Multilateralism at Risk: traditional intellectual property treaties and the threat of trade and investment agreements
Date: 26th May 2015
Time: 17:00 - 19:00
Venue: King's College London, The Dickson Poon School of Law Strand, LONDON, WC2R 2LS
Event Details
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Time: 17.00-19.00
Venue: Kings College London, SW1.18 (Moot Court Room), Somerset House East Wing
This seminar will consider the past, present and future of international intellectual property law treaty-making, taking into account the role of traditional players, such as the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) and World Trade Organisation (WTO) in the multilateral sphere, as well the impact of regional and bilateral free trade agreements and investment treaties.
The seminar will be followed by a reception.
Chair:
- Professor Tanya Aplin, Dickson Poon School of Law
Speakers:
- Prof. Sam Ricketson, Professor of Law, University of Melbourne
- Ms Shira Perlmutter, Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs, United States Patent and TradeMark Office
- Dr Federico Ortino, Reader in International Economic Law, Dickson Poon School of Law
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Convened by: Professor Tanya Aplin, Dickson Poon School of Law and Jill Barrett, Arthur Watts Senior Research Fellow in Public International Law, British Institute of International and Comparative Law.
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