CALL FOR PAPERS
INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CONFERENCE
25 – 26 SEPTEMBER 2025, UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG
International intellectual property protection is essential for promoting technological development and innovation. Lacking intellectual property protection or different protection standards in different countries are a severe obstacle to economic development and international trade and investment. Intellectual property laws must ensure that private rights and public interest are both taken into consideration to facilitate technological and sustainable economic development alike. However, this balance lies on a tightrope and applying and interpreting IP laws in a way that adequately balances all interests is challenging.
Against this backdrop, the purpose of the conference is to analyze how the different forms of intellectual property laws address new challenges and balance private rights and public interest. The conference aims to provide a platform for academics, advocates, research scholars, law students, NGO’s and policymakers to delve into the issue and facilitate international academic discourse.
The conference is organized by the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg (Austria), the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law (Sacramento/USA) and the Vellore Institute of Technology (Chennai/India). We cordially invite academics in the field of intellectual property law to submit abstracts for this conference. All abstracts will be evaluated by the program committee.
Possible topics include
• IP and Access to Technology
• IP and Artificial Intelligence
• IP and Blockchain Technology
• IP and Data Mining
• IP and Economics
• IP and Biological Diversity
• IP and Sustainable Development
• IP and Public Health
• Compulsory Licensing
• Entertainment Industry and Copyright Protection
• Platforms and Liability for Copyright Infringement
• TRIPS and the Balance between IP and Public Policy Interests
• TRIPS Waivers
• IP issues in the EU, US, China, India and other states from a comparative legal perspective
Any presentation in the area of trademark law, copyright law or patent law is welcome. The scope of your abstract should not exceed 300 words. Please also include a short bio.
The conference language is English. The time for the presentation is limited to 30 minutes (including discussion). All papers will be published in (peer reviewed) conference proceedings. Options for publications in a SCOPUOS Law Journal are being explored. Further details will follow.
The following deadlines apply:
• Last date for abstact submissions: 15th June 2025
• Feedback regarding the acceptance: 20th June 2025
• Full paper submission: 15th September 2025
Paper Submission Guidelines
1. The submission should not exceed 10000 words including footnotes.
2. Footnotes must conform to the rules in OSCOLA (4th edition).
Program Committee:
Prof. Mike Mireles, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Prof. Dr. E. Prema, VITSOL Chennai
Prof. Dr. Rajavenkatesan, VITSOL Chennai
Hon.-Prof. RA Dr. Clemens Thiele, University of Salzburg
Assoz. Univ.-Prof. MMag. DDr. Patrick Warto, University of Salzburg
Ass.-Prof. Dr. Gudrun Zagel, LL.M. (Austin), University of Salzburg
General contact information and address for paper submission:
