Friday Fantasies

[Oliver Fairhurst]

Friday Fantasies

Here is this week's miscellany. Remember to check the IPKat Events page to keep up to date with upcoming events.

Kibble

UKIPO vote on 'most iconic trade mark' 

To celebrate the UK's trade mark register's 150th birthday, the UKIPO is holding a poll for the most iconic trade mark. One lucky winner could get a fancy new line to put in their cease and desist letters. Vote here. 

What better way to show your love for trade marks, specifically and in general. In other news, please see UK trade mark number 908150286. Could this be like when Rage Against The Machine got the Christmas No.1?

Events

UCL lecture on Music, Copyright, and Contracts in the Age of AI: Out of Tune or Perfect Harmony?

University College London is holding a lecture at its Faculty of Laws (as well as online) at 17:30-20:15 on 4 March 2026. The session will offer a recap of the implementation of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market, and compare with the UK, where the Directive was not implemented. Discussion will be chaired by Lord Justice Richard Arnold, with Ed Baden Powell (Simkins), Chris Cooke (CMU), Prof. Séverine Dusollier (UCL) and Dr. Natasha Mangal (CISAC). Tickets are £8-£35m with free spaces for UCL students and staff, full time academics, judiciary and government legal services. Book here. 

City Law School event on UK and EU copyright

Another chance to hear from Arnold LJ, this time on the (respective...?) merits of UK and EU copyright law, at 17:00-18:30 on 26 February 2026 at The City Law School in London. Free to attend. Register here. 

The Nordic Copyright Symposium 2026

The 20th Nordic Copyright Symposium is being held in Reykjavik on 2-4 September 2026. Details here. 

Opportunities

School of Law of the University of Geneva (UNIGE)

UNIGE has announced a call for applications for the IP Researchers Europe Conference (IPRE) 2026, which will be held in collaboration with WIPO and the WTO in Geneva on 18-19 June 2026. Details here. Deadline to submit is 16 March 2026.