Call for Papers: INAUGURAL CONFERENCE ON INNOVATION AND COMMUNICATIONS LAW

                          CALL FOR PAPERS

      INAUGURAL CONFERENCE ON INNOVATION AND COMMUNICATIONS LAW

                         July 17 - 18, 2008
                           Turku, Finland


     The University of Turku Faculty of Law, University of
     Louisville Brandeis School of Law, Michigan State
     University College of Law and IPR University Center jointly
     invite you to a trans-Atlantic conference on innovation and
     communications law.

     This conference scrutinizes national and international
     market regulation and asks to what extent existing laws are
     equipped to handle shifts in structures and new forms of
     mass-communication. Law and lawyers have an important role
     in affecting the viability of innovation and communication
     models, the democratic potential of technologies, and
     related social developments. The conference focuses on how
     the law can develop to solve problems that arise when
     traditional laws encounter changed technology or new
     behavior on the part of the citizenry; be it private or
     entrepreneurial.

     Intellectual property law scholars are invited to submit
     abstracts by March 14, 2008 and present their work for
     peer-review at one of our track sessions.


     PROGRAM:

     July 17, 2008

     9.00-9.30     Registration
     9.30-10.00    Welcome by University of Turku
     10.00-12.00   Plenary session:

     Prof. Graeme Dinwoodie, Chicago-Kent College of Law
     Associate Prof. Christophe Geiger, University of
     Strasbourg, Senior Researcher, Max Planck Institute for
     Intellectual Property

     12.00-13.15   Lunch break
     13.15-15.00   Track sessions:

     A) IPRs and the global market
     B) On the outer limits of IP-computer programs, databases
        and personas

     15.00-15.30   Coffee break
     15.30-17.30   Track sessions:

     A) Private and commercial speech on the internet
     B) IPR misuse and the IP-competition law interface


     July 18, 2008

     9.15-12.00    Plenary session:

     Prof. Yoshiyuki Tamura, Hokkaido University
     Strategy Advisor Timo Ruikka, Nokia Corporation

     12.00-13.15   Lunch

     13.15-15.00   Track sessions:

     A) Search engines, internet intermediaries and IP law
     B) "New" forms of IP: trade secrets, geographical
        indications and traditional knowledge

     15.00-15.30   Coffee break
     15.30-17.30   Track sessions:

     A) Innovative business models and the exclusivity of
        IPRs
     B) Licensing of complex and standardized products


     SUBMISSION PROCEDURE/FURTHER INFORMATION:

     For further information about the conference or to submit
     an abstract, visit the conference website:

            http://www.law.msu.edu/ipclp/innovation/
Posted 3/7/08