Page 1 of 11 to 34 of 34 Past Events
2025
April
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CCL Seminar: Balancing Trademark and Free Speech Rights in Trademark Enforcement Laws by Professor Lisa P. Ramsey
-Trademark laws are government regulations of language, designs, and other types of expression used to communicate about the source of goods or services. Trademarks are also used by their owners and others to provide information about a product’s qualities, express ideas and opinions, and decorate products and their packaging. Unfortunately,...
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The Right of Publicity in Japan
-The recent rapid development of AI technology has led to problems of unauthorized use of human voice and portrait, such as AI cover and deepfakes. The legal mechanism for the protection of human voice and portrait varies widely among jurisdictions, such as the state right of publicity in the US,...
March
2024
November
June
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CCL Seminar: Generative AI: Promises and (Business) Challenges
-Tailored for the audience who are interested in Gen AI in general, this presentation aims to delve into the structural impact of Gen AI on the infrastructure of the digital era and scrutinize Gen AI players’ business strategy and profitability. On the former issue, foundation models are assumed as INTELLIGENCE...
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CCL Seminar: Reforming the Foundations of UK Company Law to Promote Sustainability
-Company law serves as a potential impediment to the realization of sustainability, which aims to establish a safe and just global space for humanity. The prevailing perspective in company law contends that, while pursuing value maximisation, companies produce externalities that impact society. However, these effects are often perceived as confined...
May
March
2023
December
November
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CCL Seminar Series: History and Intellectual Property Law: Why?
-In the last two decades, research into the history of intellectual property law has been on the rise. Flagship projects, such as the AHRC-funded Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900) have revealed the scope and range of relevant materials, and made them accessible to those without physical access to the archives,...
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CCL Seminar Series: An Introduction to Intellectual Property
-Steven Suèr has joined Murgitroyd’s Aberdeen office in 2018 as a Director and Head of Technical Training, having previously worked with IP attorney firms Graham Watt and Co. and Ablett & Stebbing, holding partner roles in both firms. He is well versed a variety of technologies, focused on the mechanical engineering...
July
May
March
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Negotiation of International Wind Power Contract - a personal perspective
-This lecture is rooted in my personal experience negotiating international wind power contracts. It starts with a short presentation of some useful negotiation theory before presenting some of the particularity of construction contracts and renewable energy execution contracts. Finally I will present some interesting “war stories” and share with the...
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Securing Energy in the Era of Uncertainty: The Role for International Investment Law?
-Climate change and sustainable development goals (SDGs) are some of the most pressing issues of our era. The aftermath of the climate change mitigation agenda, especially the Paris Agreement and new COP27are under scrutiny, so yet to be explored. International norms and principles will need fundamental transformation in response to...
February
January
2022
November
October
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'Two-Track Pandemic' Indeed; Access to Covid-19 related Technologies and Justice
-The requirement of providing patent protection to pharmaceutical products as a result of the TRIPS agreement has been debated since the agreement entered into force. After HIV/AIDS epidemic, Covid-19 has sparked controversy between access to medicine and property rights one more time. India and South Africa proposed a temporal waiver...
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Social, Legal, and Ethical Implications of Machines Learning about Our Emotions and Intentions
-Speaker: Dr Patricia Živković Moderator: Dr Luci Carey
June
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Centre for Commercial Law Presents - PGR Students Spotlight: Sartika Lestari & Gabriel Emeasoba
-The Centre of Commercial Law presents a spotlight series on PGR Research where our students get the opportunity to present their research and receive comments and feedback from members of staff and other research students in the Centre. A Critical Analysis of Intellectual Property Rights in Indonesia: Towards Effective Traditional Knowledge and...
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International Law and Technological Progress Conference
-The University of Aberdeen is organising a third conference in International Law, following the conferences in the same field hosted by the University of Edinburgh in April 2019 and the University of Glasgow in May 2021. We thereby continue a series of successful conferences that aim to strengthen the leadership...
2021
December
November
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Sustainable Finance and the Quest for Transparency
-This paper aims at exploring the extent to which transparency is able to boost and safeguard asustainable financial system. Requiring disclosure from market participants is a recurring regulatorytechnique of financial law. Whether it is in relation to listing securities on the stock exchange, acquiringa significant proportion of shares or launching...
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Building a Successful Career in Corporate Law by Hammad Akhtar
-Hammad is a senior corporate partner at Pinsent Masons. He is based in the firm’s London office and is the Global Head of the firm’s Transaction Services Group which comprises its Corporate, Commercial, Tax, Competition and Employment & Reward practices. Hammad sponsors the firm’s multicultural network, FREE, and leads the...
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Transforming Perceptions: The Development of Pre-pack Regulations in England and Wales
-The presentation will provide a systematical assessment of the extent to which the Administration (Restrictions on Disposal etc. to Connected Persons) Regulations 2021 achieve the goal of the government to quell the negative perceptions of pre-pack administration. The pre-pack has generated much criticism from disenfranchised groups who regard the practice...
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JSCAN Special Issue on Dispute, Claims and Conflict Management
-"From Dispute Prevention to an Arbitral Award - Main Points on Diversity in the DR Community and the Applicability of the Proactive Approach"
