Visiting professors and visiting lecturers

Laura Valtere Dr.iur.

Visiting Lecturer
Intellectual Property Law. Technology and Law

Dr. iur. (Max-Plank-Institute for Innovation and Competition/Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany, 2024)
LL.M. European and International Business Law (Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany, 2018)
Mag.Iur. Professional master’s in law (University of Latvia, 2014)

Significant Professional Experience

  • Postdoctoral fellow, Centre for Advanced Studies in Bioscience Innovation Law (CeBIL) University of Copenhagen
  • Research fellow, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 2022 - 2023
  • R&D Specialist, University of Luxembourg, 2022 - 2024
  • Junior research fellow/ PhD researcher, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, 2017 - 2023
  • Legal consultant, Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Latvia, Sectoral Policy Department, 2012-2013

Current research

  • IP Law and biosolutions (New genomic techniques, novel foods, & agricultural sector biobased innovation)
  • Sustainable, effective, and globally competitive health solutions
  • Combating antimicrobial resistance
  • Advanced therapy medicinal products
  • Topical issues in patent law
  • General pharmaceutical regulation and legislative proposals
  • Non-exclusivity based innovation incentives
  • AI in healthcare and agriculture sectors

Main publications

  • Dissertation (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität / Max-Planck-Institut für Innovation und Wettbewerb)
    Title: “Personalised Medicine - IP and Regulatory Law Provided Incentives”. To be published 2025 by Springer
  • The Interface Between Patents and Regulatory Exclusivities and the View on the New EU Proposals Concerning Patent Compulsory Licensing and Regulatory Exclusivities, GRUR Int 2024, 617
  • A Comparative Study on Bolar Exemption (2024), Japanese Intellectual Property Institute publication
  • The interaction between exclusivity rights systems: A comparative view on patents and regulatory exclusivities in: Thomas Jaeger et al (eds) Kreation Innovation Märkte – Creation Innovation Markets Festschrift Reto M. Hilty (Springer 2024)
  • „Back to the Roots: A First Marketing Authorisation Is the First Marketing Authorisation – Santen SAS v Directeur général de l’Institut national de la propriété industrielle“, GRUR Int 2021, 36.
  • “Professor Shanks v Unilever: 13 Years Haul to Awarded Employee Compensation in the UK”, GRUR Int Heft 7/2020, 01.07.2020
  • Study for European Commission: Chapter 20: “Procedure and further Substantive aspects” in: „Study on Supplementary Protection Certificates in Europe“ (2018). https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/6845fac2-6547-11e8-ab9c-01aa75ed71a1/language-en/format-PDF/source-search 
  • Study for European Commission: Chapter 23: “Review of selected extra-European legislations (Ptes and SPCs)” in: „Study on Supplementary Protection Certificates in Europe“. The chapter is a work of co-authors - Dr. Romandini and L. Valtere. However, the author of subchapters 23.2. – 23.10 is Laura Valtere. https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/6845fac2-6547-11e8-ab9c-01aa75ed71a1/language-en/format-PDF/source-search