Committee Projects

The Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee conducted a major survey measuring the existence and utilisation of specialised Intellectual Property Courts (IP) courts or tribunals and specialised judges across the globe.

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Committee Conferences

Committee Conferences

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Committee Publications

Section journal – Convergence

Convergence is the journal of the Intellectual Property, Communications and Technology Section of the International Bar Association. It provides current and incisive analysis of developments in information, communications and technology law. Reaching almost 4,000 IP and technology practitioners, the journal is published twice a year. If you are interested in contributing to the journal please contact the Managing Editor at editor@int-bar.org

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Committee newsletter

The committee's current newsletter is available here.

Committee e-bulletin

The Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee produces a regular e-bulletin for members. If you are interested in contributing please contact Patricia Hoet  and Christine Collard  

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WIPO - World Intellectual Property Organization

If you are looking for information referring to the work of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), please visit their webpage at http://www.wipo.int/index.html.en

A very good source of information is the monthly WIPO magazine in English, in paper form; our members who are interested in receiving free copies may contactpublicaions.mail@wipo.in

Other free information products from WIPO can be downloaded from www.wipo.int/publications where as purchase of publications online may be made via www.wipo.int/ebookshop

Various interesting WIPO Newsletters may be downloaded from the following site: http://www.wipo.int/tools/en/mailing-lists/

The WIPO Press Room website provides access to timely information on current events at WIPO and background information to help you report on intellectual property issues. See http://www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/index.html

Communiqués are divided into three categories. Press Releases report on events as they happen.  Updates give a progress report on the various committees that meet throughout the year and other running stories.  Media Alerts provide details of forthcoming events of media interest.

The Collection of Laws for Electronic Access (CLEA) is a unique electronic database providing easy access to intellectual property legislation from a wide range of countries and regions as well as to treaties on intellectual property. It is available at the following web address:http://clea.wipo.int/clea/lpext.dll?f+templates&fn=main-h.htm&2.0

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