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Dr Enrico Bonadio

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Dr Enrico Bonadio F308 , Whiskin Street Building [F]
City, University of London
Northampton Square
London EC1V 0HB
United Kingdom

About

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Enrico Bonadio is Reader at City, University of London. He teaches, lectures and advises in the field of intellectual property (IP) law.

His current research agenda focuses on the intersection between IP and technology, protection of non-conventional forms of creativity as well as IP protection in the agricultural sector, amongst other areas. He has two monographs – ‘TRIPS and genetic resources’ (Jovene 2008) and ‘Copyright in the Street – An Oral History of Creative Processes in the Street Art and Graffiti Subcultures’ (Cambridge University Press, forthcoming 2023).

He is also the author, editor or co-editor of the following books:

- ‘Intellectual Property Bites’ (with Andrea Borghini) (monograph) (Routledge forthcoming 2024)

- ‘Non-Fungible Tokens and Copyright’ (edited with C. Sganga) (Routledge, forthcoming 2024);

- ‘The Future of Geographical Indications: European and Global Perspectives' (edited with A. Zappalaglio) (Elgar forthcoming 2024);

- ‘A Research Agenda for Patent Law’ (edited with N. Shemtov) (Elgar, forthcoming 2024); ‘

- A Research Agenda for Copyright Law’ (edited with C. Sganga) (Elgar, forthcoming 2024);

- ‘Information Technology Law’ (textbook - with U. Kohl and A. Charlesworth) (Routledge, forthcoming 2024);

- ‘Music Borrowing, Creativity and Copyright’ (edited with C. Zhu) (Hart Publishing forthcoming 2023);

- ‘The Cambridge Handbook of Investment-Driven Intellectual Property’ (edited with P. Goold) (Cambridge University Press 2023);

- ‘Intellectual Property Excesses – Exploring the Boundaries of IP Protection’ (edited with A. O’Connell) (Hart Publishing 2022);

- ‘The Subjects of Artistic and Literary Copyright’ (edited with C. Sappa) (Elgar 2022);

- ‘Protecting Art in the Street – A Photographic Guide to Copyright in Street Art and Graffiti’ (photographic book) (Dokument Press, 2020);

- ‘The Cambridge Handbook of Copyright in Street Art and Graffiti’ (edited) (Cambridge University Press, 2019);

- ‘Non-Conventional Copyright – Do New and Atypical Works Deserve Protection?’ (edited with Nicola Lucchi) (Edward Elgar, 2018);

- ‘The New Intellectual Property of Health – Beyond Plain Packaging’ (edited with Alberto Alemanno) (Edward Elgar, 2016).

Enrico also authored more than one hundred articles, case notes and book chapters touching various aspects of IP law. He is the Deputy Editor in Chief and Intellectual Property Correspondent of the European Journal of Risk Regulation (EJRR) (Cambridge University Press), as well as Member of the Editorial Board of NUART Journal; CitAI (Artificial Intelligence Research Centre at City, University of London); Centre for Creativity enabled by AI, funded by UKRI’s Research England and City, University of London, which has been awarded £7.6 million over 4 years; Law Society of England and Wales; ATRIP (International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property); BLACA (British Literary and Artistic Copyright Association).

Enrico has been delivering classes and talks in more than 120 universities and institutions spanning six continents. He is (or has been) Visiting lecturer at (amongst others) the WIPO LLMs in Intellectual Property at: (i) University of Turin / ILO, Italy (2008- to date); (ii) Ankara University, Turkey (2017 - to date); (iii) Tongji University, Shanghai, China (2019); Visiting Professor in Intellectual Property law at Universite’ Catholique Lyon (France) (2011-to date); Distinguished Guest Professor at Keio University, Tokyo (Japan) (2019 – 2022); Visiting Professor at the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (2022-2024); Visiting Professor at the University of Hannover (Germany) (September 2022); Visiting Scholar at Hokkaido University, Sapporo (Japan) (October-November 2019); Visiting Research Fellow at Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv (Israel) (December 2018 and April 2019); Visiting Professor in Intellectual Property Law at University of Turku (Finland) (2013 -2017); September 2016 – December 2016: Visiting Scholar at CUNY Law School, New York (US); September 2013 – December 2013: Visiting Scholar at the University of Melbourne (Australia). Enrico has also delivered lectures at various WIPO IP law Summer Schools, organised in Prague, Odessa, Ankara, Teheran and Riyadh.

Enrico has attracted funds from a variety of institutions, including:

(i) 2021-22 - awarded £15,814 (City portion) Smart Grant by Innovate UK for the project ToneUP - An Intelligent Bodysuit For Real-time Motion Capture And Assistance To Aid Prevention And Rehabilitation In Healthcare And Sporting Contexts – Total funds for the consortium (Tonus Tech, University of Newcastle): £265,000 total award;

(ii) awarded €100,000 as part of a EU Horizon 2020 funding bid – INBOTS, which investigates robotic technologies and intellectual property (with L. McDonagh) (2018-2020);

(iii) awarded £10,000 by the UK FCO/British Embassy as Principal Investigator of the 2021-22 project Strengthening Institutional Capacities in the Management of Intangible Assets and the Knowledge-Based Industry in Cuba;

(iv) 2021-22 – awarded £20,400 – combined HEIF (UK Higher Education Innovation Funding) and Research England’s Policy Support Funding (QR-PSF) for the project Protecting Jamaican Geographical Indications in the UK and the European Union;

(v) 2021 - awarded £15,000 on the GCRF (Global Challenges Research Fund) project Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property in Jamaica;

(v) 2020-21 – Member of a research team led by Monash University, and funded by Australian Research Council, for the project Geographical Indications for Wine in Australia’s Free Trade Agreements: total award AUD 100,000;

(vii) 2020-21: awarded £15,000 on a GCRF (Global Challenges Research Fund) project to conduct research aimed to restore and preserve Banksy’s mural ‘Flower Thrower’ in Bethlehem (Palestine);

(viii) awarded £10,000 by the UK FCO/British Embassy as Co-Investigator of the 2019 INCUBA project to conduct research on creative industries, innovation incubators and copyright in Cuba (together with L. McDonagh);

(ix) awarded £37,500 (Economic and Social Research Council grant) for the 2019-2021 research project ‘UK-EU-Japan Trade: Exploring Regulation, IP and Data’ (together with E. Fahey, D. Collins, L. McDonagh, A. Rogers);

(x) awarded £20,000 - GCRF Institutional Block Grant for the project Achieving Synergy between Intellectual Property, University Innovation and Social Enterprise in the UK, Mexico and Cuba (with L. McDonagh) (2018-19).

Enrico has also been cooperating with international organisations, including via WIPO and ARIPO-led teaching and training missions in Kathmandu (Nepal, July 2018), Harare (Zimbabwe, June 2019), Accra (Ghana, November 2019), Tanzania (2021), Saudi Arabia (2021), Ethiopia (2022); EU TAIEX training programme in Prague, Ankara, Belgrade and Kyev (2007-2014); European Parliament – commissioned report on standard essential patents (together with L. McDonagh).

He is a Solicitor qualified to practise in England and Wales as well as in Italy. Enrico practised as IP attorney for several years in top-tier international law firms. Enrico is also a member of ATRIP (International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property), BLACA (British Literary and Artistic Copyright Association) and The Law Society of England and Wales.

Finally, Enrico frequently appears in the media as an IP expert. His research has been covered by CNN, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Washington Post, New York Times, Reuters, South China Morning Post, BBC, Times, Guardian, Independent, Associated Press, El País and The Conversation, amongst other media outlets.

Research students

Plamen Dinev

Thesis title: 3D Printing and Intellectual Property Law

Role: 1st Supervisor

Diana Filatova

Thesis title: International Arbitration as a Method of Enforcing Intellectual Property Rights

Role: 1st Supervisor

Nataliya Hitsevich

Thesis title: Intellectual Property Infringement on the Internet: An Analysis of the Private International Law Implications

Publications

Publications by category

Books (6)

  • Goold, P. and Bonadio, E. (Eds.), (2023). The Cambridge Handbook of Investment-Driven Intellectual Property. Cambridge University Press.
  • Bonadio, E. (Ed.), (2019). The Cambridge Handbook of Copyright in Street Art and Graffiti. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-48233-2.
  • Bonadio, E. (2019). Introduction. ISBN 978-1-108-48233-2.
  • Bonadio, E. and Lucchi, N. (Eds.), (2018). Non-Conventional Copyright. Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78643-406-7.
  • Alemanno, A. and Bonadio, E. (2016). The new intellectual property of health: Beyond plain packaging. ISBN 978-1-78471-878-7.
  • Bonadio, E. (2008). Sistema brevettuale «Trips» e risorse genetiche: esigenze commerciali e interessi pubblici. Napoli: Jovene. ISBN 978-88-243-1799-3.

Chapters (24)

  • Bonadio, E., Srinivas, K.R., Iyengar, B.P. and Choudhary, A. (2022). Gandhian Philosophy and Indian Intellectual Property. Relevance of Duties in the Contemporary World (pp. 343–365). Springer Nature Singapore. ISBN 978-981-19183-5-3.
  • Bonadio, E. and Marsoof, A. (2020). Logo? No logo? The WTO dispute on plain packaging of tobacco, and beyond. Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Investment Law Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78897-781-4.
  • Bonadio, E. (2020). Key Intellectual Property Aspects of Robotics. Biosystems & Biorobotics (pp. 17–20). Springer International Publishing. ISBN 978-3-030-24073-8.
  • Bonadio, E. (2020). Preserving street art and graffiti: can the law reconcile the (often conflicting) rights of artists, property owners and local communities? Research Handbook on Art and Law Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78897-146-1.
  • Bonadio, E. (2019). Conservation of street art, moral right of integrity and a maze of conflicting interests. The Cambridge Handbook of Copyright in Street Art and Graffiti (pp. 71–80). ISBN 978-1-108-48233-2.
  • Bonadio, E. (2019). Street art, graffiti and copyright: A US perspective. The Cambridge Handbook of Copyright in Street Art and Graffiti (pp. 105–122). ISBN 978-1-108-48233-2.
  • Bonadio, E. (2019). Street art, graffiti and copyright: A UK perspective. The Cambridge Handbook of Copyright in Street Art and Graffiti (pp. 159–174). ISBN 978-1-108-48233-2.
  • Bonadio, E. and di Gualdana, G.C. (2019). Copyright in street art and graffiti: An Italian perspective. The Cambridge Handbook of Copyright in Street Art and Graffiti (pp. 207–223). ISBN 978-1-108-48233-2.
  • Bonadio, E. (2018). Street art, graffiti and copyright. Non-Conventional Copyright Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78643-406-7.
  • Bonadio, E. and Lucchi, N. (2018). Copyright and pornography. Non-Conventional Copyright: Do New and Atypical Works Deserve Protection? (pp. 418–431). ISBN 978-1-78643-406-7.
  • Bonadio, E. and Lucchi, N. (2018). Introduction: Setting the scene for non-conventional copyright. Non-Conventional Copyright: Do New and Atypical Works Deserve Protection? (pp. 1–21). ISBN 978-1-78643-406-7.
  • McDonagh, L. (2018). Protecting traditional music under copyright (and choosing not to enforce it). Non-Conventional Copyright Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78643-406-7.
  • Bonadio, E. (2016). Patents as a tool to encourage the production of healthier food. The New Intellectual Property of Health: Beyond Plain Packaging (pp. 305–332). ISBN 978-1-78471-878-7.
  • In Alemanno, A. and Bonadio, E. (Eds.), (2016). The New Intellectual Property of Health. In Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78471-878-7.
  • Alemanno, A. and Bonadio, E. (2016). Introduction: setting the scene. NEW INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF HEALTH: BEYOND PLAIN PACKAGING (pp. 1–12). ISBN 978-1-78471-878-7.
  • Bonadio, E. (2015). Patents and Morality in Europe. Diversity in Intellectual Property (pp. 149–168). Cambridge University Press.
  • Bonadio, E. (2015). The impact of lifestyle regulation on intellectual property: packaging-related requirements and other IP-restrictive measures. Regulating Lifestyle Risks (pp. 215–236). Cambridge University Press.
  • Bonadio, E. (2014). Regulating Tobacco, Alcohol and Food Products: The Impact on, and Role of, Intellectual Property Rights. In Voon, T., Mitchell, A. and Liberman, J. (Eds.), Regulating Tobacco, Alcohol and Unhealthy Foods: The Legal Issues UK: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-72234-6.
  • Alemanno, A. and Bonadio, E. (2012). Plain packaging of cigarettes under EU law. Public Health and Plain Packaging of Cigarettes: Legal Issues (pp. 214–237). ISBN 978-0-85793-942-5.
  • Bonadio, E. (2007). Appropriazione ‘genetica’ e biopirateria: alcuni casi. In Cuocolo, L. and Lupária, L. (Eds.), Valori costituzionali e nuove politiche del diritto Halley Editrice. ISBN 978-88-7589-299-9.
  • In Voon, T., Mitchell, A. and Liberman, J. (Eds.), Regulating Tobacco, Alcohol and Unhealthy Foods. In Routledge.
  • Bonadio, E. “Preserving Street Art and Graffiti and the (often) Conflicting Rights of Artists, Property Owners and Local Communities” - edited by J. McCutcheon – F. McGaughey. A Research Handbook on Art and Law Elgar.
  • Bonadio, E. "Street Art, Graffiti and Copyright: An Italian Perspective". "The Cambridge Handbook of Copyright in Street Art and Graffiti” Cambridge University Press.
  • Bonadio, E. and McDonagh, L. "IP Protection of Artificial Intelligence". "The Regulation of Robotics in Europe", edited by Andrea Bertolini Springer.

Conference paper/proceedings

Internet publication

  • Mimler, M., Bonadio, E. and McDonagh, L. (2020). Another CJEU ruling on standard-essential patents and FRAND looks inevitable. Kluwer Patent Blog.

Journal articles (68)

Report

Working papers (3)

Professional activities

Events/conferences (77)

  • Brands and Morality. Vienna, Austria (2014).
    Description: Talk at the 1st International Scholars Conference on Intellectual Property Law (S©IPLaw), organised by Vienna University of Economics and Business
  • Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights. Trier, Germany (2014).
    Description: Lecture at the Summer Course on European Intellectual Property Law, organised by Academy of European Law (ERA)
  • Copyright Protection of Street Art: Why It Matters. Thessaloniki, Greece (2014).
    Description: Talk at 6th International Conference on Information Law and Ethics (ICIL 2014): Lifting Barriers to Empower the Future of Information Law and Ethics
  • Latest Trends in International and European Intellectual Property Law. Turku, Finland (2014).
    Description: 16 hours course at LLM in Law and Information Society held at University of Turku, 22-24 April 2014
  • Enforcing Intellectual Property Rights in EU Member States' Civil Proceedings. Kiev, Ukraine (2014).
    Description: Talk at the Taiex Workshop on “Handling of Seized and Counterfeit Goods”, organised by the European Commission – DG Enlargement and the Ministry of Revenue and Duties of Ukraine, Kiev (Ukraine)
  • Life before EU Regulation 608/2013: How EU Customs Have Gradually Acquired More and More Powers. Kiev, Ukraine (2014).
    Description: Talk at the Taiex Workshop on “Handling of Seized and Counterfeit Goods”, organised by the European Commission and the Ministry of Revenue and Duties of Ukraine
  • Seizing IP-Infringing Goods in Transit at EU Customs. Kiev, Ukraine (2014).
    Description: Talk at the Taiex Workshop on “Handling of Seized and Counterfeit Goods”, organised by the European Commission – DG Enlargement and the Ministry of Revenue and Duties of Ukraine
  • IP Trends in the European Union: an Overview of Recent Decisions of the Court of Justice. Melbourne, Australia (2013).
    Description: Talk at Melbourne Law School (University of Melbourne)
  • Border Measures after EU Regulation 608/2013: the goods in transit. Turin, Italy (2013).
    Description: Talk at the Conference “Trade of Goods, Trademark Infringements and IP Enforcement: A Comparative Analysis between Italy, Spain, France, Switzerland and the European Union”, organised by Associazione Professionisti d’Affari (APA).
  • EU Intellectual Property Update. London, UK (2013).
    Description: Talk at the webinar organised by Central Law Training
  • Plain Packaging – quo vadis? Legal Perspective / Consumer Perspective. Bucharest, Romania (2013).
    Description: Talk at ECTA (European Communities Trade Mark Association) 32nd Annual Conference
  • Murphy v Media Protection Services Ltd: Impact of this Case on Sports and Copyright Law. London, UK (2013).
    Description: Talk at round-table discussion (with Maria Mercedes Frabboni) organised by Sweet & Maxwell
  • Recent Packaging Appropriation Measures in the Field of Tobacco between Health Risks and Intellectual Property Rights. Pamplona, Spain (2013).
    Description: Talk at the workshop “Red Europea de gestión del riesgo”, organised by Universidad de Navarra
  • The Protection of Designs under EU and UK Law. London, UK (2013).
    Description: Talk at the Intellectual Property for Commercial Lawyers Conference (A wide ranging review of key IP developments for commercial practitioners), organised by Central Law Training (CLT)
  • European Intellectual Property Law: The Latest Issues. Wroclaw, Poland (2013).
    Description: Lectures held at University of Wroclaw, School of Law (Wroclaw, Poland), 23-25 April 2013.
  • Course in European Intellectual Property Law. Turku, Finland (2013).
    Description: Course held at University of Turku, School of Law, 15-17 April 2013.
  • Can firms patent human embryonic stem cells? The European scenario after Brüstle v Greenpeace. Guildford, UK (2013).
    Description: Talk at University of Surrey, School of Law
  • EU Legislation and Case Law on Trademarks. Milan, Italy (2013).
    Description: Lecture at Master in Diritto della Proprietà Intellettuale, organised by Just Legal Services Milan, 14 and 15 February 2013
  • The First Compulsory Licence in India: the Natco v Bayer Case. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2012).
    Description: Talk at the 2012 Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest, organised by Fundação Getulio Vargas DIREITO.
  • Human Body and Technology - Patents and Human Embryonic Stem Cells. Trento, Italy (2012).
    Description: Talk at the seminar “Diritto e multidimensionalità del corpo umano”, University of Trento, School of Law
  • TRIPS, Public Health and Plain Packaging of Tobacco Products. Guildford, UK (2012).
    Description: Guest lecture at University of Surrey, School of Law, 6 December 2012 and 17 December 2013.
  • Intellectual Property Rights in the European Union” and “TRIPS Agreement and the Protection of Public Health. Moscow, Russia (2012).
    Description: Guest lectures at Kutafin Moscow State Law Academy, 1-2 November 2012.
  • "Patentability of Human Embryonic Stem Cells” and “File Sharing and Free Speech”. Brescia, Italy (2012).
    Description: Guest lectures at Brescia Law School (University of Brescia), 30 October 2012.
  • IPRs and Protection of Public Health under the TRIPS Agreement. Turin, Italy (2012).
    Description: Lecture at the Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Intellectual Property, 27 September 2012 and 23 September 2013, organised by WIPO and University of Turin.
  • Packaging Appropriation Measures and Other IP Restrictive Measures. Paris, France (2012).
    Description: Talk at the 2nd HEC Paris Workshop on Regulation (Regulating Lifestyle Risks in Europe: The Case of Alcohol, Tobacco and Unhealthy Diets), 20-21 September 2012, organised by the Paris École des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC).
  • Exclusion from Patentability of Human Embryonic Stem Cells in the EU: The Impact of Brüstle. Valencia, Spain (2012).
    Description: Talk at the ESIL Conference “The European Approach to International Bio Law”, 13 September 2012.
  • Intellectual Property Rights between Protection of Innovation and Business Needs: a European Perspective. Bucharest, Romania (2012).
    Description: Lecture at the conference “Intellectual Property Law and Practice: Constancy in Innovation”, 3 September 2012, organised by European Law Students' Association (ELSA).
  • Collective Management of Music Copyright in the Internet Age and the EU Initiatives: from Reciprocal Representation Agreements to Open Platforms. Helsinki, Finland (2012).
    Description: Speech at the World Library and Information Congress (78th IFLA General Conference and Assembly), 11-17 August 2012, organised by The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions.
  • Patentability of Stem Cells and Morality Issues in the EU after Brüstle. Sydney, Australia (2012).
    Description: Talk at the Society for Risk Analysis 2012 World Congress “Risk and Development in a Changing World”, 19 July 2012, at The Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre ($ 3,000 grant awarded by Society for Risk Analysis).
  • Plain Packaging of Cigarettes and Trademarks under EU Law. Athens, Greece (2012).
    Description: Speech at 9th Annual International Conference on Law, organised by the Athens Institute for Education and Research.
  • Collective Licensing of On Line Music and the Recent Initiatives in the EU. Barcelona, Spain (2012).
    Description: Talk at the 8th International Conference on Internet, Law & Politics (IDP 2012) Challenges and Opportunities of Online Entertainment, organised by Universitat Oberta de Catalunya.
  • Collective Licensing of On Line Music and the Recent Initiatives in the EU. Barcelona, Spain (2012).
    Description: Talk at the 8th International Conference on Internet, Law & Politics (IDP 2012) Challenges and Opportunities of Online Entertainment, 9 July 2012, organised by Universitat Oberta de Catalunya.
  • Digital Copyright and Internet Freedom: Two Enemies to be Reconciled? Corfu, Greece (2012).
    Description: Speech at 5th International Conference on Information Law and Ethics, 30 June 2012.
  • Stem Cells, Patents and Morality in the EU after Brüstle. University of Exeter, UK (2012).
    Description: Speech at the 4th Standing Group Biennial Conference New Perspectives on Regulation, Governance and Learning, 27 June 2012, organised by the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) Standing Group on Regulation & Governance.
  • Copyright Protection Measures and Free Speech. London, UK (2012).
    Description: Talk at the conference “Talking Copyright: Is Copyright Fit For Purpose In An Age Of Free?”, 21 June 2012, organised by British Black Music.
  • Standard Essential IPRs and Competition Law: the European Commission’s Stance. London, UK (2012).
    Description: Talk at the 2nd Annual Legal and Policy Conference Standards and Patents in the ICT sector, 12 June 2012, organised by Lexis Nexis.
  • Punishing Online Copyright Infringers: Is Disconnection of Internet Access the Right Sanction? Turku, Finland (2012).
    Description: Talk at the 4th Annual Conference on Innovation and Communications Law (Punishing Online Copyright Infringers), 24 May 2012, organised by the Faculty of Law of the University of Turku.
  • The Intersection between Copyright and Privacy: the EU Law Perspective. Milan, Italy (2012).
    Description: Talk at the annual meeting of European Lawyers Events, 19 May 2012.
  • Compulsory Licensing of Pharmaceuticals Patents in India: the Natco/Bayer Case. London, UK (2012).
    Description: Talk at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 26 April 2012.
  • Trademarks and Patents in the Internal Market. Pisa, Italy (2012).
    Description: 6 hours lectures at the Master in Giurista dell’Economia e Manager Pubblico, 23-24 March 2012, 1-2 June 2013 and 6-7 June 2014, organised by the University of Pisa.
  • File Sharing between Copyright Enforcement and Free Speech. Szeged, Hungary (2012).
    Description: Paper presented at the conference “Copyright and Human Rights in the Information Age: Conflict or Harmonious Co-existence?”, 25 February 2012, organised by University of Szeged.
  • Plain Packaging of Cigarettes and Public Health under the TRIPS Agreement. Maastricht, Netherlands (2012).
    Description: Speech at the conference “China’s Influence on Non-Trade Concerns in International Economic Law”, 20 January 2012, organised by Maastricht University School of Law.
  • Course in European Intellectual Property Law. Toulouse, France (2012).
    Description: Course held at Universite' de Toulouse, 16-18 January 2012.
  • Music copyright and policy: Too Much, Too Quickly? London, UK (2011).
    Description: Speech at the “Music and Intellectual Property Conference 2011”, 5 December 2011 organised by Central Law Training.
  • Plain Packaging of Tobacco Products, Health-related Risks and Trademark Rights. London, UK (2011).
    Description: Speech at the Research Half Day Event on Risk, City University London, 29 November 2011.
  • 43. Panelist / commentator at “Facts and figures on FRAND licensing for standards-essential IP”. London, UK (2011).
    Description: Seminar held by Keith Mallinson on 22 November 2011 at Olswang LLP's London office.
  • TRIPS Agreement, Intellectual Property and International Trade. London, UK (2011).
    Description: Speech at the seminar “Talking Copyright: What’s All The Fuss?”, June 24, 2011, organised by BritishBlackMusic.com - BBM.
  • On patent pools, risks and rewards in the public health arena – should we abandon the traditional way of patenting? Stuttgart, Germany (2011).
    Description: Speech at the 20th SRA-Europe Meeting, organised by Society for Risk Analysis Europe, co-presented with Dr Meir Perez Pugatch.
  • Chairman of the symposium “Property rights and Lifestyle risks”. Stuttgart, Germany (2011).
    Description: At the 20th SRA-Europe Meeting, June 8, 2011, organised by Society for Risk Analysis Europe.
  • Nudging Smokers: the Law and Science of Plain Packaging. Stuttgart, Germany (2011).
    Description: Speech (with Alberto Alemanno) at the Annual Meeting of the European Society for Risk Analysis, 6-8 June 2011.
  • Compulsory Licences of Pharmaceutical Patents in India: Does the the Natco/Bayer Decision comply with TRIPS? Edinburgh, Scotland (2011).
    Description: Talk at ‘Law and Transformation’ SCRIPT Conference, organised by The Arts and Humanities Research Council Centre for Studies in Intellectual Property and Technology Law at the University of Edinburgh, 6 June 2012.
  • Plain Packaging of Cigarettes Under the WTO TRIPS Agreement. Chicago, USA (2011).
    Description: Speech at the 2nd Annual John Marshall Review of Intellectual Property Law Symposium “Biotechnology and Health-Related Issues in IP Law”.
  • EU law Aspects of Intellectual Property. Lyon, France (2011).
    Description: Speech at the Université Catholique de Lyon.
  • The Protection of Domain Names, Trademarks and Patents. Pisa, Italy (2011).
    Description: 5 hours lecture at the University of Pisa in the context of the “Master in Giurista dell’Economia e Manager Pubblico”.
  • File Sharing, Copyright Enforcement and National Case Law. Florence, Italy (2011).
    Description: Lecture at the European University Institute (EUI), February 18, 2011, Courts and Judges Working Group.
  • China and TRIPS: the China - Intellectual Property Rights case. Pisa, Italy (2011).
    Description: Speech at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna of Pisa at the conference “WTO and China”.
  • Digito Ergo Sum. Freedom of Expression v. Copyright: the Case of File Sharing: Comparing US and European Approaches. Mexico City, Mexico (2010).
    Description: Held at the conference VIII World Congress of International Association of Constitutional Law Constitution and Principles, December 6-10, 2010.
  • Enforcing Copyright against File-Sharers. Copyright Liability of Intermediaries and Application Providers. Turin, Italy (2010).
    Description: Lectures at the Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Intellectual Property, November 5, 2010 and November 3, 2011, organised by WIPO and University of Turin.
  • Copyright, anti-circumvention technologies and freedom of speech. Milan, Italy (2010).
    Description: Speech (with Professor Oreste Pollicino) at the conference "Culture and the making of Worlds", October 7-9, 2010, organised by European Sociological Association and Bocconi University.
  • Remedies and Sanctions under the IP Enforcement Directive. Dundee, UK (2010).
    Description: Speech at conference "Digital Spark – IP in the digital creative industries", September 1-2, 2010, organised by the University of Abertay Dundee.
  • La observancia de los derechos de propiedad intelectual en la Union Europea. Guatemala City (2010).
    Description: Speech at the Cámara de Industria de Guatemala, July 29, 2010, organised by the Instituto de Derecho Mercantil de Guatemala.
  • El proceso de armonización del derecho europeo de la propiedad intelectual. Guatemala City (2010).
    Description: Speech at the Colegio de Abogados y Notarios de Guatemala, July 28, 2010, organised by the Colegio de Abogados de Guatemala and Instituto de Derecho Mercantil de Guatemala.
  • Curso de Derecho Europeo de la Propiedad Intelectual. Guatemala City (2010).
    Description: Course delivered at the Universidad San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala City, 26-29 July 2010.
  • The Relationship between Climate Change and Intellectual Property. Pisa, Italy (2010).
    Description: Speech at the seminar Crisi del diritto e ruolo della scienza - Considerazioni a partire dal primo numero della rivista European Journal of Risk Regulation, March 8, 2010, organised by Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna of Pisa.
  • Protecting Intellectual Property Rights: Provisional and Ad Hoc Measures. Milan, Italy (2009).
    Description: Speech at the workshop La Gestione della Proprietà Intellettuale in Azienda, October 7th 2009, organised by Associazione Professionisti d’Affari (APA).
  • Protecting Designs and Models under EC Law. Brussels, Belgium (2009).
    Description: Speech at the Workshop on Recent developments on EU Law, September 25-26, 2009, organised by European Lawyers Events.
  • Term of copyright protection under EC law. Belgrade, Republic of Serbia (2009).
    Description: Speech at the TAIEX Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights organised by the European Commission – DG Enlargement and the Serbian Chamber of Commerce, June 4, 2009.
  • Geographical Indications in the TRIPs Agreement. Milan, Italy (2009).
    Description: Lecture at the Corso per Esperto in tutela della Proprietà Intellettuale con specializzazione sul mercato cinese - IDEA CINA, organised by the Italian Institute for Foreign Trade (ICE), April 23, 2009.
  • WTO Case Law on TRIPs Agreement. Turin, Italy (2008).
    Description: Lectures at the Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Intellectual Property organised by WIPO and University of Turin, November 25 2008 - November 23, 2009.
  • TRIPs Agreement and Convention on Biodiversity: possible conflicts? Milan, Italy (2008).
    Description: Lecture at State University Milan, November 17 2008, International Trade Law Course.
  • Protecting IPRs at the EU Customs. Ankara, Turkey (2008).
    Description: Speech at the TAIEX Seminar on the implementation of border enforcement measures on intellectual property rights, June 9-10, 2008, organised by the European Commission – DG Enlargement.
  • EC Regulation No. 1383/2003 - The Aim and the History of the Regulation. Ankara, Turkey (2008).
    Description: Speech at the “TAIEX Seminar on trademarks, neighboring rights and collective management”, March 27-28, 2008, organised by the European Commission – DG Enlargement.
  • Free Software and Open Source. Milan, Italy (2007).
    Description: Lecture held at Bocconi University, November 15, 2007, Communication and Information Law Course.
  • Remedies and Sanctions for the infringement of IPRs. Prague, Czech Republic (2007).
    Description: Speech at TAIEX workshop on the enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights, September 4-5, 2007, organised by the European Commission – DG Enlargement and the Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic.
  • The Impact of Biotechnology on Traditional Patent Law: a European and WTO perspective. Lecce, Italy (2007).
    Description: Speech at the Young Researchers Workshop on Science and Law, May 31 – June 1 2007, organised by Bocconi University and University of Lecce.
  • Licensing Types and Conditions Applied to Collective Management. Is there a Future for Community-wide Licenses? Ankara, Turkey (2007).
    Description: Speech at the TAIEX seminar on copyright and related rights, January 23-24, 2007, organised by the European Commission – DG Enlargement and the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
  • Biotechnology and Patents: Issues Related to Patentable Subject Matter and Patentability Requirements. Pisa, Italy (2006).
    Description: Speech at the International Congress "Progress in bioengineering", October 10-13, 2006, organised by the University of Pisa.