Monday Miscellany

We're past the equinox and this means (for the northern hemisphere) that spring will bring blooming flowers, better weather, and winds that will hopefully take us to a better place. While temperatures are still struggling to raise above 15°C, check the latest IP events to warm up! 

This Kat is happy that spring is here, but also shocked that March is nearly over.

Events

IFIM, "Shaping the Digital Services Act: What impact on intellectual property?", 30 March 2022 (online)

The Institute for Intellectual Property and Market Law (IFIM) at Stockholm University will host a new online webinar on 30 March 2022 (between 4:00pm and 6:00pm, CET) to analyse and evaluate the potential impact of some of the most relevant provisions of the upcoming EU DSA. Following an overview of the current state of negotiations, some of the key stakeholders will offer their views on points that are currently being debated in the context of such negotiations. Our PermaKat Eleonora Rosati is IFIM's Director and will also chair one of the panels of the event. Further information about the event and registration are available here.

European Blockchain Center and IT University of Copenhagen, Blockchain and IP Law – A Match Made in Heaven or Hell?, 20 April 2022, hybrid (Copenhagen, Denmark, and online)

The European Blockchain Center will host on 22 April 2022 (6:00pm to 8:00pm, CET) its conference on 'Blockchain vs. IP Law' under the heading: “Blockchain and IP Law – A Match Made in Heaven or Hell?”. The conference will focus on the intersection of blockchain technology and intellectual property law and the sessions will cover subjects such as patents in the area of blockchains, EUIPO's anti-counterfeiting infrastructure on the blockchain, open-source in the field of blockchain technology as well as the applicability of copyright law to NFTs. More details about the conference, including registration, can be found here.

Fide and TIPSA, "GDE 19: Artificial Intelligence and the Audiovisual World", 30 March 2022 (online)

Fide and TIPSA will hold on 30 March 2022 (5:00pm to 6:00pm, CET) an event to discuss the role of Artificial Intelligence in the Audiovisual World. Its massive use in this key economic sector brings legal consequences, for IP in general, and in particular in the field of copyright and neighbouring rights. Speakers from Europe and North America will provide a worldwide picture of the future of relevant issues, including re-imagining IP in this area in favour of both business and consumers/society. Registration is open and can be made here.

ALAI Canada, "A Primer on EU Copyright Law", 5 April 2022 (online)

ALAI Canada has been watching closely the recent copyright developments in this side of the Atlantic, due to the relevant decisions from the Court of Justice of the European Union, as well as recent and up-to-date legislation on copyright matters. Our PermaKat Eleonora Rosati will be the speaker at this event, which will take place online on 5 April 2022 (5:00pm to 6:00pm, CET or 12:00pm to 1:00pm, EDT). Further details about the event and registration can be found here.

Les International Annual Conference, "Back to Licensing: Restarting Business and Fueling Innovation", 8-10 May (Venice, Italy)

The 2022 LES International Annual Conference entitled “Back to Licensing: Restarting Business and Fueling Innovation”, will take place in Venice (Italy) from 8 to 10 May 2022. The aim of the conference is to discuss the transformations occurring in IP-intensive industries, including the automotive, telecommunications, healthcare, energy, and green-tech sectors. More information, including the programme of the conference, is available here.

Opportunities

University of Queensland, Research Fellow in Intellectual Property

The University of Queensland is currently advertising 4 Research Fellow positions in IP at UQ (2.5 to 3 years) in 2022 with applications due by 13 April. The positions are associated with an interdisciplinary project at the University of Queensland at Level A (Postdoctoral Fellow) and Level B (Research Fellow).  The Research Fellows will work on a project exploring the role intellectual property and related regulatory mechanisms play in the creation, circulation, and transformation of the bioeconomy. Both "intellectual property and related mechanisms" and "bioeconomy" are broadly defined. Further details are here. The University is particularly interested in applicants who combine knowledge of, or interest in, intellectual property with an interest or experience in an interdisciplinary area of research, such as science technology studies or socio-legal studies, or have an interest in anthropology, history, or a related area of study.