Research Interests
Open to PhD applications in:
- International intellectual property law and policy
- Intellectual property and economic development
- International investment law
- Issues related to global south/asian legal studies
Public outreach & key achievements
- My research outcomes have received awards and have been published widely in leading international journals. I have advised least developed countries (LDCs) Governments on intellectual property policies and acted as a consultant in private sector development projects focusing on IP, trade, and investment for the European Union (EU) funded projects.
- I have represented international organization at the General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). I have been serving as an expert for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- I have acted as a peer reviewer for leading IP journals including the Journal of World Intellectual Property and the Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, among others; and I have served as a member of the editorial board for the Global Trade and Customs Journal, Kluwer Law International, since 2018.
Research students
| PhD Area | Pharma corporate intellectual property (IP) governance and pandemic preparedness (A comparative study of the United Kingdom and global south (including Pakistan) |
|---|---|
| Name | Zahoor Elahi |
| PhD Area | Humans & artificial intelligence in unmanned aerial systems: a dangerous relationship? |
| Name | Caragh Duffy |
| PhD Area | Fast fashion v/s traditional artists rights within the intellectual property law regime: The case for empirical evidence-based findings |
| Name | Niharika Salar |
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