This year, the annual conference on intellectual property hosted by the University of Geneva’s Faculty of Law is dedicated to the topic of intellectual property and sustainability.

Date:              Tuesday, 7 February 2023

Time:              1.30pm – 5.30pm

Location:        University of Geneva / Online via Zoom

Language:      The presentations will be in French and English (simultaneous interpretation will not be provided).

 

Programme details and registration: https://www.unige.ch/droit/jdpi/programme/.

Registration closes on 30 January 2023.

 

At the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI), the subject of intellectual property and sustainable development deals with the intellectual property aspects of biodiversity, traditional knowledge, climate change, the transfer of clean technologies to developing countries, agricultural biotechnology and food security.

 

At the conference, IPI expert Dr Marco d'Alessandro will present the approaches and measures the IPI is taking towards the fulfilment of the Sustainable Development Goals.