The University of Western Australia

Professor Michael Blakeney

Professor
Law School

Contact details

Address

Law School
The University of Western Australia (M253)
35 Stirling Highway
CRAWLEY WA 6009
Australia

Phone

6488 3438

Fax

6488 1045

Email

michael.blakeney@uwa.edu.au

Qualifications

BA LLB LLM Syd., MA NSW

Biography

Michael Blakeney is Professor of Law at the Faculty of Law, UWA and Herchel Smith Professor of Intellectual Property Law at Queen Mary, University of London. He has held academic positions at a number of Universities in Australia and the UK and formerly worked in the Asia Pacific Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization. He is an arbitrator with the International Court of Arbitration.

Publications

Books
•Legal Aspects of Technology Transfer to Developing Countries Oxford: ESC, 1989
•Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights. A Concise Guide to the TRIPs Agreement London: Sweet & Maxwell, 1996
•Intellectual Property Aspects of Ethnobiology (Editor) London: Sweet & Maxwell, 1999.
•Border Control of Intellectual Property Rights (Editor), London: Sweet & Maxwell 2001.
•IP in Biodiversity and Agriculture: Regulating the Biosphere (Editor with P. Drahos), London: Sweet & Maxwell 2001.
•International Encyclopaedia of Intellectual Property Treaties (Editor with A.Ilardi), Oxford: Oxford University Press 2004.
•Intellectual Property Harmonisation Within ASEAN and APEC (Editor with C. Antons and C. Heath), The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2004.

Book chapters
•'Intellectual Property Rights and Agricultural Biotechnology' (with J. Cohen and S. Crespi) in J. Cohen, ed., Managing Agricultural Biotechnology. Addressing Research Program Needs and Policy Implications, Wallingford: CABI Publishing, 1999,209-227.
•'Agricultural Research and the Management of Intellectual Property', Ibid., 228-239.
•'Managing Proprietary Science and Institutional Inventories for Agricultural Biotechnology: Conducting Institutional Inventories' (with J. Cohen, C. Falconi, J. Komen and S. Salazar) Ibid., 249-260.
• ‘The International Framework of Access to Plant Genetic Resources’ in M. Blakeney, Ed., Intellectual Property Aspects of Ethnobiology London: Sweet & Maxwell, 1999, 1-22.
• ‘Intellectual Property in Agriculture’ in L. O’Brien and R.J.Henry, Eds., Transgenic Cereals, St Paul, Minnesota, American Association of Cereal Chemists, 2000, 277-301.
•‘Plant Variety Protection, International Agricultural Research and Exchange of Germplasm: Legal Aspects of the New Sui Generis Regimes’, Plant Variety Protection Of Rice In Developing Countries. Impacts on Research and Development, W. Padolina, Ed., Los Banos, Philippines, IRRI, 2000, 9-22.
• ‘Intellectual Property and Agriculture: The Issue of Biotechnology’ in J.A.McMahon, Ed., Trade & Agriculture. Negotiating a New Agreement? London, Cameron May, 2001, 349-379.
•‘Intellectual Property in the Millennium Round- The TRIPS Agreement after Seattle’ in I. Fletcher, L.Mistellis and M.Cremona, Foundations and Perspectives of International Trade Law, London, Sweet & Maxwell, 2001, 543-542.
•‘Border Control of Intellectual Property Rights under TRIPs’ in M.Blakeney, Ed., Border Control of Intellectual Property Rights , London: Sweet & Maxwell 2001.
• ‘Intellectual Property Aspects of Traditional Agricultural Knowledge’, in IP in Biodiversity and Agriculture: Regulating the Biosphere,. M. Blakeney and P. Drahos Eds., London: Sweet & Maxwell, 2001, 29-52.
•‘Plant Variety Protection in Asia: Some Issues of Implementation and Implications for Germplasm Exchange Networks’ (with H. Egelyng), IP in Biodiversity and Agriculture: Regulating the Biosphere. M. Blakeney and P. Drahos Eds., London: Sweet & Maxwell, 2001, 85-100.
•‘Intellectual Property Aspects of Traditional Agricultural Knowledge’ in R.E.Evenson, V. Santaniello and D. Zilberman, Eds. Economic and Social Issues in Agricultural Biotechnology, Oxford, CABI Publishing, 2002, 43-60.
•‘The Legal Regulation of Technology Transfer Arrangements Within ASEAN’ in C. Antons, Ed, Law and Development in East and Southeast Asia, London and New York, Routledge Curzon, 2003, 314-336.
•‘Agricultural Research: Intellectual Property and the CGIAR System’ in P.Drahos and R. Mayne, Eds, Global Intellectual Property Rights. Knowledge, Access and Development. London, Palgrave Macmillan, 2002, 108-124.
•‘Protecting the Cultural Expressions of Indigenous People Under Intellectual Property Law- Thae Australian Experience’ in F.W. Grossheide and J.J.Brinkhof, Eds, Intellectual Property Law, Molengrafica Series, 2002, Antwerp, Intersentia, 2002, 151-180.
•‘Australia’ in F.H. Erbisch and K.M. Maredia, eds., Intellectual Property Rights in Agricultural Biotechnology 2nd Ed, Wallingford: CAB International, 2003, 159-172.
•‘International Proposals to Regulate Intellectual Property Rights in Plant Genetic Resources’ in R.V. Evenson and V. Santaniello, Eds, The Regulation of Agricultural Biotechnology, Wallingford, 2004, 35-52.
• ‘TRIPS after the Doha Ministerial Declaration’ in C. Antons, M. Blakeney and C. Heath, Intellectual Property Harmonisation Within ASEAN and APEC The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2004, 11-28.
•‘IP Theft’ in A. Jolly and J. Philpott, A Handbook of Intellectual Property Management, London: Kogan Page, 2004, 208-212.
•‘International Intellectual Property Jurisprudence after TRIPS’ in D, Vaver and L. Bently, Eds. Intellectual Property in the New Millennium, Essays in Honour of William R. Cornish, Cambridge University Press, 2004, 3-19.
•‘Bioprospecting and Biopiracy’ in B.Ong, Ed. Intellectual Property and Biological Resources, Singapore: Marshall Cavendish, 2004, 393-424.
•‘Stimulating Agricultural Innovation’ in K.E Maskus and J.H.Reichman, Eds., International Public Goods and Transfer of Technology under a Globalized Intellectual Property Regime, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005, 367-390.
•‘Geographical Indications, Traditional Knowledge and Basmati Rice’ (with M. Lightbourne) in B. O’Connor, ed., Agriculture in WTO Law, London, Cameron May, 2005, 349-376.
•‘The Phenomenon of Counterfeiting and Piracy in the European Union: Factual Overview and Legal and Institutional Framework’ in M. Schneider and O. Virins, Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Through Border Measures, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2005, 3-34.
•‘Hans Christian Andersen and the Protection of Traditional Cultural Expressions’ in H. Porsdam Ed., Copyright and Other Fairy Tales. Hans Christian Andersen and the Commodification of Creativity. Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, 2006, 108-128.
•‘A Critical Analysis of the TRIPS Agreement ’in M.Pugatch, The Intellectual Property Debate. Perspectives from Law, Economics and Political Economy, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, 2006, 17-32.
•‘Geographical Indications and TRIPS’ in M.Pugatch, The Intellectual Property Debate. Perspectives from Law, Economics and Political Economy, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, 2006, 293-304.
•‘Plant Variety Protection, International Agricultural Research, and Exchange of Germplasm: Legal Aspects of Sui Generis and Patent Regimes’ in Anatole Krattiger et al (Eds) Intellectual Property Management in Health and Agricultural Innovation: A Handbook of Best Practices, Oxford, MIHR, 2007, 401-418.
•‘‘Biotechnological Patenting. Law, Ethics and Science’, in Gustavo Ghidini and Giovanni Cavani eds, Brevetti E Biotecnologie, Rome, Luiss University Press - Pola s.r.l. 2007, 21-35.
•‘Auditing Intellectual Property Rights by Public Research Institutes’ in G. Westkamp, Ed., Emerging Issues in Intellectual Property. Trade, Technology and Market Freedom: Essays in Honour of Herchel Smith, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, 2007, 14-34.
• ‘Intellectual Property Rights and Protection of Agbiotechnological Inventions’ in C. Kole and A.G. Abbott, Eds, Principles and Practices of Plant Genomics, Enfield N.H. , Science Publishers, 2008, (with R.S. Kulkarni, K. Chalapathy Reddy and A. Mohan Rao), 465-485.

Refereed Articles
• ‘The Impact of the TRIPs Agreement in the Asia Pacific Region’ [1996] 18 European Intellectual Property Review 544-554.
• ‘Intellectual Property Law Reform in the Asia Pacific Region’ (1996) 7 Australian Journal of Corporate Law, 23-39.
•‘The Legal Regulation of Technology Transfers to Vietnam’ [1997] 3 International Trade Law & Regulation 14-19
•‘Protection of Traditional Medical Knowledge of Indigenous Peoples’ [1997] 19 European Intellectual Property Review 298-302
•‘Access to Genetic Resources: The View from the South’ [1997] 3 Bioscience Law Rev. 97-103.
•‘Intellectual Property Rights in the Genetic Resources of International Agricultural Research Institutes- Some Recent Problems’ [1998] 1 Bioscience Law Rev. 3-11.
•‘The Role of Intellectual Property in Regional Commercial Unions’(1998) 4 Journal of World Intellectual Property 691-709.
•‘Biodiversity Rights and Traditional Resource Rights of Indigenous Peoples` [1998] 3 Bioscience Law Rev. 52-59.
•‘Communal Intellectual Property Rights' (1998) 1 Journal of World Intellectual Property 985-1002.
•'The Role of Intellectual Property in Regional Commercial Unions in Europe and Asia', (1998) 16 Prometheus 341-350.
•‘Biotechnology, TRIPs and the Convention on Biological Diversity’ [1998/1999] 4 Bio-Science Law Review 144-150
•‘Protecting Cultural Expressions of Indigenous Peoples: The Australian Perspective’ (1999) 89 Copyright World, 5-7.
•‘Intellectual Property in the Dreamtime – Protecting the Cultural Creativity of Indigenous Peoples’ [1999] Oxford Electronic Journal of Intellectual Property Rights, WP. 11/99
•“Trade Marks and the Promotion of Trade” [2000] 4 International Trade Law & Regulation 140-146.
•‘ Protection of Traditional Knowledge under Intellectual Property Law’ [2000] 22 European Intellectual Property Review 251-261.
•“Geographical Indications in Trade” [2000] 4 International Trade Law & Regulation 48-55.
• ‘Plant Variety Protection in Asia: Some Issues of Implementation and Implications for Germplasm Exchange Networks’ (with H.Egelyng) [1999/2000] 6 Bio-Science Law Review 227-233.
• ‘Genetically Modified Organisms and the World Trade Organization’ (with F. Macmillan) (2001) 3 Tulane Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property 93-116.
• ‘Proposals for the International Regulation of Geographical Indications’, (2001) 4 The Journal of World Intellectual Property 629-652.
•‘Intellectual Property Rights and Global Food Security’ (2001) 4 Bio-Science Law Review 127-140.
•‘Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights’, (2002) 24 European Intellectual Property Review 9-19.
•‘Intellectual property, biological diversity and agricultural research in Australia’ (2002) 53 Australian J. of Agricultural Research 127-148.
•‘Export Controls in the United Kingdom’ (2003) 9 International Trade Law & Regulation148-158.
•‘Border Control of Intellectual Property Rights in Bulgaria’ (2006) 12 International Trade Law and Regulation 1-13.
•‘‘Terminator’ Technology: A Technological Fix for an IP Problem?’ (2004/05) 7 Bio-Science Law Review 229-236.
•‘The Protection of Geographical Indications after Doha: Quo Vadis?’ with G. Evans, (2006) 9 Journal of International Economic Law 573-614.
• ‘Zur Durchsetzbarkeit von Immaterialgüterrechten in Bulgarien’ (with G. Westkamp and J. Gibson) (2006) 9 Wirtshaft und Recht in Osteuropa 271-276.
•‘Combating the Trade in Counterfeit and Pirate Goods’, (2007) 6 International Trade Law and Regulation 125-135
•‘The Role of Competition in Biotechnological Patenting and Innovation’ : [2006/2007] 9 Bio-Science Law Review 95-101.
•‘Intellectual Property Counterfeiting and Piracy-Response of Small Commonwealth Jurisdictions’ (2008) 34 Commonwealth Law Bulletin 55-106.
•‘Counterfeiting and Piracy—Removing the Incentives through Confiscation’ with L. Blakeney [2008] European Intellectual Property Review 348-356.

Commissioned Reports (since 1996)
•The Use of Proprietary Biotechnology Research Inputs at Selected CGIAR Centers. (with J.Cohen, C. Falconi and J. Komen) CGIAR Panel on Proprietary Science and Technology, The Hague, March 1998.
•Management of Intellectual Property, International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM), Manila, Intellectual Property Audit, 1999
•Management of Intellectual Property, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Bogor, 1999
•Management of Intellectual Property, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Banos, 1999
•Feasibility Study on Establishing a Wholly Owned Subsidiary to Manage the IPRs of CGIAR Gene Banks, ISNAR, The Hague, 1999
•Genetic Enhancements of Nile Tilapia and Utilisation of F1 Cross bred clones, commissioned by Department for International Development (DFID), London, , 1999
• TRIPs Compliance Manual for the Developing Countries of APEC, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Canberra, 1999.
•WTO Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights and Convention on Biological Diversity, European Commission, London, March 2000
• Structures for Managing Intellectual Property, Consulting Group for International Agricultural Research, Washington, July 2000.
•Agreement on Germplasm and Intellectual Property, International Center for Living Aquatic Resource Management, Penang, November, 2000.
•Proposals for the Reform of Trademarks and Geographical Indications Under TRIPs, for UNCTAD, September, 2001
•Access to Genetic Resources and Plant Variety Protection, for UK Commission on Intellectual Property Rights, October 2001.
•An Evaluation of the Technical Assistance Needs of Mauritius in the field of Intellectual Property Protection, European Commission, March, 2003.
•Guide to the Regulation of Geographical Indications in Europe, European Commission, IPR Helpdesk Project, November, 2003.
•Guide to Border Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights, European Commission, IPR Helpdesk Project, January, 2004.
•Copyright, Trade Mark and Designs Regulation in the Countries of the West Balkans, EU Commission for Reconstruction, Development and Stabilization, April, 2004.
•Legislative Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Bulgaria, European Commission, June 2004.
•Intellectual Property Aspects of Food Security, European Commission, August, 2004.
•Indonesian Implementing Decrees and Guidelines in the Field of Customs European Commission’s ASEAN Patents, Trademarks and Copyright Programme (ECAP), February 2005.
•ASEAN Regional Handbook on Enforcement for Customs, ECAP, March 2005.
•Report on National Curricula/Teaching Materials on IP for the National Education Systems of Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Vietnam, ECAP, November 2006.
•Intellectual Property Counterfeiting and Piracy – Response of the Commonwealth, Commonwealth Secretariat, London, June 2007.
•Assessment of the Legal Framework for IPR Enforcement in Azerbaijan, Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property, Berne, June 2008
•Report on the Liability of CGIAR Centers and NARs partners under intellectual property and biosafety laws arising from the supply of biological resources, Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), Rome, November, 2008.

Editorial Positions
Member of Editorial Board of International Trade Law and Regulation, International Journal of Intellectual Property Management and Digital Technology Law Journal

Roles, responsibilities and expertise

Qualifications:
1966-69 University of Sydney BA (Hons) History

1970-1972 University of Sydney LLB

1977-19 81 University of Sydney LLM (Hons)

1981-1984 University of New South Wales MA (Hons)

Industrial relevance

Professor Blakeney has advised the Asian Development Bank, Consulting Group for International Agricultural Research, European Commission (EC), European Patent Office, Food and Agricultural Organization, World Bank, World Intellectual Property Organization and a number of university and public research institutes on technology transfer and management of intellectual property.

Memberships

Education Committee, Chartered Institute of Patent Agents; Committee of Experts, Intellectual Property Institute (London); Committee on Intellectual and Industrial Property, International Chamber of Commerce (London), Member, Litigators Accreditation Board, Chartered Institute of Patent Agents, Member, Folklore Advisory Committee, Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Oxford University, Trustee: Intellectual Property Education Trust; Board of Advisers, Intellectual Property Directorate, International Agricultural Biotechnology Service; Lord Chamberlain’s Legal Education Conference; United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Sustainable Development Panel, Centre for Asia and the Pacific Technology Law and Policy.

Research profile

Research profile and publications