ANNUAL CONFERENCE of the Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Intellectual Property International Seminar on Intellectual Property and the Public Domain *Wednesday, 10 October 2012**, 9 - 13:15* *Venue: ITC ILO, Viale Maestri del lavoro 10 -- Turin** **Pavilion Piemonte -- first floor* jointly organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization, ITC ILO and the University of Turin http://nexa.polito.it/2012-llm-annual-conference During theMaster Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Intellectual Property <http://www.turin-ip.com/>, the University of Torino <http://www.unito.it/>,WIPO Academy <http://www.wipo.int/academy/en/>and theInternational Training Centre of the ILO <http://www.itcilo.org/en> organize an international conference on a specific issue of Intellectual Property, which attracts eminent specialists (professors, practitioners, members of international institutions) to debate and discuss the issues with the students and the public. This year the topic chosen is "*Intellectual Property and the Public Domain*". The program of the seminar is availablehere <http://nexa.polito.it/nexacenterfiles/WIPO-Turin-LLM-Annual-Conference-2012....>. The LL.M. in Intellectual Property is designed for participants to acquire the skills needed to play a leading role in intellectual property rights (IPR) practice and teaching through exposure to an international and comparative approach. The curriculum aims to provide an in-depth examination of the classical topics of IP law, as well as specialized analysis of the latest developments in the fields of patents, industrial design, integrated circuits, trademarks, domain names, copyright and related rights, biotechnological patents and plant varieties as well as the internet, software, databases and e-commerce.