Monday Miscellany

Some of us may be counting the days till it's finally spring, but this Kat is still enjoying the wonders of winter. While spring is not here yet, get comfortable with new IP events.

A Kat enjoying the wonders of winter.

Events

French Patent and Trade Mark Office (INPI) and Center for International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI) - International Conference “What challenges for industrial property in the context of the recovery?” - 3 February 2022

INPI will hold on 3 February 2022 (9:00am-6:20pm), in partnership with CEIPI, an international conference on the industrial property challenges associated with the economic recovery in light of France’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The event will be fully online, streamed in English and French. Registration is open now and more information about the event is available here.

University of Westminster - Sir Richard Arnold Westminster Law School Annual Lecture 2022 – 15 February 2022

Sir Richard Arnold will deliver his annual lecture on 15 February 2022 (5:30pm-7:00pm, GMT) on ‘Issues and Developments in Entertainment Law: an intellectual property perspective’, where he will cover a variety of current issues and developments. The event will be held in London and registration is now open. Further details can be found here.

UCL Institute of Brand and Innovation (IBIL) - Can the IP System Serve Small Businesses Better? 23 February 2022

IBIL will hold a hybrid event (online and London, UK) on 23 February 2022 (6:00pm-7:30pm, GMT) where a panel of experts will brainstorm the ways in which the IP system might serve the needs of creative and innovative small businesses better, and how appropriate IP protection and policing these rights can be vital to ensure that an SME is able to realise its full commercial potential in a competitive market. Details about the event and registration are available here.

Miscellaneous

Essex University – Scholarship for PhD studentship looking at the drivers of demand for intellectual property (IP) instruments in the UK

Essex University is offering a fully funded PhD scholarship to look at the drivers of demand for intellectual property (IP) instruments in the UK. Candidates should have a management, economics, or similar background. The funding covers fees, a £15k stipend, and can also cover a Master’s degree. The post is hosted at the South East Network for Social Sciences and is in association with the UKIPO. More details can be found here. The deadline to apply is 28 February 2022 at 12:00, GMT.

Intellectual Property Quarterly

Professor Margaret Llewelyn edited the Intellectual Property Quarterly for nearly twenty years, and she managed the submission almost entirely single-handedly. When she died suddenly in November last year all her files were lost. If anyone submitted an article to Professor Llewelyn and has not heard anything back and they would still like it considered, they are kindly requested to resubmit it to the new editor (Professor Phillip Johnson) at the new journal email editor@theipq.com. If yet to receive peer review, please be assured these submissions will proceed through the usual review process. If anyone has returned a peer review in the second half of last year (and the article has not been published) please re-send to editor@theipq.com. Finally, any new content should be sent to the new journal email editor@theipq.com in order to be considered for publication in the journal.

EUIPO Alicante News – Green with... IP

Our PermaKat Eleonora Rosati's article "Green with... IP" was published in the recent issue of Alicante News – EUIPO’s Monthly Newsletter. The article focuses on the interface with intellectual property with sustainability (in particular, trade marks), covering interesting topics such as greenwashing and perspectives for a greener future. Check her article here.