Abstracts are invited for the Thirty Third International Congress of the International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property, which will be held July 6-9, 2014. The theme will be Intellectual Property Perspectives on the Regulation of New Technologies.
The overarching objective of the Congress is to discuss the challenges that emerging technologies and new technology-driven practices pose for intellectual property law and policy. This Congress will explore perspectives across the IP law spectrum, including some that are long-standing (e.g., patenting in the life sciences, open innovation and regulation through code) and some that are more recent (e.g. social media, the new GTLDs and nanotechnology). The programme will consist of eight panels to be conducted in plenary for 90 minutes, comprised by a chairperson and 4 to 5 speakers. Parallel breakfast sessions will also form part of the programme, depending upon levels of interest. The theme is drafted in general terms so as to encourage maximum participation
and attendance. Papers are welcome on any topic related to this broad workshop theme.
Deadline: Feb. 15, 2014. Please send the (provisional) title of your proposed paper and an abstract (500 words maximum) to Tana Pistorius at pistot[@]unisa.ac.za. Submissions will be reviewed by the Programme Committee and authors will be notified of the status of their submissions by the 5th of March 2014. im
