Sunday Surprises

Vacancies

"I've found my place."

IP Lecturer 

At the London College of Fashion -- High Holborn

Check here for more information.

(Dutch) student traineeship (in IP and other fields)

At De brauw

See more information here.

PhD position

At CIIR - Center for informations- og innovationsret 

CIIR welcomes applications within all areas of information and innovation law. 

Further information can be found here. 

PhD in Fashion and Law 

The challenge of balancing commercial interests with sustainability in the fashion industry

At the Northumbria University

See further information here.

The Branco Weiss Fellowship -- society in science

“Apply with a groundbreaking research idea to secure financial support for up to five years, working at an academic institution of your choice anywhere in the world” -- The complete information can be found here. 

IP News

INTA Publishes Brexit Position Paper Calling for ‘Minimal Disruption’ and Strong IP Protection

Recognizing the need to further advocate for strong IP protection and harmonization as Brexit negotiations unfold, the INTA Board of Directors approved a Brexit position paper at its meeting on 7 November last. 

In the position paper, INTA submits that both the EU and UK should “support, promote, and safeguard the following core principles for brand owners and right-holders during the negotiations as well as when ‘Brexit’ becomes effective: minimal disruption of trade, minimum costs, maximum retention of rights, and maximum transparency and legal clarity.”

Data Protection Framework in the offing in India - Government seeks public comments

The Government of India is seeking comments on a draft White Paper on a proposed Data Protection Framework on principles to be considered for data protection in India to address the increasing concerns on secure digital transactions and data privacy.

Earlier this year, the Government constituted a Committee of Experts under the chairmanship of former Supreme Court Justice Shri B N Srikrishna to suggest a draft Data Protection Bill. The proposed White Paper intends to cover key principles like technology agnosticism and flexibility, applicability to both private sector and government entities, informed consent, data minimization, data controller’s accountability, penalties for wrongful processing and enforcement of data protection framework by a statutory authority.

The deadline for submitting the responses is 31 December 2017 through the Web Form available at here.

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