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In celebration of World IP Day 2019 the Aberdeen Centre for Commercial Law arranged for a short series of informal presentations to discuss the interconnection of Intellectual Property with this year’s theme: sport.
Professor Abbe Brown blew the starting whistle, by serving up a discussion of…
The potential of the oceans’ raw materials, which scientific expertise can transform into invaluable products to benefit society, offers rich opportunities. As 64% of the surface of the oceans is beyond the control of states, questions result as to who benefits from product development and where responsibilities lie regarding Marine…
Copyright is an intellectual property right that protects the interests of those who originate creative works. In this post, our Dr Titi Adebola considers a controversial European Union reform of the law in this area.
On 26 March 2019, after over two years of debates, the European Parliament adopted the…
“If we want things to stay as they are, things will have to change.”
― Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, The Leopard
I had been very eagerly anticipating the 7th Conference on the Regulation of Infrastructures at the Florence School of Regulation (FSR #CRI18) for weeks. On the day of departure, that…
Albert Einstein once stated that 'imagination is more important than knowledge'. I would agree with this, but with the addendum that structured imagination is more relevant than an 'abandoned display' of imagination. Studies which are arranged in a definite pattern might contain the premise(s) from which a conclusion may logically…
[Revised extraction from delivery] See podcast here.
I am very honoured to be here today. I am also deeply touched that so many of you have come here on a Friday night, have made the journey north, or are listening to the live stream.
My academic career stems from…
The prospect of the UK leaving the EU has, as already explored elsewhere on this blog, significant legal implications. So too would the possible repeal of the Human Rights Act 1998, perhaps to be replaced by a Bill of Rights. One implication relates to proposals I put forward in my…
Introduction
Intellectual Property (“IP”) and climate change laws operate in different legal spaces.
For the former, the World Trade Organization’s TRIPS agreement imposes obligations on states to have IP laws. States pass IP laws which confer private rights, which are enforceable in national court.
For the latter, the UN’s Framework…
The context
My research focuses on the laws relevant to innovation and creativity (particularly intellectual property and information control) and their impact on societal challenges such as health, communications and climate change. Other laws and policy activities tend to exist in respect of these challenges: for example, regarding climate change,…
