Queen Mary doctoral researcher Gertrud Metsa awarded first prize for best presentation at the 43rd ATRIP Congress in Copenhagen
On 22 June 2025 School of Law PhD student and QMIPRI research associate Gertrud Metsa was awarded first prize at doctoral workshop of the International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property 43rd ATRIP Congress in Copenhagen.

(L-R): Professor Estelle Derclaye (University of Nottingham and President-Elect of ATRIP), Professor Orit Fischman-Afori (Hebrew University of Jerusalem and President of ATRIP), Gertrud Metsa (Queen Mary University of London), Dr Edward Kwakwa (Assistant Director of WIPO).
Gertrud’s prize for her presentation on the strategic use of divisional applications in the pharmaceutical sector was presented by Dr Edward Kwakwa, Assistant Director, Global Challenges and Partnerships Sector at the World Intellectual Property Organization. Her doctoral research is supervised by Professor Duncan Matthews and Dr Garry A. Gabison in the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS).