Sunday Surprises

This Kat is excited to report on so many exciting events across various IP topics taking place over the coming months.  In particular:- 

Events, Seminars and Conferences

 

British Institute of International and Comparative Law – Revisiting: We, the Robots – 15 March 2022

 

The British Institute of International and Comparative Law will be holding a panel discussion covering topics on why, when, and how to regulate artificial intelligence on 15 March 2022 (5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. UK time).  Lord Justice Arnold will be the chair with our own PermaKat Eleonora Rosati as one of the panelists.  More information can be found here.

 

The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys – Everything you Need to Know about Sequence Listings, WIPO ST.26 and the forthcoming “Big Bang” – 21 March 2022

 

The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys has scheduled a seminar for 21 March 2022 (12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. UK time) about WIPO ST.26, the new sequence listing requirement coming into force on 1 July 2022.  The webinar will also cover the latest practice of the UK IPO and EPO and strategy considerations when filing applications.  More information can be found here.

 

In case you wish to have some background on this new requirement prior to the event, you can refer to GuestKat Rose Hughes’ excellent summary here.   

 

OxFirst Ltd. – Intellectual Property Valuation & Technology Transfer: Current Practice and Challenges

 

OxFirst Ltd. has scheduled a seminar on 29 March 2022 (3 p.m. to 4 p.m. CET time) focusing on strategies for technology transfer from academic research institutions to industry, with a focus on current practices and challenges across Israel.  More information can be found here. 

 

ECTA ®ETREAT – The Never-Ending Challenge of Shape Protection: Design, Trade Mark and Copyright – 7 April 2022

 

The ECTA ®ETREAT will be held on 7 April 2022 (9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Milan time) in Milan, Italy.  This year’s topic will be the protection of shapes and shape marks.  More information can be found here.  

 

European Copyright Society – The Constitutional Turn in Copyright Law – From Human Rights, to Competition Aspects and Fairness Concerns – 27 May 2022

 

As previously announced, the Annual European Copyright Society’s Conference, hosted by the University of Nottingham Commercial Law Centre (UNCLC), will take place in Nottingham (the UK) on Friday 27 May 2022 with Lord Justice Arnold as keynote speaker.  The title is “The Constitutional Turn in Copyright Law – From human rights, to competition aspects and fairness concerns”.  Registration is now open here.

 

Online Courses

 

Assimilate IP – Online Courses on Intellectual Property

 

Assimilate IP will be hosting the following online courses in the coming months.  You may refer to the links for further details.  Assimilate IP has kindly offered Katfriends a 10% discount in the registration fee by mentioning “IPKat” when applying.

• Freedom to Operate for Life Sciences and Pharma – 9 & 10 March 2022 (here)
• Intellectual Property Licensing for Life Sciences and Pharma – 6 & 7 April 2022 (here)
• Intellectual Property for Commercial Lawyers – 11 & 12 May 2022 (here) 
• IP Essentials for Start Ups and SMEs – 8 June 2022 (here)
• Protecting Confidential Information, Trade Secrets and Know How – 6 July 2022 (here)