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Another working week is slowly coming to an end and, as usual, it’s time to catch up with the latest news and opportunities from the IP world.
IPKat Book of the Year Awards 2024
Now in its 7th edition, the IPKat Book of the Year Awards recognize and celebrate the best IP books published in 2024, as voted by our Readers. This is the final reminder that the deadline for submitting your preferences is 31 January 2025. Check out the details here.
Calls for papers
IP and AI in the Age of Technology Race (Durham, 19-20 May 2025)
Durham Law School is pleased to partner with the JusTN0W Initiative, Durham Centre for Sustainable Development Law and Policy, the School of Law at the City University of Hong Kong and the School of Law at Texas A&M University to host a conference in Durham, UK. The organizers invite abstracts for the 2025 conference focusing on IP and AI in the age of technology race. For further details, click here.
5th biennial International Conference REDA 2025 (Nicosia, 26-27 May 2025)
The University of Cyprus and European University Cyprus are pleased to announce the fifth biennial International Conference REDA 2025, focused on regulation and enforcement in the digital era, which be held on 26-27 of May 2025. The organizers invite scholarly submissions addressing contemporary challenges in digital regulation and enforcement, with a particular focus on emerging technologies and recent EU legislative developments. For further details, see here.
Opportunities
University of Antwerp: Graduate teaching & research assistant in IP law
The University of Antwerp is seeking to recruit a teaching & research assistant, who will be part of the academic assistant staff. The appointed person will spend at least 50% of their working time preparing a PhD thesis. In addition, they will play an assisting role in teaching, research and service activities. For further details, click here.
Other developments
Indigenous cultural and intellectual property in Australia
Australia has established a First Nations Expert Working Group on Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property. The 8 members will help inform the drafting of stand-alone legislation to protect First Nations traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions and address the harm caused by fake First Nation art on merchandise and souvenirs.
Targeted consultation on the future of the International IP SME helpdesk
The European Commission has launched a targeted consultation to gather input from stakeholders on the efficiency and effectiveness of the International IP SME Helpdesk activities in China, South-East Asia, Latin America, and India. For further information, see here.
Should the US sign the WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge?
The USPTO is seeking public comments on whether the United States should sign and implement the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge, which need to be submitted by March. The USPTO will also hold a hybrid hearing on this matter on 29 April 2025, from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-4 p.m. eastern time (ET).
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