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As the current academic year draws to a close, the UCL Institute of Brand and Innovation Law, known to most as IBIL, has published its Annual Report.ÌýThis is available to read here as PDF.

The Report reflects the Institute's continued efforts to extend the reach of research undertaken by IBIL members and promoting stakeholder conversations on a range of important issues in intellectual property law. This year, this has included the organisation of a range of events which have considered the implications of generative AI for copyright law, how best to tackle increasing trade mark clutter, opportunities for reform in the post-Brexit IP landscape, fair commercialisation of university IP, the first year of the UPC, and developments in the field of SEP/FRAND licensing.

The Report further highlights IBIL's activities aimed which are aimed at supporting the Faculty's IP students at undergraduate, postgraduate level, as well as PhD students and early career researchers (ECRs), both within UCL and at other institutions in the UK and Europe. These activities include the continued provision of scholarships for PhD students undertaking relevant reseach projects at »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË Laws, awarding prizes for those students achieving the highest marks in IP modules, providing coaching and support for the Oxford International IP Moot team, and sponsorship of the student UCL Intellectual Property Society.Ìý

A special thanks to our Sponsors, and thanks too to all those who attended our events.ÌýWithout this support, much of what is reported would not have been possible!