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Chinese delegation from Guangdong IP Protection Centre visits the Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute
24 October 2024
A high-level delegation of Chinese experts from the Guangdong Intellectual Property Protection Centre visited the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) on Monday 21 October for a meeting at the Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute (QMIPRI).
White & Black award Isabel Vanhaeverbeke the Queen Mary LLM essay prize in European Law of Patents
11 July 2024
Oxford based law firm White & Black has awarded the third annual prize for best essay in LLM European Law of Patents 2023-24 for students studying at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS), Queen Mary University of London to Isabel Vanhaeverbeke.
Queen Mary hosted the annual EIPIN doctoral meeting
19 April 2024
Professor Guido Westkamp hosted the annual EIPIN doctoral meeting and Congress on 10 and 11 April. The Congress covered a range of cutting-edge legal issues concerning artificial intelligence, especially with regard to current IP, copyright and competition law aspects.
Queen Mary publishes a government report exploring intellectual property in the metaverse
25 March 2024
A new report by Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute (QMIPRI) delves into the potential ramifications of the Metaverse on intellectual property (IP) rights.
Queen Mary University of London Academic Invited to Provide Expert Opinion at UK Music AI Inquiry
27 February 2024
Noam Shemtov, Professor of Intellectual Property and Technology Law, has been invited to provide expert opinion at the UK Music AI Inquiry before the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on UK Music.
Professor Duncan Matthews receives Honorary Membership of CIPA
20 February 2024
Duncan Matthews has been made a lifetime Honorary Member of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) in recognition of his contribution to the patent profession over the past two decades.
New Directors appointed at the Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute
18 January 2024
Professor Noam Shemtov and Professor Duncan Matthews take over from Professor Uma Suthersanen, who concluded her successful term as QMIPRI Director in December 2023.
Professor Shemtov interviewed for CNN's Quest Means Business
5 January 2024
The interview concerned the recently filed New York Times’ lawsuit against OpenAI.
Professor Matthews receives Queen Mary HSS International Contribution Award
21 December 2023
Professor Duncan Matthews was recognised for his British Academy funded research project on the role of intellectual property (IP) licensing practices in the production and supply of COVID-19 vaccines.
QMIPRI Design Law Reform Seminar
14 December 2023
QMIPRI hosted a design law reform seminar: Global Moves Towards Design Law Reform on Monday 11th December with speakers Jeff Lloyd from the UK IPO, Visiting Fellow Dr. Tyrone Berger and Professor David Musker QMIPRI.
QMIPRI Annual Conference 2023: Intellectual Property and Sustainable Living
2 November 2023
The conference took place over two days with each day being centered around a specific theme.
Queen Mary law academic named as a leading voice in tech
19 September 2023
Professor Noam Shemtov has been chosen by the European Patent Office (EPO) to feature on their prestigious list of “50 Leading Tech Voices”; a list of 50 celebrated international experts in the field of sustainable innovation throughout the years.
CCLS celebrate alumni event in Munich
19 September 2023
Professor Uma Suthersanen to speak at AIPPI's inaugural Copyright Round-Up seminar 13th September
12 September 2023
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White & Black award second annual Queen Mary LLM essay prize in European and US Law of Patents to Cody Wong
30 August 2023
Oxford based law firm White & Black has awarded the second annual prize for best essay in LLM European and US Law of Patents 2022-23 for students studying at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS), Queen Mary University of London to Cody Wong.
Professor Noam Shemtov interviewed by influential design and architecture magazine, Dezeen
30 August 2023
Professor Noam Shemtov recently gave an interview to Dezeen, widely considered as the world's most influential design and architecture magazine.
He discusses the complications that AI could soon expose for designers and architects with copyright claims.
AI exposes designers and architects to copyright complications say experts
29 August 2023
Professor Noam Shemtov speaks to Dezeen about how artificial intelligence will impact designers and architects.
QMIPRI Conference 2023 - September 14-15th
3 July 2023
Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute, in collaboration with the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, presents a two-day research conference investigating the crucial and divergent narratives on the role of intellectual property law and theory in promoting a sustainable world.
Andrea Rizzi: In Memoriam
19 June 2023
Top interactive entertainment lawyer, CCLS alumnus and visiting lecturer Andrea Rizzi has regrettably passed away prematurely on 3 April 2023.
Striking a balance: Researchers urge Ukraine Government to weigh long-term implications of secret patents post-war
Newly published research paper ‘The War in Ukraine Raises Questions About Patents for Secret Inventions’ calls for the Ukraine Government to consider the long-term implications of keeping patented inventions secret once the conflict ends.
Queen Mary academic awarded prestigious funding on the role of IP in COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing and supply
Intellectual property law expert in Queen Mary University of London’s School of Law has been awarded highly competitive grant from the British Academy to support ground-breaking work on the role of intellectual property (IP) in COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing and supply.
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Professor Suthersanen discusses genetic resources and traditional Knowledge for WIPO
2 March 2023
Professor Uma Suthersanen was invited by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) to join the Ad Hoc Experts’ Committee for the 46th inter-governmental committee meeting on traditional knowledge (and associated genetic resources) and traditional cultural expressions.
Dr Michaela MacDonald to speak at an event on IP and the Metaverse in March
6 February 2023
Dr MacDonald will be speaking at a UCL's seminar as an expert on IP and the Metaverse.
The British Academy funds research at Queen Mary on patent governance for agricultural genome editing technologies
1 February 2023
The British Academy has awarded funding for a two-year research project examining the patent governance of agricultural genome editing in the UK, the EU and Ukraine. The research will be undertaken by Professor Duncan Matthews and Dr Hanna Ostapenko (Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv), who will investigate the implications of patent governance for global food security and sustainability.
Professor Jonathan Griffiths co-authors paper on Copyright in the Digital Single Market
26 January 2023
This paper addresses a few selected aspects of the implementation of the new mandatory exceptions provided under Articles 3 to 7 of the Directive on Copyright and Related Rights in the Digital Single Market (Directive (EU) 2019/790).
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Professor Guido Westkamp brought on as expert in US Supreme Court case
UK Design Law at the Crossroads
9 November 2022
Director of QMIPRI Professor Uma Suthersanen to be part of an expert panel debating the future of UK design law at UCL on 23 November 2022.
The Bruce Willis Deepfake Is Everyone’s Problem
17 October 2022
Professor Johanna Gibson comments on the Bruce Willis Deepfake for Wired.
IP is the name of the game: First global study into copyright infringement and enforcement strategies in the video game industry reveals key threats and recommendations
The study, involving researchers from Queen Mary University of London and the University of Bristol, is critical in the face of an industry that is growing and evolving at a rapid pace.
Professor Noam Shemtov to speak at an events on Artificial Intelligence in September
2 September 2022
Professor Shemtov is due to speak as an expert in patent law and AI at two events.
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Oxford based law firm White & Black award prize for best Queen Mary LLM essay in European and US Law of Patents
Oxford based law firm White & Black has announced that it will be sponsoring an annual prize for best essay in LLM European and US Law of Patents for students studying at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS), Queen Mary University of London.
QMIPRI welcomes new Doctoral Associates
20 June 2022
Queen Mary academics and graduate discuss intellectual property law in the Financial Times
16 June 2022
Professor Duncan Matthews, Professor Noam Shemtov and graduate Olga Gurgula discuss critical issues in the world of IP law in the FT’s 'special reports' on IP series, including Ukraine medicine IP waivers.
BLACA: Time for a new Copyright Act?
19 May 2022
More Than Just a Game, 2022
2 May 2022
The Power of Games and Interactive Entertainment
IELR Celebrates 5th Anniversary
8 March 2022
The Editorial Board also celebrated women contributors of the journal on IWD.
QMIPRI welcomes new Doctoral Associates
25 November 2021
QMIPRI welcomes Professor Asunción Esteve as a new Visiting Scholar
25 November 2021
Professor Johanna Gibson comments on Star Trek: Discovery's move to Paramount+
23 November 2021
The article, featured on Wired, looks at what this means for the future of streaming
Professor Noam Shemtov gives lecture on ‘Recognising AI Inventorship in Patent Law’
Professor Uma Suthersanen receives European Communities Trade Mark Association Award 2021
1 November 2021
The award was given for a paper on 'An Autonomous EU Functionality Doctrine for Shape Exclusions'.
Dr Guan H. Tang discusses AI, and Social Media, Copyright and Censorship at academic conferences
7 September 2021
The conferences were hosted by the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) and the Intellectual Property Institute at Fordham Law School.
Professor Duncan Matthews comments on a Covid-19 IP waiver and pandemic preparedness
27 July 2021
Professor Matthews was interviewed by Pharma Technology Focus and Aljazeera.
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Financial Times publishes Opinion on the IP Waiver for Covid-19 vaccines, co-authored by Professor Duncan Matthews
'It's a Crazy Issue' – The Bizarre World of Scam Audiobooks
22 April 2021
Professor Johanna Gibson was featured in Vice
QMIPRI Spotlight Series: Dr Guan H. Tang
18 March 2021
In the seventh part of our series showcasing the research of members of Queen Mary’s Intellectual Property Research Institute (QMIPRI) we focus on Dr Guan H. Tang, Senior Lecturer in Commercial Law (Asia).
Could The Simpsons replace its voice actors with AI deepfakes?
8 March 2021
Professor Johanna Gibson was featured in Wired discussing the law around deepfake technology.
QMIPRI Spotlight Series: Professor Johanna Gibson
26 February 2021
In the sixth part of our series showcasing the research of members of Queen Mary’s Intellectual Property Research Institute (QMIPRI) we focus on Professor Johanna Gibson, Herchel Smith Professor of Intellectual Property Law.
QMIPRI Spotlight Series: Professor Jonathan Griffiths
15 January 2021
In the fifth part of our series showcasing the research of members of Queen Mary’s Intellectual Property Research Institute (QMIPRI) we focus on Professor Jonathan Griffiths, Professor of Intellectual Property Law.
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QMIPRI Spotlight Series: Professor Uma Suthersanen
15 January 2021
In the fourth part of our series showcasing the research of members of Queen Mary’s Intellectual Property Research Institute (QMIPRI) we focus on Professor Uma Suthersanen, Professor of Global Intellectual Property Law.
Professor Duncan Matthews comments on Covid-19 variant, patents and genome editing
4 January 2021
He was interviewed by Korean radio programme This Morning, and featured in WIPO Magazine.
QMIPRI Spotlight Series: Professor Uma Suthersanen
4 December 2020
In the fourth part of our series showcasing the research of members of Queen Mary’s Intellectual Property Research Institute (QMIPRI) we focus on Professor Uma Suthersanen, Professor of Global Intellectual Property Law.
J.A.L. Sterling - In Memoriam
3 December 2020
17 April 1927 – 29 November 2020
QMIPRI Spotlight Series: Dr Noam Shemtov
10 November 2020
In the third part of our series showcasing the research of members of Queen Mary’s Intellectual Property Research Institute (QMIPRI) we focus on Dr Noam Shemtov, Reader in IP and Technology Law.
QMIPRI Spotlight Series: Dr Gaetano Dimita
23 October 2020
In the second part of our series showcasing the research of members of Queen Mary’s Intellectual Property Research Institute (QMIPRI) we focus on Dr Gaetano Dimita, Senior Lecturer in Intellectual Property Law.
QMIPRI Spotlight Series: Professor Duncan Matthews
6 October 2020
Queen Mary’s Intellectual Property Research Institute (QMIPRI) is an internationally renowned research institution in intellectual property and related areas of commercial law. Over the next few months we will be featuring members of QMIPRI and showcasing their research. In the first part of the series we focus on Professor Duncan Matthews, Director of QMIPRI.
Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy: Professor Matthews writes in The Conversation
16 September 2020
Professor Duncan Matthews has written an opinion piece for The Conversation in which he argues that the Covid-19 pandemic has been a game changer and biopharma companies need to face up to a new reality.
QMIPRI and Covid-19 in the media
16 September 2020
Professor Duncan Matthews, Director of QMIPRI, has made a number of media appearances in which he has discussed the wide-ranging implications of the Covid-19 pandemic on Intellectual Property.
Genome Editing and Patents
15 September 2020
Professor Duncan Matthews, Director of the Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute, has convened a high-level expert working group on genome editing and patents.
Building Trust in the Digital Economy - CCLS Partnership with ARGANS and the European Space Agency
7 September 2020
CCLS experts Professor Ian Walden, Dr Noam Shemtov and Dr Michaela MacDonald have joined ARGANS Ltd in a research project, commissioned by the European Space Agency, as a part of a continuous effort to stimulate innovation within the Earth Observation sector.
On the Origin of CCLS by Means of CIPA Selection
2 September 2020
Malcolm Langley, Librarian of the Intellectual Property Archive, describes the lesser-known origins of CCLS with its initial inception in the field of Intellectual Property Law.
The unequal scramble for coronavirus vaccines – by the numbers
27 August 2020
Professor Duncan Matthews interviewed in Nature
Would you be willing to take Russia's new coronavirus vaccine?
12 August 2020
Professor Duncan Matthews speaks about the need for safety approvals for Russia's new Covid-19 vaccine
Covid-19 vaccine nationalism and supply chain transparency
12 August 2020
Professor Duncan Matthews speaks to This Morning radio show in Seoul about Covid-19 vaccine nationalism
UK under pressure to make drug companies put public interest before profits in race for Covid-19 vaccine.
10 August 2020
Professor Duncan Matthews explains compulsory licensing and Crown Use in the i newspaper
Queen Mary launches international training programme for Ukrainian judges
31 July 2020
The Centre for Commercial Law Studies at Queen Mary University of London has started its intellectual property (IP) training programme for judges in Ukraine.
The Conversation publishes article by Professor Duncan Matthews, addressing Covid-19, vaccine nationalism and lack of transparency in supply chain deals
The Conversation has published an article by Professor Duncan Matthews, addressing Covid-19, vaccine nationalism and the lack of transparency in supply chain deals
Disney and chill
14 April 2020
Professor Johanna Gibson talks to Wired about Disney+, and how much control Disney now has on where and how it's shows can be watched
CCLS partners with Argans Ltd to research IT infrastructure in Earth Observation
18 March 2020
The Centre for Commercial Law Studies at Queen Mary, in partnership with Argans Ltd (Satellite Remote Sensing and Earth Observation), has won a bid to carry out ground-breaking research for the European Space Agency
Reanimating James Dean
25 November 2019
Professor of Intellectual Property Law, Professor Johanna Gibson appeared on BBC World Service to discuss the IP rights of World Wide XR, reanimating James Dean to use in productions.
The messy legal scrap to bring celebrities back from the dead
17 November 2019
Professor Johanna Gibson comments on the trend of resurrecting dead celebrities whose image rights have expired for Wired
Queen Mary School of Law Doctoral Researcher wins prize for best paper
30 September 2019
The paper was authored by QMIPRI and Queen Mary University of London School of Law doctoral researcher Lucius Klobučník and Dr Li (Thomas) Lu, Assistant Professor at Shih Hsin University College of Law, Taiwan.
More Than Just a Game comes to the Netherlands
13 May 2019
New book analyses competition law and intellectual property in China
2 April 2019
Professor Ioannis Kokkoris and Professor Spyros Maniatis co-edit this new volume published by Oxford University Press
Queen Mary leads on Intellectual Property training for China
1 March 2019
Senior Chinese officials from the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) have this week completed a four-month training programme led by Professor Duncan Matthews, Director of Queen Mary’s Intellectual Property Research Institute.
Professor Duncan Matthews invited as a keynote speaker at a Workshop on recent challenges in Pharmaceutical Markets
18 February 2019
has been invited as a keynote speaker at the upcoming Workshop on Recent Challenges in Competition an IP in Pharmaceutical Markets by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
QMUL PhD students Awarded 'Modern Law Review Scholarships
17 August 2015
Three QMUL PhD students, Shane Burke, David Andrew Foster and Angeliki Papantoniou, have been awarded scholarships by the Modern Law Review.
Professor Duncan Matthews speaks at EU-China Intellectual Property Forum, Renmin University
Professor Duncan Matthews visits Masaryk University in Czech Republic
More than just a game: Interactive entertainment and intellectual property law
27 April 2015
On 24 April 2015, QMUL's Centre for Commercial Law Studies convened a group of legal experts to consider and examine issues around gaming an intellectual property law. In this article, Dr Gaetano Dimita, Lecturer in International Intellectual Property Law, sets out the many legal challenges that emerge from this growing and dynamic sector.
Bottom 50 per cent of UK authors made less than £10,500 in 2013
21 April 2015
The median earnings of authors in the UK has fallen below the minimum wage, according to a survey of 2,500 writers, published by researchers at Queen Mary University of London.
Professor Matthews and Professor Suthersanen welcome Chinese delegation from Southwest University of Political Science and Law to CCLS
Delegation from the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) of the People's Republic of China visit CCLS
Jonathan Griffiths to speak at ALAI Congress in Brussels
9 September 2014
Chinese patent office delegates visit London
15 July 2014
Queen Mary LLM students compete in Oxford International Intellectual Property Moot
2 May 2014
Three LLM Students represented Queen Mary University of London at the 12th annual Intellectual Property Moot Competition at Oxford on 20 - 22 March 2014. The Queen Mary team was Filip Kufrin, Michael Laws and Severine Riviere Naidoo.
Jonathan Griffiths's co-edited book 'Concepts of Property in Intellectual Property Law' is published
Professor Matthews welcomes Chinese delegation to London
11 October 2013
Professor Uma Suthersanen's co-edited book 'A Shifting Empire: 100 Years of the Copyright Act 1911' is published
Intellectual Property Annual Prize Winners
17 January 2013
European Intellectual Property Institutes Network Congress 2012 in London
Legendary rock music guru talks IP to Queen Mary law students
15 November 2011
New Intellectual Property Journal launched by Queen Mary
13 April 2011
LLM in Intellectual Property, MSc Management of Intellectual Property, Certificate in Intellectual Property
Dr Duncan Matthews' new book published 'Intellectual Property, Human Rights And Development The Role of NGOs and Social Movements'
23 February 2011
Dr Duncan Matthews' new book 'Intellectual Property, Human Rights And Development The Role of NGOs and Social Movements' is published by Edward Elgar.
Dr Guido Westkamp's new book 'Privacy and Publicity' is published
14 February 2011
You can order Dr Guido Westkamp's 'Privacy & Publicity' book from www.nomos-shop.de
Dr Duncan Matthews' research paper on “Patents in the Global Economy”, commissioned by the Strategic Advisory Board for Intellectual Property Policy (SABIP) as independent evidence for UK government policy has been published by the Intellectual Property Office.
Dr Duncan Matthews appointed to the IPO Trade and Development Expert Advisory Group
27 January 2011
Dr Duncan Matthews was appointed to the Intellectual Property Office Trade and Development Expert Advisory Group in January 2011.
Jonathan Griffiths is participating in the Copyrights and Wrongs panel discussion as part of the Inside Out Festival on 27 October
19 October 2010
Jonathan Griffiths, who specialises in intellectual property law at the Queen Mary, University of London, is participating in a discussion on Copyrights and Wrongs at the British Society on 27 October.
Gavin Sutter ‘Where to now for English Libel Law?’
27 July 2010
Gavin Sutter, lecturer in Media Law at Queen Mary, comments on The Defamation Bill which is due to go before the committee approval in the House of Lords.
Intellectual Property Institute joins Queen Mary
10 May 2010
Queen Mary, University of London has entered a landmark agreement with the Intellectual Property Institute (IPI). The IPI now operates from the School of Law's Centre for Commercial Law Studies, in Lincoln’s Inn Fields, in collaboration with the Queen Mary Intellectual Property Institute (QMIPRI).
£120,745 awarded for 'Beyond Text' research project
3 February 2010
Professor Uma Suthersanen has been awarded a grant of £120,745.00 by the Arts and Humanities Research Council under the Small Grants (Beyond Text) Scheme.
Intellectual Property and Public Health
17 February 2009
Jonathan Griffiths gave a keynote lecture on "The 'three step test'
20 November 2008
Professor Johanna Gibson's new book
9 September 2008
Professor Johanna Gibson comments on legal blogging
21 August 2008