Monday Miscellany

Lying in the sun but at the same time curious about events and new possibilities in the IP world? This post is what you are looking for  ...

But before delving too deeply into it … 

Praise of The IPKat

The IPKat is honoured (and flattered!) to report that Arnold J, recently appointed Lord Justice of Appeal, mentions The IPKat in his Editorial on patent harmonization in Europe, saying:

I would add that judicial dialogue and cooperation has been facilitated by the increased availability and discussion of national decisions through [...] blogs such as IPKat

Meow! The editorial is free to read on the Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice.

Event

The European IP forum will take place the 7th and 8th November 2019 in Munich, Germany. The conference will cover a range of IP strategies involving trade secrets, designs, copyright and trade marks, as well as patents, all under one roof. For more information click here.

Summertime and the life is easy

Calls for papers

The Remedies in Intellectual Property Law: Do We Need Common European Principles? - Remedies, such as injunctions, damages, or claims for information, are increasingly of relevance in the policy debates in the intellectual property field. In particular, they help with adjusting the intellectual property system to quickly changing industries and business practices. The European Law Institute will host a day-long meeting on 6 September 2019 entitled: “The Remedies in Intellectual Property Law: Do We Need Common European Principles?”, organized by Dr. Martin Husovec (Tilburg University), Prof. Jorge Contreras (University of Utah), and Dr. Matej Myska (Masaryk University) as part of the ELI’s annual conference. The goal of the event is to reflect on the idea of developing European principles for remedies in intellectual property law. The confirmed (in-person) participants for the meeting in Vienna include Prof. Cogo, Prof. Gisclard, Prof. Fischman-Afori, Prof. Golden, Prof. Hofmann, Prof. Hoyng, Prof. Siebrasse, Prof. Sikorski, Prof. Targosz and Prof. Wiebe. The organizers would now like to open up participation to further experts in the area. If you work in the area of IPR remedies (soft or hard IP) and have ideas about how to move the European conversation forward, please fill out this form. The organizers will contact you during August as a follow-up. Limited funding is available for experts to sponsor their travels and accommodation expenses. The European Law Institute, Tilburg University and Intel kindly sponsor the event.

Creative Industries Global Conference 2019 - The Alejandro Roemmers’ Iberoamerican Chair of Cultural and Creative Industries of Miguel Hernández University organizes the celebration of the Creative Industries Global Conference 2019 (CIGC-19) that will take place on October 24th-25th 2019 at the Faculty of Social and Legal Sciences of Orihuela (Spain). In the framework of the conference, a call for papers is organized, the deadline for which being 31 July. More information about the conference and the call for papers can be found here. 

CIPSC 2019 Law Student Writing Competition - Unified and the Santa Clara High Technology Law Journal are pleased to present the CIPSC 2019 Law Student Writing Competition. Current law students and recent graduates are encouraged to submit articles addressing whether 35 U.S.C. § 314(d) permits appeal of the PTAB’s decision to institute an inter partes review upon finding that § 315(b)’s time bar did not apply. The first place winner will receive a $1,000 cash prize and may be invited to share his or her paper at the upcoming 2019 Corporate Intellectual Property Strategy Conference hosted by Unified and the Santa Clara High Technology Law Journal. The deadline for entries is 15 October 2019.

Vacancies and opportunities

Maastricht University Faculty of Law - The Maastricht University Faculty of Law provides funding for two to three full-time PhD positions at the Maastricht Law & Tech Lab. The deadline for applications is 28 July. More information can be found here. 

Stockholm School of Economics - The Stockholm School of Economics offers funding for an IP PhD position at Stockholm School of Economics. For more information click here. 

Central European University - The Department of Legal Studies at Central European University (CEU) invites applications for an Assistant Professor with expertise in intellectual property law. Applicants interested in the implications of intellectual property protection for global justice (e.g. protection of local/indigenous knowledge and practices, big pharma) are strongly preferred. The initial contract is for four years. The Department of Legal Studies provides advanced legal education and education in human rights, comparative constitutional law and international business law. Its programs are among the finest in Europe, enabling students to obtain a solid grounding in fundamental legal concepts in civil law and common law systems and to develop unique skills in comparative analysis. For more information, click here.

Tilburg University - The Department of Law, Technology, Markets and Society (LTMS) – home of TILT and TILEC – at Tilburg University has a vacancy for a postdoctoral researcher with a background in (legal-)psychology or a related discipline to contribute to a legal-philosophical project regarding privacy in the data driven age (1.0 fte, 2 years). More information about the vacancy can be found here.