Call for Papers: Emerging Researchers & Postgraduates Symposium 2025

We pleased to announce the IP Law Emerging Researchers and Postgraduates Symposium 2025, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the South African Intellectual Property Law Journal (IPLJ)! 🎉 

🗓 Date: 7–11 July 2025
📍 Venue: University of Cape Town, South Africa
🎯 Theme: Intellectual Property in Africa: Catalysing Development, Innovation, and Sustainability in the 21st Century

We invite emerging researchers, early career scholars, and postgraduate students to submit abstracts exploring Africa’s evolving IP landscape. Read the full call for papers. 

🔎 Key Topics Include:
✅ Recent developments in IP law across African nations
✅ The impact of AfCFTA on IP harmonization & regional cooperation
✅ Global treaties & WIPO agreements shaping African IP systems
✅ IP’s role in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
✅ IP, climate change, and innovation-driven sustainability
✅ Protection of traditional knowledge & genetic resources
✅ Frontier technologies like AI & IP frameworks in Africa
✅ Lessons from COVID-19 for global public health & IP strategies

📌 Submission Details:
📅 Deadline for abstracts: 10 March 2025
📩 Submit to: sarchi-ip@uct.ac.za (Max. 350 words)
✈️ Limited travel & accommodation funding available for (8) selected postgraduates!
📖 Accepted papers may be published in a special edition of the South African Intellectual Property Law Journal.