Dr Jade Kouletakis

Teaching
Research

Dr Kouletakis is currently the module lead for Intellectual Property Law; Public Law 1 (Constitutional Law); and Public Law 2 (Administrative Law). She is also the LLB diploma administrator and Law Honours Dissertation module tutor.

Interests

Dr Kouletakis's research interests include intellectual property law and decolonisation. Her focus is on IP Law as a means of furthering the interests of vulnerable groups and developing nations.

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Funding

Miss Kouletakis has been the recipient of the following funding awards:

Clark Foundation Scholarship

Esteem

Dr Kouletakis has been an invited keynote speaker for the following events:

Cambridge University Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Law Evening Seminar Series available at: https://youtu.be/KMt_wT8SbpQ?t=1 (2 February 2023).
St Andrews University ILCR Seminar Series available at https://ilcr.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/event/seminar-on-decolonising-copyright-law-by-jade-kouletakis-abertay/ (7 February 2024).
Scottish Law and Innovation Network Enlightening Talk with Jade Kouletakis available at https://youtu.be/agldyW_bwiU?t=5 (27 October 2022).

Dr Kouletakis holds the following positions:

Co-founder and steering committee member of the Scottish Law and Innovation Network (SCOTLIN).
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Advocacy, Research and Education.
Peer-reviewer, Journal of World Intellectual Property and South African Intellectual Property Law Journal.
Member, Society of Legal Scholars.
Member, Socio-Legal Studies Association.
Jade Kouletakis, ‘Decolonising Copyright: Reconsidering Copyright Exclusivity and the Role of the Public Interest in International Intellectual Property Frameworks’ (2022) 71 1 GRUR International: Journal of European and International IP Law 24 – 33 was ranked the second ‘most read’ article on the publisher's website.

Dr Kouletakis has received the following in the Student-Led Teaching Awards:

Won Enhancing Student Opportunities in 2023 and 2021.
Won Going Above & Beyond in Covid-19 in 2021
Nominated for Most Engaging Module in 2023.
Nominated for Outstanding Teaching in 2022 and 2019.
Nominated for Innovative Online Learning in 2019.
Nominated for Enhancing Student Opportunities in 2018.

Knowledge Exchange

Dr Kouletakis submitted the Impact Case Study on behalf of Law for the REF 2021, titled: "Enhancing the optimal application of the Marrakesh Treaty to increase access to literary works for the disabled community". It can be viewed here: https://results2021.ref.ac.uk/impact/1110fb83-2a9a-4266-bb34-c9648fc08756?page=1

Since the publication of her Master of Laws thesis and subsequent articles, Dr Kouletakis has worked closely with the South African government and a variety of local and international interest groups in amending South Africa's copyright legislation. This included making submissions to parliament and attending parliamentary meetings.