The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will hold the Ninth Session of the WIPO Conversation on Intellectual Property and Frontier Technologies (formerly WIPO Conversation on IP and AI) on 13 and 14 March 2024. The theme of the ninth session is “Training the Machines—Bytes, Rights and the Copyright Conundrum”, which aims to bring together stakeholders to discuss the multifaceted relationship between IP and training data. The event will foster a holistic understanding of the impact of training data on the IP landscape by evaluating current practices, proposing practical solutions ..read more

On 21 February 2024, FIDE (Legal and Business Research Foundation) and TIPSA (Transatlantic Intellectual Property Academy) will hold the Encounter 32, The UPC after eight months: achievements and challenges? The panellists are Rian Kalden (Second Panel of the UPC Court of Appeals) and Kevin Mooney (Simmons & Simmons). Emmanuel Gougé (Pinsent Masons) will moderate the session. The suggested readings and the report on the session will be available on the Global Digital Encounters (GDE) website as time goes by. The Encounter is offered free of charge, but registration is required. Regis ..read more

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will hold the Eighth Session of the WIPO Conversation on Intellectual Property and Frontier Technologies (formerly WIPO Conversation on IP and AI) on 20 and 21 September 2023. The theme of the eighth session is “Generative AI and IP”, aiming to bring together stakeholders to discuss the challenges generative AI may pose to the IP system and inter alia helping to establish best practices for the protection of creative works in the digital age. The agenda comprises the following topics: The Rapid Rise of Generative AI: Opportuni ..read more

El 19 y 20 de septiembre de 2023 se llevará a cabo el 3er Congreso Internacional de Propiedad Intelectual y Tecnologías Disruptivas. El evento es organizado por el Centro de la Propiedad Intelectual de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Austral (CPI) y la Escuela Latinoamericana de Propiedad Intelectual (ELAPI). El programa incluye panelistas de diversos países y está disponible aquí. Entre otros temas, se abordarán los siguientes: Inteligencia artificial generativa: ¿promtear para generar obras? Clonación de voz: ¿nueva oportunidad para los creadores o desafío de valor? ¿El mundo ..read more

The Brazilian Association of Intellectual Property (ABPI) is organizing the 43rd International Congress from 20 to 22 August 2023 in Brazil’s beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro. The year’s theme is ‘IP as a Promoter of Social Equality’. The programme includes artificial intelligence and challenges for copyright, the protection of famous marks, the liability of internet service providers, anti-piracy strategies, the Hague Agreement in Brazil and innovation policies, among others. CEO of the International Trademark Association (INTA), Etienne Sanz de Acedo, is confirmed for the event’s cl ..read more

Recientemente fue publicada la obra colectiva "Ley Federal de Protección a la Propiedad Industrial comentada por AMPPI", coordinada por Miguel Ángel Ortiz Bahena e Itzel Estrada González. El libro, editado por Tirant lo Blanch, es resultado de la iniciativa llevada a cabo por la Comisión Editorial de la Asociación Mexicana para la Protección de la Propiedad Intelectual (AMPPI) – grupo mexicano de AIPPI (Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle). Como el título sugiere, la obra comprende el análisis de la Ley Federal de Protección a la Propiedad Indu ..read more

IPTango is pleased to publish a guest post by Michelle Angelim and Leonardo Cordeiro (Gruenbaum, Possinhas & Teixeira), discussing the current scenario and challenges in the field of patent law in Brazil for this year. As the world becomes increasingly innovative and technology-driven, it becomes more critical for a country to have fast and efficient patent prosecution. In recent years, Brazil has faced challenges in balancing interests in the intellectual property field, especially in the patent sector. Since the beginning of the pandemic, patents have been the focus of controversies ..read more

On 17 May 2023, FIDE (Legal and Business Research Foundation) and TIPSA (Transatlantic Intellectual Property Academy) will hold the Encounter 27, Intellectual Property: A Key Tool for Museums. The panellists are Professors Laurent Manderieux (Bocconi University) and Yolanda Bergel Sainz de Baranda (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid). Jur. dr. Ulrika Wennersten (Lund University) will moderate the session. The suggested readings and the report on the session will be available on the Global Digital Encounters (GDE) website as time goes by. The Encounter is offered free of charge, but registra ..read more

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will hold the Seventh Session of the WIPO Conversation on Intellectual Property and Frontier Technologies (formerly WIPO Conversation on IP and AI) on 29 and 30 March 2023. The theme of the seventh session is “IP and the Metaverse”, aiming to bring together stakeholders to discuss the challenges the metaverse may pose to the IP system. The broad spectrum of frontier technologies enabling the metaverse, like AI, blockchain and the NFTs, AR and VR technologies, the Internet of Things and data processing, will be addressed. The ag ..read more

This is my personal intake on the symposium I attended last week. On Thursday the 9th (March 2023) I attended as a guest, the Trademark Infringement and Online Environment Symposium/ Workshop. The invitation came directly from Prof Xuemei Bian who together with David Humphries from UK IPO, are working on understanding the counterfeit market online and to propose a strategy. The project is funded by the British Academy and while this is based on UK, I thought the same is applicable to all jurisdictions as the online world is without frontiers.  The guests and speakers came from differe ..read more