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2026

Duncan Matthews standing at WIPO with a copy of his new report. Queen Mary expert launches new comparative report on IP disputes in different jurisdictions
27 October 2026

Professor Duncan Matthews spoke at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) IP Judges Forum in Geneva on 15 October 2026, where he launched his report on Judicial Structures and Procedural Rules for Intellectual Property Disputes: A Comparative Report.

Pictured from left to right: Professor Duncan Matthews (Director of Research, Centre for Commercial Law Studies), Chia-Ling Chen (LLM student 2025-26), Dr Kei Enomoto (Partner, Hoffmann Eitle), Dr Apostolos Chronopoulos, Reader in Intellectual Property Law, Centre for Commercial Law Studies). Hoffmann Eitle Prize awarded for best Queen Mary LLM essay in European Law of Patents
10 June 2026

Hoffmann Eitle, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in Europe, has award the 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.

Jonathan Griffiths smiling. Professor Jonathan Griffiths has co-drafted an Opinion for the European Copyright Society
13 January 2026

In certain circumstances, the right of access to public information may be frustrated by the exercise of intellectual property rights. The European Copyright Society (ECS) has recently published an Opinion on the Relationship between Rights of Access to Public Sector Information and Copyright Law.

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