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Conferences and calls for papers
The role of universities in safeguarding academic freedom: the age of trade secrets (12 December 2024)
On December 12, 2024, Jens Schovsbo will deliver a lecture at the European University Institute in Florence. The lecture, which may also be followed online, will discuss trade secrets regimes and their impact on the balance between academic openness and confidentiality in collaborative research.
The 18th Annual International Intellectual Property Lecture (18 March 2025)
On March 18, 2025, Robert P. Merges will deliver the eighteenth Annual International Intellectual Property Lecture at the University of Cambridge. See here for further information and registration details.
CITMA Spring Conference (20-21 March 2025)
On March 20-21, 2025, the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA) is organising its 2025 Spring Conference in London. For more information, see here.
ISHTIP’s Annual Workshop: Call for Papers
The International Society for the History and Theory of Intellectual Property (ISHTIP) has announced a call for papers on the topic of “Intellectual Property and Capitalism”. Accepted papers will be discussed on 25-26 June 2025 during the next Annual Workshop of the ISHTIP, to be held in Madrid. Proposals shall be submitted by December 20, 2024.
Vacancies
The World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) is looking to hire an associate for a Fellowship in the Development Agenda Project on Copyright and the Distribution of Content in the Digital Environment. The application deadline is January 20, 2025.
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