Jeanine Rizzo

Areas of Practice
Intellectual Property; Copyright, Trade Marks, Patents; Design Rights; Art & Cultural Heritage Law; Entertainment Law.

Languages
English, Maltese, Italian, French, Spanish (basic knowledge).

Education

2006 - 2007
University College London, Master of Laws (LL.M.) Intellectual Property. Subject areas: Intellectual and Industrial Property; Comparative and International Law of Trade Marks, Designs and Unfair Competition; Intellectual Property in the Digital Millennium; Art and Antiquity Law. Dissertation on Art & Antiquity law, "Compare the treatment of Holocaust-related cultural objects with that of historic indigenous human remains under modern law and policy. Is either regime entirely satisfactory?"

2003 - 2006
University of Malta, Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) LL.D. thesis "An analysis of the Laws relating to the Film Industry."

2005
Chartered Insurance Institute, Certificate in Insurance. 

2003 - 2004
University of Malta, Dip. Notary Public

2000 - 2003
University of Malta, B.A Legal and Humanistic (European) Studies

Publications and conferences

Publications

• 10th November 2011, Going for a Song, Times of Malta, Business Section
• 15th September 2011, Facing Return, Times of Malta, Business Section. 
• 30th May 2011, Adaptation and Natural Selection, Times of Malta, Business Section
• 26th April 2011, Art in Industry, article commemorating World Intellectual Property Day, Times of Malta, Business Section
• 24th January 2011, Are you Experienced?, Times of Malta, Business Section
• 23rd December 2010, 2010 IP News Roundup, Times of Malta, Business Section
• 22nd July 2010, Is YouTube Really Free?, Times of Malta, Business Section
• 25th February 2010, Of Copyrights and Wrongs, Times of Malta, Business Section
• 3rd September 2009 Mutiny on the Bounty, Times of Malta, Business Section
• October 2009 Borrowed Notes, Wine Square
• 2nd July 2009 Indications of Origin?, Business Section, Times of Malta
• 7th May 2009 Amendments to Copyright legislation, Business Section, Times of Malta
• 30th April 2009 Validation of EPO Patents in Malta Lexology, MONDAQ, IPFrontline (US)
• 26th March 2009 Time to walk the plank? Business Section, Times of Malta
• 16th October 2008, “Virtual Reality is now”, Business Section, Times of Malta
• 2nd October 2008, “Copyright Open Season”, Business Section, Times of Malta
• 18th September 2008 “Patents – not as obvious as they may seem”, Business Section, Times of Malta
• 4th September 2008, “War of the Worlds” Business Section, Times of Malta
• 21st August 2008, “Case: Pending”, Business Section, Times of Malta
• 7th August 2008, “Top News on Copyright, SMEs”, Business Section, Times of Malta
• 24th July 2008, “Making a Comeback”, Business Section, Times of Malta
• 10th July 2008, “Artists’ Resale Right”, Business Section, Times of Malta
• 20th March 2008 - International Law Office Newsletter, The Trust Regime Outlined, co-written with Dr Tonio Fenech.

Conferences

• Speaker on Jurisdictional matters in IP at the National Conference on Harnessing Intellectual Property Protection, 14th October 2011
• Delivering a training session at the Junior Chamber International (JCI) Malta, 23rd July 2011
• Speaker on IP Matters at Malta Music Memory Project Symposium; 3rd June 2011
• COMNET seminar – Presentation: IP in the Digital Millennium; 2nd June 2011
• ArtsTalk organised by the Malta Council for Culture and the Arts; held at University of Malta; 3rd May 2011
• Member of Panel – Chemistry and IP Seminar organised by UoM and the European Patent Office; 15th Feb 2011
• Speaker at Malta Music Memory Project symposium, Malta, November 2010
• Panellist at Mobile Gaming Summit; 4th November 2010
• Speaker on Art Laws at the ICOM conference; 15th October 2010 
• Speaker at Malta Communications Authority: IP for software companies seminar, Malta, June 2010
• 2010 COMNET-IT Training Programme. Presentation discussed intellectual property and the digital millennium; June 2010
• Participant, and Maltese expert at the EUROMED in Culture International Forum in Montpellier, France. Presenting the results of the Maltese research to the 600 participants of the Forum, and participating in discussions to create a cultural policy for the EU; July 2009
• 2009 COMNET-IT Training Programme. Presentation discussed intellectual property and its interaction with the protection of folklore and traditional knowledge; June 2009
• Chair of the Valletta Creative Forum organised by St James Cavalier, discussing the Piano projects from the artist’s point of view; July 2009.
• Presentation given about Art and Intellectual Property law. Event organised by Rotaract Malta; May 2009
• Addressing the 2009 ICOM Security Workshop "Collections at Risk: Safeguarding our Cultural Heritage", organised by the International Council of Museums, Malta, and by the International Committee on Museum Security. Addressing the participants by giving a presentation on the legal implications of art theft and looting; May 2009.
• Participant in the EUROMED in Culture Regional Forum organised by Fondazzjoni Temi Zammit. Presentation given on "Culture as a key component in international relations"; May 2009.
• Member of the Panel at the Philosophy Society Meeting held at the University of Malta. Together with the rest of the Panel and special guest Dr Vivan Storlund, discussion centred on "A basic income: an investment in art and culture". The other members of the Panel were the Hon Speaker of the House of Parliament Dr Louis Galea, Mr Toni Attard from St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity and the event was chaired by Prof Edward Zammit; April 2009
• Speaker at the Business in Art conference organised by SIFE as part of the Artists Want it Project. Presentation given on Art Law 24th April 2008
• 2008 COMNET-IT, Training Programme on the Legal Frameworks for ICTs. Presentation given on Intellectual Property in the Digital Environment, 9th June 2008

Involments/ Memberships

Chamber of Advocates - member
Admitted to the bar in 2007.
Examiner on the Magister Juris Intellectual Property Course and the LL.D. course (for Intellectual Property) with the University of Malta. 
Examiner on the LL.D. course in Intellectual Property law with the University of Malta. 
Lecturer on Intellectual Property Procedure, Diploma in the Laws of Procedure, with the University of Malta.