Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia

Past Events

2010

'Who Owns the News?': A Panel Discussion
Thursday 8 July (Melbourne)
(Podcast recording available from above link or by clicking here)

Australian Inventors: Who Are They?
Monday 21 June (Perth)
Wednesday 23 June (Sydney)
Thursday 24 June (Melbourne)
Presentation: Alfons Palangkaraya

Banning Tobacco Logos: A Look at the Issues

Wednesday 26th May (Melbourne)

Presentations: Tim Wilson; John Freebairn; Angela Paladino; Mark Davison
(Podcast recording available from above link or by clicking here)

Raising the Inventive Step: A Look at the Issues
Tuesday 18 May (Brisbane)
Wednesday 19 May (Sydney)
Thursday 21 May (Melbourne)
Thursday 17 June (Adelaide)
Friday 18 June (Perth)
Presentations: Beth Webster, Tom Cordiner

L'Oreal and the Logic of 'Because You're Worth It': Free Riding and European Trade Mark Law
Monday 10 May (Melbourne)
Wednesday 12 May (Sydney)

Presentations: D Gangjee (Melbourne), D Gangjee (Sydney)

TRIPS at 15: A New Centre of Gravity? Reflections on the Evolution of the TRIPS Agreement
Friday 26 March (Melbourne)

Authorship, Anthems and Authorisation: A Legal and Economic Review of the Copyright Triptych
Thursday 18 March (Melbourne)
Friday 19 March (Sydney)

Presentations: David Brennan, Melissa de Zwart, David Lindsay
The Protection of Brands: A Contemporary Look at Acquisition, Scope and Market Realities
Thursday 11 February (Perth)
Friday 12 February (Adelaide)

 

2009

The Protection of Brands: A Contemporary Look at Acquisition, Scope and Market Realities
Monday 7 December (Sydney)
Tuesday 8 December (Brisbane)
Thursday 10 December (Melbourne)
UWA vs Gray: What Does it Mean for Universities?
Tuesday 17 November (Melbourne)
Friday 20 November (Perth)
Monday 23 November (Brisbane)
Do Patents Matter for Commercialisation?
Thursday 19 November (Hobart)
An Introduction to the Intellectual Property High Court of Japan
Monday 9 November (Melbourne)
Piracy or Parody: Coming Through the Rye Still Banned in the USA?
Thursday 8 October (Melbourne)
What difference does a patent make?
Thursday 1 October (Adelaide)
Friday 2 October (Perth)
Friday 6 November (Melbourne)
Sidamo and Blackberry IP Management Case Studies
Friday 25 September (Sydney)
Will freeing parallel imports make books cheaper at the cost of authors?
Tuesday 15 September (Melbourne)
Wednesday 16 September (Sydney)

(Podcast recording of Melbourne seminar available from above link or by clicking here)
The Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in China: Institutional Challenges
Monday 7 September (Melbourne)
Patent Infringement in Australia: Results From a Survey
Monday 24 August (Adelaide)
Tuesday 25 August (Perth)

Beth Webster presentation
Do Australian Companies Value Trade Marks and Designs? A Look at the Evidence
Monday 24 August (Adelaide)
Tuesday 25 August (Perth)

Beth Webster presentation
Ambush Marketing
Monday 22 June (Sydney)
Tuesday 23 June (Brisbane)
Wednesday 24 June (Melbourne)
Patent Infringement in Australia: Results from a Survey
Tuesday 9 June (Melbourne)
Wednesday 10 June (Brisbane)
'IP in the Real World': Sidamo and BlackBerry IP Management Case Studies
Wednesday 3 June 2009
That IceTV is a Hard Case Making Bad Law” - An Academics’ Debate
Thursday 28 May (Melbourne)
Do Patents Matter for Commercialisation?
Tuesday 19 May (Perth)
Thursday 21 May (Adelaide)
Monday 25 May (Sydney)
Should Genes be Patented?
Friday 24 April (Melbourne)
IPRIA and CMCL Book Launch
Landmarks in Australian Intellectual Property Law
Wednesday 25 March (Melbourne)
IP Professionals and Ethics
Monday 9 March (Brisbane)
Wednesday 18 March (Melbourne)
Thursday 19 March (Sydney)

Linda Haller Presentation; Trevor Davies Presentation
Oxford International IP Exhibition Moot
Tuesday 10 March 2009
Commercialising Inventions – What’s the Story?
Tuesday 17 February 2009
The University of Queensland, BrisbaneThursday 19 February 2009
Melbourne Business School, The University of Melbourne

2008

The Value of Copyright: Determining Shadow Prices
Monday 10 November 2008 (Sydney)
Tuesday 11 November 2008 (Brisbane)
Tuesday 18 November 2008 (Melbourne)
Manner of Manufacture
Monday 10 November 2008 (Sydney)
Tuesday 11 November 2008 (Brisbane)
Friday 14 November 2008 (Melbourne)
IP Professionals and Ethics
Monday 10 November 2008 (Perth)
Tuesday 11 November 2008 (Adelaide)
Mastering the Trade Mark System
Friday 12 September 2008
Pre-Grant and Post-Grant Amendments under European, UK and US Patent Laws
Thursday 4 September 2008
Does Australia Have an Innovation Problem?
Wednesday 16 July 2008
Privilege and the IP Professional
Tuesday 17 June 2008 (Melbourne)
Wednesday 18 June 2008 (Sydney)
Thursday 19 June 2008 (Brisbane)
The Future of the International IP System
Tuesday 3 June 2008
World IP Day 2008 Employees’ IP and the Employment Relationship – Incentives to Innovate
Wednesday 23rd April 2008
In the Shadow of the Australia-China FTA Negotiations: What Australian Business thinks about IP
Wednesday 20th February 2008 (Melbourne)
Thursday 21st February 2008 (Sydney)
Thursday 28th February 2008 (Brisbane)

2007

150th Gala Dinner - Celebrating 150 years of teaching law
Wednesday 21st November 2007
Knowledge Brokering: A Competitive Advantage for Biotech Start-ups?
Thursday 1st November 2007
IP Commercialisation Ventures and Taxation
Thursday 26th July 2007
Making Copyright Safe for Parody and Satire
Monday 2nd July 2007
Mastering the Patent System
Wednesday 9th May 2007
Universities Innovation Showcase
Thursday 26th April 2007
Business Models and Patent Strategies for "Multi Invention" Contexts
Thursday 22nd March 2007
An Accounting Approach to Estimating the Return on Intangible Investments
Wednesday 7th February 2007 (Melbourne)
Wednesday 15th February 2007 (Brisbane)
Wednesday 20th February 2007 (Sydney)

2006

Disharmony in a harmonised system: what drives different outcomes at the world’s patent offices
Tuesday 28th November(Brisbane) Wednesday 29th November (Sydney) Friday 1st December (Melbourne)
Can Australia's Biotechnology Industry Survive?
Tuesday 31st October 2006
The Copyright Amendment Bill 2006: The Scope and Likely Impact of New Library Exceptions
Friday 27th October 2006
Intellectual Property and Innovation: A Different Perspective
Friday 11th August 2006
IP Commercialisation Ventures
Friday 11th August 2006
Centenary of Trademarking
Wednesday 12th July 2006 (Melbourne) Thursday 13th July 2006(Sydney)
Intellectual Property in Global Perspective
Wednesday 28th June 2006
Law, Ethics and Indigenous Collections: A Workshop for Cultural Institutions
Monday 19th June 2006
Turning Intellectual Property into Commercial Reality: University Showcase Innovation
Wednesday 26th April 2006
Taxing the Mind: Taxation Problems in the Commercialisation of Intellectual Property

Tuesday 7th February 2006 (Brisbane) Wednesday 8th February 2006 (Sydney) Thursday 9th February 2006 (Canberra) Thursday 16th February 2006 (Melbourne)
Venture Capital Symposium: Tax and Expenditure Subsidies for Commercialising Innovation
Thursday 2nd February 2006

2005

IP Enforcement in Australia: What's Actually Happening in the Courts?
Wednesday 9th November 2005 Monday 21st November 2005
Struggling for Coherence: A Review of Recent Developments in European Trade Mark Law
Tuesday 26th July 2005 (Melbourne) Thursday, 28th July, 2005 (Sydney)
The Future of Copyright Exception
Wednesday 15th June 2005 (Sydney) Thursday 16th June, 2005 (Melbourne)
The Future of the Patent System
Monday 11th April 2005
Traditional Knowledge, Traditional Cultural Expressions and Intellectual Property: The International Dimension
Monday 18 April 2005
Software Patents: Developments in Europe
Tuesday 22 March 2005
Competition and Intellectual Property
Monday 21st March 2005 (Melbourne) Monday 21st February 2005 (Sydney)
US Patent Practice: An Update from the New York Bar (generously sponsored by Nanyang Ventures)
Monday 21st February 2005

 
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