QMIPRI hosts workshop exploring “evergreening” in intellectual property law
On 27 June, the Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute (QMIPRI) had the pleasure of hosting a brilliant roundtable workshop spanning four sessions, dedicated to exploring the complex and multifaceted concept of “ever-greening” in intellectual property law.
Ever-greening refers to the practice of extending the commercial life of IP rights beyond their original expiration by layering additional protection through the same or alternative legal regimes.
Our workshop delved into ever-greening from four key perspectives:
- Using designs and copyright protection (a two-way stream).
- Transitioning copyright protection to trade mark protection.
- Secondary patents.
- Ever-greening patents: leveraging trade mark protection.
We had fantastic, free-flowing, and stimulating discussions across all sessions. We intend to publish a report summarising the discussions on the QMIPRI website and elsewhere.
A heartfelt thank you to our participants for their insightful and invaluable contributions, which made this event a resounding success:
- Daniel Alexander KC (8 New Square)
- Dr Jasem Tarawneh (Queen Mary)
- Dr Garry Gabison (Queen Mary)
- Professor Johanna Gibson (Queen Mary)
- Professor Tanya Aplin (KCL)
- Professor Phillip Johnson (KCL)
- Professor Ilanah Fhima (UCL)
- Professor Mathew Fischer (UCL)
- Professor Naomi Hawkins (University of Sheffield)
- Professor Dinusha Mendis (Bournemouth University)
- Professor Estelle Derclaye (University of Nottingham)
- Dr Marc Mimler (City, University of London)
- Professor Enrico Bonadio (City, University of London)
- Professor Graham Dutfield (University of Leeds)
- Philipp von Kapff (Boards of Appeal, EUIPO)
- Dr Luminata Olteanu (University of Warwick)
- David Humphries (Head of research - UKIPO)
- Gwilym Roberts (Kilburn & Strode LLP)
- Zeynep Kubra Kavcar Penbegullu (Queen Mary)
- Gertrud Metsa (Queen Mary)