The WIPO Conversation on Intellectual Property and Frontier Technologies
The next WIPO Conversation “Frontier technologies – AI Inventions”, will take place on September 21 and 22, 2022.
AI is becoming a general purpose technology that has the potential to not only open a new field of science but to dramatically change all aspects of our lifes and our economy, transforming our business models and opening the path to new ways of innovating and creating. Ensuring that our existing IP systems continue to foster innovation in this exciting new era is going to be key for everyone, everywhere to benefit from the potential for economic growth.
However, AI inventions present the current patent system with a number of challenges. In order to provide better protection and embrace the full value of patents it is necessary to have timely, transparent and accessible standards for patent granting that market players can fully rely on. To harness the economic potential of AI it will be important to understand the uncertainties faced by innovators and for IP Offices to consider how to best support AI innovation.
Sixth session of the WIPO Conversation
What are the market trends and how do these translate in terms of patent applications? How autonomous is AI actually, what role does it play either as part of the inventive process or as part of an invention? What questions does this raise for the IP system? And how are IP Offices supporting AI inventors?
The Sixth Session of the WIPO Conversation taking place on September 21-22, 2022 will connect the views and stories from innovators and IP professionals to what is happening in the IP Offices around the world and will aim at sharing information and building awareness around patent examination practices, tools and guidelines for AI inventions.
Get involved!
Registration for the Sixth session of the WIPO Conversation on September 21 and 22, 2022 will open soon.
The WIPO Conversation is in an open, inclusive, multi-stakeholder forum intended to provide stakeholders with a leading, global setting to discuss the impact of frontier technologies on all IP rights and to bridge the existing information gap in this fast moving and complex field.
The five sessions of the Conversation have a truly global reach. Past sessions have each attracted on average 1,500 attendees spanning across 130 countries from Member States, to academia, IP professionals and enterprises.
WIPO is leading the forum to advance the understanding of the IP issues involved in the development of frontier technologies, including AI, throughout the economy and society and its significant impact on the creation, production and distribution of economic and cultural goods and services.
We are still in the process of planning the details of the Sixth Session but are currently working on a hybrid format consisting (a) of member states and overseer physical presence alongside or (b) of live online streaming and Zoom platform that enables virtual participation.
A video recording, presentations and written interventions will also be published shortly after the session.
We are still working on the detailed agenda. Please sign up for our regular news updates which will inform you as soon as we have further information.
WIPO Conversation is open to everyone and registration is free.
At the heart of the WIPO Conversation is awareness building and information sharing and we will shape the agenda to accommodate as much time as possible for this.
We are still working on the agenda and will provide more details as soon as possible and there will be plenty of time to let us know if you would like to make a presentation or intervention within the scope of the agenda.
We would love to hear from IP Offices and Member States working on patent examination guidelines or practice updates, tools and guidelines for AI inventions. Similarly, if you are an individual or private enterprise working in the AI field or an IP practitioner assisting AI innovators, please reach out with your stories.
Registration will open soon. Please sign up for our regular news updates which will inform you as soon as registration opens.
