hawkins has been appointed as theme lead for the QUEX Institute’s new theme: Digital Worlds and Disruptive Technologies. The QUEX Institute of Global Sustainability and Wellbeing is a collaboration between The University of Queensland and University of Exeter. Its mission is to deliver innovative research engaging with crucial global challenges under three interdisciplinary…
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Dr Kyriaki Noussia co-authored Law and Autonomous Vehicles
Dr Kyriaki Noussia co-authored Law and Autonomous Vehicles with Dr Matthew Channon and Barrister Lucy McCormack. Law and Autonomous Vehicles analyses the key legal issues facing autonomous vehicles, including testing on public roads, insurance, product liability, and cyber security and data protection. It also examines the approaches in other jurisdictions, such as Austria, Germany, Greece,…
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Patents and Emerging Technologies Workshop
On 19 & 20 November 2019, the Patents and Emerging Technologies Workshop was held at the Wellcome Collection in London. The workshop was convened by SCuLE’s Dr Naomi Hawkins, as the final workshop of her ESRC Future Research Leaders project, “The Impact of Patents on Translational Research – Non-Invasive Prenatal Diagnosis in Europe and US”.…
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SCuLE’s space law policy brief in the Times
SCuLE’s policy brief on the future regulation of the UK space industry was cited by the Times newspaper, in an article published on 16 October 2019 . The brief calls for update of the UK’s legislation to support technology companies that wish to operate in space industry. Dr Naomi Hawkins warned that the current laws…
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Dr Naomi Hawkins participates in OECD Workshop
On 17-18 September 2019, Dr Naomi Hawkins attended “Collaborative platforms for personalized health: realizing the potential of genomics and biobanks” in Stockholm, Sweden. This OECD Workshop, organised in collaboration with Vinnova (Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems), explored the institutional arrangements and business models underlying collaborative platforms in genomics and biobanks for personalized health. The…
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Collaborative Platforms in Genomics – Institutional Arrangements and Business Models
This project will draw on academic scholarship and the input of key academics, industry figures and international policy makers in developing a policy/working paper on collaborative business models in international genomics research and biobanking, for the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). PROJECT DESCRIPTION Collaborative Platforms in Genomics – Institutional Arrangements and Business Models…
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Finding Polaris in the Future Regulation of the UK Space Industry
The Centre for Science, Culture and the Law at Exeter publish their second policy brief on the future regulation of the UK space industry, SCuLE Policy Brief No 2. The UK space technology industry is essential for the growth of the UK economy, being vital in particular to communications and national security, and the legal…
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Putting it into Practice – Recontacting and Personal Information Management in Genomic Medicine in the NHS
The Centre for Science, Culture and the Law at Exeter publish their first policy brief on genomic medicine and personal information management based on research, SCuLE Policy Brief No 1. In the rapidly evolving world of genomic medicine, understandings of the significance of genomic information change with advances in research. For example, gene mutations may…
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Fair Pay/Play in the UK Voice-over Industries: A Survey of 200+ Voice-overs
The Centre for Science, Culture and the Law at Exeter publish their report on remuneration and contractual practices in the UK voice-over industries based on an online survey of over 200 voice-over performers conducted in 2019. The survey documents current recruitment, remuneration and contractual practices in the UK voice-over industries based on empirical evidence. The…