EPO Conference: The role of patents in an AI driven world

The European Patent Office (EPO) will hold the online conference The role of patents in an AI driven world on 17 and 18 December 2020. 

EPO remarked that the conference “provides a platform for policymakers, investors, inventors, SMEs, academics, and IP professionals to exchange views and share expertise on AI and IP rights” [while taking into account] the “latest initiatives ... at the level of European institutions”. 

The programme is already available and includes inter alia the following topics: 

• Latest trends in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies 
• What are the issues around patenting AI? [DABUS case will be discussed here] 
• AI already speaks the language of patents 
• Learning about AI and IP 
• European AI strategy: Focus on innovation 
• Making Europe a global leader in innovation in the data economy 

During the conference, Yann Ménière (EPO) will share some highlights of the study “Patents and the Fourth Industrial Revolution” which will be published soon. 

The full list of speakers can be reviewed here. There are no fees for attending the conference, but you need to register here. 

Find here more information about the conference. 

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