Saturday Sundries

The EIPTN will hold its16th Anniversary Conference on 4 and 5 October 2024 at the Saint-Louis Brussels city centre campus. The central theme of this edition is “Inspiration and IP: Inspiration in IP – Academic and pedagogical research as a support to teaching”. Click here to know more.

oriGIn will organize its 2024 Expert Meeting on 10 and 11 October 2024 in Geneva. This year’s meeting will represent e-learning and networking opportunity for GI stakeholders interested in the latest developments and challenges related to protection and enforcement. Registration is available here.

Opportunities

Job opportunity: Postdoctoral researcher in Tech Law

The Department of Law of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance of the University of Luxembourg is looking for a Postdoctoral researcher to conduct research in the area of Tech Law. More information here.

RIDOC 2024 will take place on 13 December at the Sveučilište u Rijeci / University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law. RIDOC is intended for doctoral candidates who wish to present and test their preliminary research findings before academics and practicing lawyers, as well as to discuss these findings with their peers at international level. The deadline for applications is 20 September. More details available here.

Other

WIPO has published a working paper titled “Closing Innovation and Intellectual Property Diversity Gaps. A Global Literature Review”. This paper reviews the global literature on “diversity gaps”, identifies their key drivers, and documents international policies and initiatives that show promise in addressing them. The paper also provides recommendations for a wide range of stakeholders and offers insights for fostering more inclusive and equitable innovation ecosystems. Click here to read it.