Wednesday Whimsies

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With summer in full swing in the Northern hemisphere, it might perhaps feel natural to long for things other than IP, but there is plenty of IP-related activity happening before and right after the hot months. Take a look at some announcements below and do not forget always to monitor The IPKat's Events page!

DABUS ... in Germany

First of all, some hot-off-the-press news: the German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has just published its decision on AI inventorship, substantially concluding that a human contribution (not necessarily inventive) is invariably needed, even for AI-generated inventions. The person who has made such a contribution must be identified and designated as inventor.

Events

From Renaissance to First Industrial Revolution: Patent Law in the Making (9 July 2024)

Celebrating the 550th anniversary of the first patent law worldwide, issued in the Republic of Venice on 19 March 1474, the Associazione Italiana Documentalisti Brevettuali (AIDB) is organizing an online workshop titled From Renaissance to First Industrial Revolution: Patent Law in the Making on 9 July. For further information and to register, click here.

XXXVI Nordic NIR Meeting 2024 (1 - 3 September)

The Finnish Association for Industrial Property Rights will host the 36th Nordic NIR Meeting in Helsinki from 1 to 3 September 2024. This year’s conference will focus on:

• Nordic perspectives on recent developments in IP law
• The relationship between AI and IP, including issues of creation and infringement
• Reflections of the UPC’s first year from a Nordic viewpoint
• Nordic approaches to evidence considerations in IP trials

For further information and to register, click here.

GRUR Annual Meeting 2024 (18 - 20 September)

The Bavarian Regional Group of the German Association for Intellectual Property Law (GRUR) is organizing this year's GRUR Annual Meeting 2024, which will take place from 18 to 20 September in Augsburg. Covering all the main substantive IP rights and more, this is probably THE German IP event of the year. For further information and to register, click here.