3rd IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia (IPIRA) Conference
Third IPIRA Conference was held virtually from March 24 to 27, 2021. This year, the Conference was jointly organised by the WIPO Academy, World Trade Organisation, the International Islamic University of Malaysia, the University of Indonesia, Nanyang Technological University, Texas A&M University School of Law, and the University of Geneva. WIPO Director General Daren Tang graced the conference as keynote speaker. Antony Taubman from Intellectual Property, Government Procurement and Competition Division of WTO delivered a closing lecture with significant insights regarding the 25th anniversary of the TRIPS Agreement.
Apart from the co-host institutions, the Third IPIRA Conference was supported by many reputed law schools and institutions. The Department of Law, East West University, Bangladesh was one of the supporting institutions. The IPIRA Network is a platform for its members in exchanging and discussing the current developments on IP and innovation. The IPIRA Network and the IPIRA Conference are led by Irene Calboli, Professor of Intellectual Property at Texas A&M University School of Law, USA, Visiting Professor at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and Distinguished Fellow at the Royal University of Law and Economics in Cambodia. Now in its third edition, the IPIRA Conference provides a unique opportunity for IP academics and researchers to present their papers and works-in-progress and receive feedback for furthering scholarships and teaching skills on IP related issues.
Over 300 IP academics, researchers and policy makers from more than 60 countries participated in this Conference, in which over 160 academic papers were presented. In several parallel sessions, presenters addressed various interesting and timely issues of IP, including IP and Digital Technologies, Patents and Access to Medicines during the COVID-19, IP management, IP and Competition law, Copyrights, Trademarks, Geographical Indications, Traditional Knowledge and Plant Variety Protection. In addition to the parallel sessions, the Conference featured two plenary sessions: the First Plenary addressed the topic of 'IP and innovation during and after COVID-19' and the Second Plenary Session focused on 'The impact of IP teaching and researching on public policy'. This year, eight IP scholars and researchers from Bangladesh presented their papers on patent, public health and challenges for Bangladesh, soft adapted technologies and IP, digital copyright, trademarks and AI, and traditional knowledge. They have addressed the pressing needs, issues and challenges for Bangladesh on intellectual property related fields.
Event covered by Mohammad Ataul Karim (IP researcher from Bangladesh and Munich Intellectual Property Law Center), a presenter and member of the Scientific Committee of 3rd IPIRA Conference, 2021.
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