IMPERIUM CAPITALIS 2026 Empire of capital “Where knowledge becomes territory, ownership becomes the rule” Two Days National Seminar on INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AS CORPORATE HEGEMONY Law, Capital, Knowledge, and the Politics of Ownership BROAD SUB-THEMES 1. PHILOSOPHICAL JUSTIFICATION OF IP : DEVELOPING COUNTRY PERSPECTIVE 2. POLITICAL ECONOMY OF IP 3. TRIPS & THE GLOBAL SOUTH 4. PHARMA PATENTS AND PUBLIC HEALTH 5. AI, COPYRIGHT & DIGITAL CAPITALISM 6. IP, AGRICULTURE & FOOD 7. IPR, TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, & BIOPIRACY 8. OPEN SOURCE, OPEN ACCESS & COMMONS 9. PUBLIC INTEREST LIMITATION ON IP 10. IP, CAPITAL, CORPORATE POWER ABSTRACT SUBMISSION Abstracts must be uploaded as PDF through the official Abstract Upload page. A valid Registration Code is required. One abstract submission is permitted per registration. Maximum file size: 10 MB.