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Pictured from left to right: Dr Kei Enomoto (Partner, Hoffmann Eitle), Alexandra Melissinou (LLM student 2024-5), Professor Duncan Matthews (Director of Research, Centre for Commercial Law Studies)
Hoffmann Eitle award prize for best Queen Mary LLM essay in European Law of Patents

Hoffmann Eitle, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in Europe, has announced that it will be sponsoring an annual prize for best essay in LLM European Law of Patents for students studying at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS), Queen Mary University of London.

Date added: Monday, June 16, 2025

Duncan Matthews and other participants in the British Academy workshop outside CCLS.
Professor Duncan Matthews and Dr Hanna Ostapenko host British Academy workshop on patents and genome editing in agriculture

On Thursday 5 June 2025 Professor Duncan Matthews, Director of Research in the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS), and Dr Hanna Ostapenko, British Academy/Cara Researchers At Risk Fellow in CCLS, co-hosted a workshop on the patent governance of agricultural genome editing, funded by the British Academy.

Date added: Thursday, June 19, 2025

Participants at the QMIPRI evergreening workshop. The desks are arranged so participants are facing inwards.
QMIPRI hosts workshop exploring “evergreening” in intellectual property law

On 27 June, the 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. 

Date added: Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Gertrud Metsa receiving her award from Dr Edward Kwakwa (Assistant Director of WIPO). She is stood next to Professor Estelle Derclaye (University of Nottingham and President-Elect of ATRIP), Professor Orit Fischman-Afori (Hebrew University of Jerusalem and President of ATRIP)
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. 

Date added: Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Musician pianist playing keyboard digital piano with blue blurred background with lights in concert.
Professor Westkamp cited in Kraftwerk Pelham dispute

Professor Guido Westkamp has been cited numerous times and with approval by AG Emilliou in Case C-590/23 (Pelham II).

Date added: Wednesday, July 16, 2025

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