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Oxford Wins Multiple Awards at UK Jessup National Round
The University of Oxford's team had great success at the UK national round of the Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Court, which took place from February 16th to 19th at Gray's Inn.
Korsgaard to give Hart Lecture 2012
Christine Korsgaard (Harvard) will deliver the H.L.A. Hart Memorial Lecture 2012 on 8 May at 5pm in the Blue Boar Auditorium at Christ Church.
Grand Final of the Maitland Chambers (Cuppers) Mooting Competition
On Wednesday 15 February 2012, the Grand Final of the Maitland Chambers University of Oxford Inter-collegiate (Cuppers) Mooting Competition took place.
Shearman & Sterling University of Oxford Moot Competition 2012
Can a passenger travelling in a stolen car who is injured in a collision due to the negligence of the driver recover damages in tort when he was complicit in the theft of the car? What standard of care does a driver who, unbeknownst to him, suffers from a disability that seriously impairs his ability to drive owe to his passenger? These questions were the subject of passionate submissions on Saturday the 4th of February 2012 at the 9th annual Shearman & Sterling University of Oxford Moot Competition.
OPBP launches 2012 Internship Programme
OPBP is pleased to announce that applications for the 2012 Internship Programme are open.
Appointment of new Justice of the UK Supreme Court
The Oxford Law Faculty congratulates the Right Hon.
2011
Transnational Commercial Law:
The Cape Town Convention Academic Project
The Cape Town Convention Academic Project is a joint undertaking between the University of Washington School of Law and the University of Oxford Faculty of Law. Its purpose is to facilitate the academic study and assessment of the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment (the Cape Town Convention), together with its Protocols, for the benefit of scholars, practising lawyers, courts and governments.
International Intellectual Property Moot 2011
The annual International Intellectual Property Moot was held on 18 and 19 March 2011. A record number of submissions were received this year.
The Third Intellectual Property Conversazione
The Third Intellectual Property Conversazione was held at St Catherine’s College, Oxford on Friday 18 March, in conjunction with the Oxford International Intellectual Property Moot.
Oxford International Intellectual Property Moot Finals 2011
The universities that have been invited to the Oxford International Intellectual Property Moot Finals have been announced. A list of the short-listed universities is available here.
2010
International Intellectual Property Moot 2010
St Catherine’s College on Saturday 20th March saw the conclusion of the Oxford IP Research Centre (OIPRC)’s eighth annual mooting competition, hosted for the first time by its new Director, Professor Graeme Dinwoodie.
IP Conversazione
The Second Intellectual Property Conversazione was held at St Catherine’s College, Oxford on Friday 19 March, in conjunction with the Oxford International Intellectual Property Moot. Hosted by the Oxford Intellectual Property Research Centre, the IP Conversazione brought together five very different speakers to discuss aspects of the broad question “Is Copyright Good for Music?” in a panel chaired by Oxford’s Professor of Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law Graeme Dinwoodie. Lord Gill, the Lord Justice Clerk of Scotland and former Chair of Governors of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, provided valuable background on the history of the statutory development of the UK law protecting musical works.
IP Diploma News
The Oxford Diploma in IP Law and Practice is a one-year, part-time,
masters-level vocational course, designed to give junior lawyers
embarking on a career in IP a grounding in the fundamentals of IP law
and practice.
2009
International Intellectual Property Moot 2009
At the end of Hilary Term the IP Centre held its annual International IP Moot at St Catherine's College.
Professor Graeme Dinwoodie elected to Oxford Chair in Intellectual Property Law
Professor Graeme Dinwoodie has been named as Professor of Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law at Oxford University.
2008
New IP Diploma begins
The Oxford Diploma in IP Law and Practice has
begun, with a two-week intensive course last month for 55 early-career practitioners
taking the course.
OIPRC becomes an official centre of the Law Faculty
In October 2008 the Oxford Intellectual Property Research Centre (OIPRC) became a Centre of the Oxford Law Faculty, taking its place alongside an increasing number of multidisciplinary centres.New IP Diploma is approved
The Oxford Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice has been approved by the University’s Educational Policy and Standards Committee, and will run from 2008-9.
International Intellectual Property Moot 2008
The delights of the English weather failed to dampen the
spirit of the 23 teams who attended the 6th International Intellectual
Property Moot this year at Worcester College in the University of Oxford.
2007
International Intellectual Property Moot 2007
The Fifth International IP Moot was a great success, with 19
entrants and a stunning grand final won by Susan Hedge and
Justen Bersin of Queensland University of Technology.
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