The IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia (IPIRA) Network organized the Fifth IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia (IPIRA) Conference on 1-3 March 2023 in Singapore. The Conference was hosted by the Division of Business Law, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University and offered a combination of in-person, online, and hybrid sessions.
The Fifth IPIRA Conference was organized by the IPIRA Network and Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, in cooperation with its long-standing academic partners: the Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, International Islamic University Malaysia; Faculty of Law, Universitas Indonesia; Texas A&M University School of Law; and the Faculty of Law, University of Geneva. In addition, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the World Trade Organization (WTO), and the International Trademark Association (INTA) supported the Conference.
The Fifth IPIRA Conference was again supported by distinguished academics serving in the Scientific Committee and several academic institutions in Asia-Pacific, Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
The Conference was opened by two keynote presentations. The first keynote was delivered by Daren Tang, Director General, World Intellectual Property Office, and focused on the topic “The Role of WIPO in Building IP Ecosystems That Promote Innovation and Creativity Everywhere.” The second keynote was delivered by Annabel Gonzalez, Deputy Director General, World Trade Organization, and was titled “Strengthening the Links between Public Health, Trade and IP: Applying the Lessons from the Pandemic.”
During the following two days, the Conference hosted several parallel sessions where presenters focused on a variety of topics, including IP and health care, personality rights, copyright, artificial intelligence, patents, biotechnology, geographical indications, copyright, plant varieties, and intellectual property management. The Conference also featured two plenary sessions. The first plenary session focused on “Intellectual Property as Engine for Innovation: How To Implement A Balanced Approach?” and the second on “The Role of Intellectual Property for a Green and Sustainable Future.”
For the Program of the Conference see here
For the Biographies of the Conference Presenters see here
For the Abstracts of the Works-in-Progress presented see here
Testimonials of Presenters and Attendees see here
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