Dr. Anke Moerland

Biography

Anke Moerland is a Professor of Intellectual Property, Frontier Technologies, International Trade, and International Law at Maastricht University. She holds a PhD on intellectual property protection and EU bilateral trade agreements from Maastricht University. Anke has a bachelor's degree in International Relations from the Technical University of Dresden, Germany (2005) and another bachelor's degree (cum laude) in Dutch Law from Maastricht University (2011). She also obtained her LLM degree (cum laude) from the Magister Juris Communis Programme at Maastricht University (2006). Anke has published extensively on IP law policy with a particular focus on the implications of new technologies on intellectual property law. She has discussed how artificial intelligence impacts trade mark laws and the protection of geographical indications, contributing to the preservation of traditions and copyright rules in the context of digitization of cultural heritage. From 2018 to 2020, she held a visiting professorship at Queen Mary University of London focusing on Intellectual Property Law and Governance Art. Between 2017 and 2021, she coordinated the EIPIN Innovation Society, which was a four-year Horizon 2020 grant under the Marie Skłodowska Curie Action ITN-EJD. In 2023, Anke became the Vice-Dean Research and Director of the Graduate School of Law at Maastricht University.

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