IP Researchers Europe conference (IPRE) 2025
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
The School of Law of the University of Geneva (UNIGE) is pleased to announce the Call for Applications for the IP Researchers Europe Conference (IPRE) 2025, which will be held in Geneva on 19-20 June 2025 as an in-person event.
As in previous editions, IPRE 2025 will be organized in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO). The Conference will take place at WIPO on Thursday, June 19, 2025, and at WTO on Friday, June 20, 2025.
Established in 2018, IPRE is a collaborative effort between UNIGE, WIPO, and WTO to convene IP scholars in Geneva, a city privileged for its position as an international forum for policy debates about current and future IP laws and policies. Since then, the Conference has brought together academic researchers from Europe and beyond to discuss their works-in-progress with other colleagues and policymakers.
As in the past editions, IPRE 2025 seeks to feature primarily European-focused or European-based IP researchers. However, all researchers writing on topics dealing with IP law-related issues relevant to European law, comparative law, or international law are welcome to apply to present at the Conference.
The Organizers welcome submissions by researchers at any stage of their careers. This includes professors, associate professors, assistant professors, lecturers, academic fellows, post-doctoral fellows, and doctoral candidates enrolled in a Ph.D. program or equivalent doctoral degree (*applications from students, including LL.M. and other masters’ students, will not be accepted as the Conference is reserved for academics). Applicants must be affiliated with an academic institution or research center at the time of submission of their application and during the Conference.
IPRE 2025 will again be linked to the 2025 WIPO-UNIGE Intellectual Property Summer School (IPSS). The objective of the interactions between the two programs is to allow the participants of IPSS to join the IPRE sessions, promoting mutually stimulating interactions, and capitalizing on the joint presence in Geneva of the participants of these programs to promote a Geneva-connected global IP community.