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Courses


Postgraduate Diploma/Masters from King's College London in UK, EU & US Copyright Law

The programme provides tuition from one of Europe’s leading centres in European Law and is studied on a distance learning basis, thereby avoiding crucial time spent away from your place of work. It aims to provide the professional with an in-depth and up-to-date knowledge of the general principles of copyright law, mainly focusing on the law in the United Kingdom, the principles of United States copyright law and the major ‘copyright’ Directives of the European Community 

For full details of the programme and for registration click http://www.informaglobalevents.com/FKW12254IPKWB



LLM, Postgraduate Diploma or Certificate in Computer and Communications Law by Distance Learning

Gain an LLM, PgDip or Certificate in Computer and Communications Law from Queen Mary, University of London -- one of the UK’s leading law schools 

Commencement dates: 3 September 2012 and 7 January 2013

For full details of the programme and for registration click http://www.informadl.com/FKW12257IPKAT



Forthcoming Events

2012

24 May 2012: Art & Artifice blog meeting. Venue: Dr Johnson's House, London. Still some places available for this fun event. Details here.

30 May 2012: Anti Counterfeiting Group (ACG), Spring Meeting. Venue: Wembley Stadium, London. This Kat's not sure about the conference programme itself, but he knows you can find the ACG here. Sadly, the Minister for Sport won't be there after all, but the Minister for IP will be.

31 May 2012: "China Patent Forum", Rembrandt Hotel, London. This excellent one-day programme, dripping with star speakers and accreditation points, comes with a massive discount for IPKat readers: for full details click here.


12 June 2012: "A Kat Reflects", meeting of the Union of European Practitioners in Intellectual Property's British Group. Venue: The Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London. Details available here.

12 June 2012: "Standards and Patents in ICT", organised by LexisNexis Conferences and Training; venue -- London.  Full details are available here.  To claim your splendidly generous 20% IPKat readers' discount, email ebookings@lexisnexis.co.uk and quote reference "IPKAT".

15 June 2012: "Brand Protection in China and Europe in the 21st Century: When West meets East to Join Forces in Brand Protection", MARQUES seminar. Venue: Swissotel Grand, Shanghai. Strong panel of speakers and big input from the MARQUES China Team. Click here for further information. To register, click here.


15 June 2012: "Innovation, Intellectual property and Competition Policy", hosted at Tilburg University (The Netherlands). As readers will know, this is one of the IPKat's favourite topics. Click here for the conference web page.

25 to 26 June 2012: The fourth annual workshop of ISHTIP, the International Society for the History and Theory of Intellectual Property, will be held at the Department of Law, London School of Economics. The theme is Intellectual Property as Cultural Technology and the call for papers is open until 1 March 2012. Further details are available here.

9 to 13 July 2012: "Campus international d'été : Les dynamiques du droit d'auteur/International Summer Seminar : Copyright in motion", organised by CERDI (Centre d’études et de recherche en droit de l’immatériel), of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and Paris-Sud universities. Looks like fun! Click here for full details.

10 July 2012: Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (ITMA) Summer Reception, Stationers' Hall, London.  6.30 to 8.30pm. Click here for full details.  

11 July 2012: Half day workshop, "Design Rights", hosted in Central London by LexisNexis Conferences and Training.  Further particulars of the programme and registration details here.  To qualify for a 10% registration discount fee as a blog reader, quote code L11290/IPKAT.

11 July 2012: Half day workshop, "IP and the Creative Industries", hosted in Central London by LexisNexis Conferences and Training.  Further particulars of the programme and registration details here.  To qualify for a 10% registration discount fee as a blog reader, quote code L11290/IPKAT.

30 July to 3 August 2012: IT Law Summer School 2012, organised by IBC and hosted in Downing College, Cambridge. All-star cast of speakers and chairmen, including many of the IPKat's friends.  Programme details and registration via the conference website here. Be sure to quote the IPKat's special VIP code, FKW82268IPKAT to claim your 10% discount as an IPKat reader.

13 to 17 August 2012: 12th Annual IBC Intellectual Property Summer School, Downing College Cambridge (England, not Massachusetts). 25% fee reduction for IPKat readers. Click here for some light-hearted information about this event and for instructions on how to register for the reduction.

10 and 11 September 2012: "Design Protection Conference", organised by the INTA and to be held at the Radisson Blu Falconer Hotel, Copenhagen, Denmark. Further details from the INTA here.

27-28 September  2012: The European Policy for Intellectual Property (EPIP) Conference 2012 will take place on  in Leuven, Belgium. The call for papers for the next EPIP conference has now been opened. Detailed information on the call for papers can be found on the conference website here.  Early booking advised.


11 and 12 October 2012: "Trademarks in Transactions", organised by the International Trademark Association (INTA). Venue: The Blackstone, Chicago, USA. Details available here.


6 and 7 December 2012: "Patents Reloaded", the Pan-European Intellectual Property Summit, produced by Premier Cercle. Venue: Brussels, Belgium. Details to follow.


10 and 11 December 2012: "Regenerating Trademarks", the Pan-European Intellectual Property Summit, produced by Premier Cercle. Venue: Alicante, Spain. Details to follow.


2013


4 to 8 May 2012: INTA 135th Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas. Details will be made available from the INTA website nearer the time.


2014


10 to 14 May: INTA 136th Annual Meeting, Hong Kong. Details will be made available from the INTA website nearer the time.