Here’s this week’s selection of opportunities and events for the IPKat community!
Two webinars on trade secrets in the EU
On February 8, the European Communities Trademark Association (ECTA) and the Bulgarian Patent Office will jointly host a webinar on the EU Trade Secrets Directive. The event will explore national transpositions and available case-law in Germany, Italy, and Bulgaria. Registration is open here.
Shortly after that, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) will also hold a webinar on trade secrets, focusing on trends in trade secrets’ litigation across the EU. The event will take place on February 27 and the registration is available here.
In-person event on standard essential patents (SEPs) in Turin
The Italian branch of the Licensing Executives Society (LES) is holding a one-day event on SEPs and their upcoming reform. The conference, to be held in Italian, will take place in Turin on February 5. Participation is free, but registration is required here.
Two hybrid events on IP and international dispute resolution
The Singapore’s Intellectual Property Office will conduct two hybrid events on the latest developments in technology and IP dispute resolution. The events will cover topics such as SEPs, crypto and blockchain disputes, among others. The New York edition will take place on February 21, and the Washington edition is planned for February 23. See here for further details.
In-person conference on AI and IP in Greater Chicago
On March 28, the Center for Intellectual Property Understanding (CIPU) and Northwestern University will host the 7th IP Awareness Summit 2024. This year’s theme is AI’s impact on creation, innovation, content, IP rights and competition. For more information and registration details, see here.
Awards
Several calls for essay awards are currently ongoing. The ECTA Award is open until February 28, accepting essay submissions from students and professionals. The ATRIP Essay Competition is open until February 15, welcoming papers from scholars no older than 35 years of age. Until March 13, the Spanish Instituto de Autor is awaiting submissions on copyright and related rights, written in Spanish, to the 11th Antonio Delgado Award.
Wednesday whimsies
Reviewed by Anastasiia Kyrylenko
on
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Rating:
Reviewed by Anastasiia Kyrylenko
on
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Rating:
Follow the IPKat on LinkedIn 
![[Guest post] EUIPO Second Board of Appeal refers case to Grand Board of Appeal following earlier refusal to register a photograph of a man’s head/face as an EU trade mark](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUj9v-k3DYaSVMR4lsmKDLHVB5nIoINuvZNbH2TQCelrfaAE9qmGSAQs-plzQ7HnZ7Svk_gRdrIODp0Nat5vpWajduit3xkArNhK76AHhX770RIJ62thfCVI5fnvcXU-5zH4NkUSfPY9FjRMFiK7OKJ7m7YSo2FzhyPSoA8ZWCsxaOXb0bBCoPQA/s72-c/Picture%201.png)
![[Guest post] Benelux Office rules on opposition proceedings prepared by ChatGPT](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29VY0rNNP1Hqyz8RgB47r4q7fhqQfYHxsEbX_RKmT4KU5Y_vg7vB6dsAW91CidjMfJ38klTvD4mMtZb3QmwFPAHaGF88BPttWSbfYvo7UUg7MpFRTNtEjThmG0QaX2qZFFHSnN71i3YQZSBFC0SL7PgkAlme-XH8cSNWRFbOAOuLr_LMOGcImLQ/s72-c/Screenshot%202024-12-04%20at%2020.45.58.png)
Posts
No comments:
All comments must be moderated by a member of the IPKat team before they appear on the blog. Comments will not be allowed if the contravene the IPKat policy that readers' comments should not be obscene or defamatory; they should not consist of ad hominem attacks on members of the blog team or other comment-posters and they should make a constructive contribution to the discussion of the post on which they purport to comment.
It is also the IPKat policy that comments should not be made completely anonymously, and users should use a consistent name or pseudonym (which should not itself be defamatory or obscene, or that of another real person), either in the "identity" field, or at the beginning of the comment. Current practice is to, however, allow a limited number of comments that contravene this policy, provided that the comment has a high degree of relevance and the comment chain does not become too difficult to follow.
Learn more here: http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/p/want-to-complain.html