The Inaugural IPIRA Online Academic Colloquium 2021 was organized by the IPIRA Network during the Fall Semester (Semester 1) 2021. The Colloquium featured 18 papers by junior, recently tenured, and senior academics. Below is the list of the papers presented at the 2021 IPIRA Colloquium.
SESSION 1 —28 August 2021
Time: 3.30 pm – 5.30 pm (SG/KL) / 1.00 pm – 3.00 pm (India) / 9.30 am – 11.30 am (Geneva)
PRESENTERS:
Aakanksha Kumar, Jindal Global Law School, Celebrity Domain Name Arbitration in India
Piergiuseppe Pusceddu, Tilburg Law School, University of Tilburg, Enforcing the FRAND Commitment in China
SESSION 2 — 11 September 2021
Time: 3.30 pm – 5.30 pm (SG/KL) / 1.00 pm – 3.00 pm (India) / 9.30 am – 11.30 am (Geneva)
PRESENTERS:
Chih-Chieh Yang, National Yunlin University of Science & Technology, Traditional Cultural Expressions: National Experience and the WIPO Draft
Debmita Mondal, Hidayatullah National Law University, India., IP Protection of Traditional Cultural Expressions
SESSION 3 — 25 September 2021
Time: 3.30 pm – 5.30 pm (SG/KL) / 1.00 pm – 3.00 pm (India) / 9.30 am – 11.30 am (Geneva)
PRESENTERS:
Naazima Kamardeen, Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, Compulsory Licensing and Access to Health in the Post-COVID Era
Kuhu Tiwari, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India, Legal and Regulatory Challenges for Pharmaceutical Trademarks
SESSION 4 — 9 October 2021
Time: 3.30 pm – 5.30 pm (SG/KL) / 1.00 pm – 3.00 pm (India) / 9.30 am – 11.30 am (Geneva)
PRESENTERS:
Lihini M De Silva, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Resolving Conflicts between Geographical Indications and Trademarks in Sri Lanka
Saurav Ghimire, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Netherlands, Plant Innovation: Patent and Plant Variety Protection
SESSION 5 — 23 October 2021
Time: 3.30 pm – 5.30 pm (SG/KL) / 1.00 pm – 3.00 pm (India) / 9.30 am – 11.30 am (Geneva)
PRESENTERS:
Mafruza Sultana, South Asian University, New Delhi, The Arbitration of Patent Disputes
Althaf Marsoof, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Business School, Intellectual Property and Investment Law
SESSION 6 — 6 November 2021
Time: 4.30 pm – 6.30 pm (SG/KL) / 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm (India) / 9.30 am – 11.30 am (Geneva)
PRESENTERS:
Abhijeet Kumar, Queen Mary University of London, Securitization of Intellectual Property Assets
Mahua Zahur, IP Chronicles, Bangladesh, Can Certification Marks Promote the Fashion Industry in Bangladesh?
SESSION 7 — 20 November 2021
Time: 4.30 pm – 6.30 pm (SG/KL) / 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm (India) / 9.30 am – 11.30 am (Geneva)
PRESENTERS:
Niharika Salar, NALSAR University of Law, Intellectual Property Protection in the Fashion Industry
Ataul Karim, Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC), Germany, Green Technology and Climate Change: FRAND as Viable Option?
SESSION 8 — 4 December 2021
Time: 4.30 pm – 6.30 pm (SG/KL) / 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm (India) / 9.30 am – 11.30 am (Geneva)
PRESENTERS:
Henny Marlyna, Faculty of Law, Universitas Indonesia, Consumer Protection and Trademark Law: Counterfeited Medicines in Indonesia
Ajoy Jose, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India, The Protection of Traditional Medicinal Knowledge
SESSION 9 — 18 December 2021
Time: 4.30 pm – 6.30 pm (SG/KL) / 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm (India) / 9.30 am – 11.30 am (Geneva)
PRESENTERS:
Dilip Sharma, ICFAI Law School, Hyderabad, IP Protection for the Artificial Intelligence Generated Work
Laina Rafianti, Faculty of Law, Universitas Padjadjaran, Commercialization of Traditional Dance: “Mine or Ours”?
Moderator: Irene Calboli, Texas A&M University School of Law; Royal University of Law and Economics, Cambodia
Organizing Committee: Ataul Karim and Kuhu Tiwari