SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (13.10.2025)
Gaurangi Kapoor
Welcome back to another week of Bells & Whistles!
Last week was extremely special for SpicyIP – we officially launched our YouTube channel, featuring podcasts filmed during the SpicyIP Summer School. The series brings together a wide array of faculty and practitioners, offering candid conversations and sharp insights across the IP spectrum.
If you haven’t had a chance to tune in yet, consider this a gentle reminder!
BELL OF THE WEEK
This week, I’m picking a book that reshaped the way I think about IP and law more broadly: Create, Copy, Disrupt: India’s Intellectual Property Dilemmas written by Prashant Reddy and Sumathi Chandrashekaran. It doesn’t just tell the story of India’s IP system, it unpacks how laws take shape through debate, persistence, and sometimes sheer bureaucratic chaos.
What struck me most was the authors’ effort to dig deep: from filing RTIs and sifting through documents to tracing the invisible threads connecting policy, practice, and implementation. They don’t just recount events, they ask hard questions and offer honest reflections, even on uncomfortable truths like the misplaced zeal of chasing traditional knowledge patents abroad while domestic patent examination backlogs kept growing.
For anyone who wants to understand how the legal machinery around IP actually works (and sometimes, doesn’t), this book offers a rare blend of research, realism, and courage.
As long time readers of the blog would know, both mentioned authors have played a crucial role in the blog being what it is today!
EVENTS
1. Judicial Symposium on Intellectual Property (JSIP 2025) – Tokyo, Japan
23–24 October 2025 | Tokyo & Online | Admission Free (Pre-registration Required)
Brief: Marking the 20th anniversary of the IP High Court of Japan, JSIP 2025 focuses on evolving approaches to IP dispute resolution. The two-day symposium will feature judges, attorneys, and experts from Japan, Europe, the U.S., Korea, China, and ASEAN, with panels on IP justice, enforcement, and administrative trial systems. Sessions will be held in Japanese and English with simultaneous interpretation.
More info | Register here
2. IP Policy Trends: Where Are We Headed? (WIPO – TISC Webinar Series)
24 October 2025 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Geneva time | Virtual
Brief: Part of WIPO’s TISC webinar series, this session will explore emerging trends in global IP policy and the direction of innovation-focused legal frameworks. The discussion aims to provide practical insights for researchers, policymakers, and IP professionals on adapting to shifting international standards.
More info
3. Feminist IP Studies (FIPS) Reading Group & “Women and Intellectual Property” Event (University of Wolverhampton)
Deadline: 9 January 2026 | Online (MS Teams) & Wolverhampton, UK
Brief: The FIPS Reading Group, led by Dr. Metka Potočnik (University of Wolverhampton) and Prof. Jessica C. Lai (Victoria University of Wellington), invites early-career researchers to explore feminist approaches to IP scholarship through a free online reading series from January to May 2026. This will culminate in a two-day event, “Women and Intellectual Property,” on 8–9 June 2026 in Wolverhampton, focusing on women’s participation in creative industries and innovation systems. To join, email Dr. Metka Potočnik at m[dot]potocnik[at]wlv[dot]ac[dot]uk with a brief (max 300 words) statement of interest.
More Info
OPPORTUNITIES
1. South Asian Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence & Law 2025
Deadline: 14 October 2025 (Abstract Submission) | 25 October 2025 | Virtual
Brief: Organised under the 2nd South Asian Global Intellectual Property Summit, this international roundtable invites papers exploring AI’s intersection with law, IP, governance, and human rights in South Asia and the Global South. Selected papers will be published in the edited volume “South Asian Voices on Artificial Intelligence & Law: Regulation, Rights and Realities” (ISBN 978-81-990503-8-9). Key themes include AI regulation, ethics, cross-border collaboration, and socio-economic dimensions of automation.
More info | Submit Abstract
2. Eighth IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia (IPIRA) Conference (Singapore University of Social Sciences)
Deadline: 20 October 2025 | Singapore | In-person
Brief: The IPIRA Network invites submissions from scholars affiliated with academic or research institutions to present at its 8th Annual Conference on 29–30 January 2026 in Singapore. The conference focuses on IP and innovation issues in Asian, comparative, and international law, as well as interdisciplinary perspectives. LL.M. and other student applications will not be accepted. There are no registration fees, but participants must cover their own travel and accommodation costs.
More info
3. INTA Asia-Pacific Moot Court Competition 2026 (International Trademark Association)
Deadline: 15 November 2025 | 5:00 PM U.S. ET | New Delhi (India Habitat Centre)
Brief: INTA’s 2026 Asia-Pacific Moot Court Competition will be held in person in New Delhi on 20–21 February 2026. Open to law students across the Asia-Pacific region, the competition focuses on trademark and unfair competition law, offering participants a chance to argue before global IP experts. There is no registration fee, and winners receive monetary prizes and INTA student memberships.
More info
4. WIPO IP Moot Court Competition 2026 (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Deadline: 30 November 2025 | Online & Geneva, Switzerland
Brief: WIPO invites law students (under 35) from its Member States to apply for the second edition of its global IP Moot Court Competition. The 2026 moot problem focuses on industrial property law, including patents, trademarks, industrial designs, and trade secrets and will test participants’ advocacy through written submissions and oral rounds. The finals will be held in Geneva from 24 – 26 June 2026.
More info
Many thanks to Daanish, Malobika & Niharika for the leads!
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