Thursday Thingies

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Another Autumn week is coming to an end, and with the falling leaves come some more interesting IP opportunities. 

The Herchel Smith Intellectual Property Lecture 2023 

The Lecture will take place on Monday 23 October at Ashworth Centre, The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn. The conference will feature a discussion on Intellectual Property Rights and Dirigiste Innovation Policies.  Held by Professor Robert Burrell (University of Oxford/Melbourne Law School), the event is free. Register here.

LIOC’s Networking Drinks

A networking event for patent attorneys is to be held on Thursday 2 November at the Philips Museum in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. The main topic of discussion will relate to how generative AI, and ChatGPT, is revolutionising the work of IP specialists. The event will be held (in Dutch) and is being hosted by Jos Van der Wijst, lawyer specialised in IP law and AI. After the presentation, the attendees will be provided with an exclusive tour of the museum followed by a reception. Dutch patent attorneys attending the event will also be awarded 1 PE point.  To register and to find more details (in Dutch), here.

Author Meets Readers: Research Handbook on Empirical Studies in Intellectual Property Law 

The Network for Empirical Legal Studies in Intellectual Property (NESLIP) is organising its inaugural event, and it will feature Professor Estelle Derclaye’s edited collection entitled Research Handbook on Empirical Studies in Intellectual Property Law (Edward Elgar, 2023). The event will be held online on the Friday 10 November 2023 and the speakers will include Professor Estelle Derclaye (University of Nottingham), Professor Ilanah Fhima (UCL), Professor Ester van Zimmeren (University of Antwerp), Professor Mark P McKenna (UCLA), Professor Jessica Silbey (Boston University) and Professor William Gallagher (Golden Gate University). The discussion will cover trademarks, patents and designs. The event is free.  To register and find more details, here.

Book launch: European Patent Law. The Unified Patent Court and the European Patent Convention.

On Thursday 23 November, the Book Launch: European Patent Law. The Unified Court and the European Patent Convention will take place at the offices of Kilburn & Strode in London. The presentation of the book edited by Professor Duncan Matthews (QMUL) and Professor Paul Torremans (University of Nottingham) will feature a wide range of speakers and it will address the implications of the Unitary Patent Package and establishment of the Unified Patent Court. The event is free, and it is possible to register here.

EPO and UPC: Friends or Foes?

The UCL’s Institute of Brand & Innovations Law is holding an event on the topic of the relationship between the EPO and the UPC on Wednesday 29 November. It aims to address the issues related to the best forum for a party wishing to challenge a Unified Patent or a European Patent, and to the similarities and differences between EPO opposition proceedings and UPC central revocation actions, and more. The event will include a panel featuring our own AmeriKat, Annsley Merelle Ward (Partner at WilmerHale), Dr Ingo Beckedork (Chairman of Legal Board of Appeal, EPO), Florence Butin (President of CFI of UPC) and Edward Oates (Partner at Carpmaels and Ransford LLP). It is possible to find more details and register here. 

BILETA Annual Conference 2024 

The British and Irish Law, Education and Technology Association is organising its 39th Annual Conference hosted by Dublin City University’s Law and Tech Research Cluster in in partnership with the Law Society of Ireland and with the support of the Erasmus Mundus Master in Law, Data and AI (EMILDAI) and the ADAPT Centre for AI-driven Innovation. The BILETA AGM will take place on Wednesday 17th April and the conference will be held at the Dublin City University’s historical St Patrick’s Campus and online on Thursday 18 and Friday 19 April 2024. The theme is ‘Digital and Green’ and the call for paper’s deadline is set on the 8 January 2024. More details and to submit a 500-word abstract here.  Registration for the conference will be open from 8th January 2024 to 5th April 2024.

CIPA Student Conference 2024

The CIPA Student Conference will take place Thursday 18 April 2024 at the Crowne Plaza Birmingham City Centre. The Student Conference will feature inspiring keynote speakers, networking opportunities, and much more. More information will become available in the coming months, including the conference agenda, and the list of speakers and presenters. Bookings opened on the 18 October.  Previous conferences were fully booked within weeks of opening bookings, so make sure to register here, if interested.