In collaboration with the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute presented a two-day research conference investigating the crucial and divergent narratives on the role of intellectual property law and theory in promoting a sustainable world.
The conference took place over two days, each centred around a specific theme. The themes covered the following:
- Sustainability of fashion
- Status of the draft World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Treaty on Traditional Knowledge & Traditional cultural expressions (TCEs)
- Branding & sustainability
- Access to scientific journals
- Text and data mining
- The role of AI
- Patents in a sustainable world
- Rights for indigenous and local communities
- Geographical indications, copyright, culture and heritage
- Green technologies & patents.
The conference held a posters and networking day, providing early career researchers an opportunity to participate and explore the diversity of issues and careers within the IP professional and research spheres.
This is an important and well-attended event for IP scholars across the UK, so this is excellent news for Dwi. Congratulations to Dwi and her supervisors, Professor Naomi Hawkins and Dr Andrea Zappalaglio.
Poster competition details
The poster display was a valuable opportunity to share insights on intellectual property law and sustainable living with colleagues and experts worldwide and network with researchers and professionals. The competition was open to all early career researchers, including LLM and PhD students.
Selected posters were displayed at the Senate House during the conference for all attendees to view and learn from. Poster authors had the opportunity to present their posters to peers.
