Conference Report

Tom Flanagan, RTTP, Director, DIT Hothouse, Dublin Institute of Technology, chaired a fascinating discussion of the difference in processes for resolving disputes using mediation, arbitration and court proceedings. The panel included The Honourable Mr Justice Peter Kelly, Judge of the Court of Appeal in Ireland, formerly Judge in Charge of the Commercial Court in Ireland; Judith Schallnau, Lawyer, IP Disputes Management Section, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Centre; David Perkins, Arbitrator / Mediator for WIPO and other international arbitration bodies.

Sometimes it is good to go back to basics. In the conference’s opening plenary David Bott challenged some fundamental assumptions about how linear the relationship is between the type of world class science for which the UK is rightly applauded and the derivation of innovative products and services from such innovation – an area where he believes the evidence for our world class standing is perhaps less compelling.

In this talk, Professor Reid explored why there has been such a focus in recent years on reviewing university-business collaborations. The talk included: