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Sunday 3 November 2024

Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo

10th Session of the WIPO Conversation on IP & Frontier Technologies, AI Output: To Protect, or Not to Protect – that is the IP Question


The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will hold the Tenth Session of the WIPO Conversation on Intellectual Property and Frontier Technologies (formerly WIPO Conversation on IP and AI) on 5 and 6 November 2024.

The theme of the tenth session is “AI Output: To Protect, or Not to Protect—That is the IP Question.” The session aims to bring together stakeholders to discuss inter alia the relationship between AI-generated content and IP, evaluate current practices, and propose practical solutions.

The agenda comprises the following topics:
  • From patentability dilemmas to copyright conundrums: Economic perspective.
  • Current copyright landscape: Where does AI fit in?
  • Pay per use? AI outputs, training data and the infringement question.
  • Deepfakes, cheap fakes, voice jacking and other AI manipulations.
  • Technical cooperation for the benefit of all.
  • Connecting the dots: Industry solutions to identify AI outputs.
The list of speakers is available here. The event will be held in a hybrid format. Registration was open for WIPO members & Observers (onsite) and a wider audience (virtual). If you haven’t registered, the live webcast of the session will be available here.

If you have a craving for more WIPO on IP and AI, do not forget to review here a list of sources at the bottom of the article.

Image by T Hansen from Pixabay.
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Friday 27 September 2024

Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo

El Índice Mundial de Innovación de 2024: Latinoamérica y el Caribe


Ayer se anunció la publicación de la 17ª edición del Índice Mundial de Innovación (GII, por sus siglas en inglés). Publicado desde 2007, el GII ha sido una fuente útil de análisis para medir la innovación. Consulta aquí mis reportes sobre ediciones anteriores del GII.

El GII de 2024 fue publicado por la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI), en colaboración con el Instituto Portulans.

El GII de 2024 contiene la más reciente clasificación mundial de innovación de más de 130 economías, basándose en 78 indicadores. El tema del informe de este año es “Descubriendo la promesa del emprendimiento social”.

El nuevo Explorador de ecosistemas y datos de innovación del GII de 2024 (en inglés) muestra las reseñas sobre el desempeño de cada economía con respecto a todos los indicadores, destacando sus puntos fuertes y débiles en materia de innovación.
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Sunday 10 March 2024

Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo

9th Session of the WIPO Conversation on IP & Frontier Technologies: Training the Machines – Bytes, Rights and the Copyright Conundrum


The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will hold the Ninth Session of the WIPO Conversation on Intellectual Property and Frontier Technologies (formerly WIPO Conversation on IP and AI) on 13 and 14 March 2024.

The theme of the ninth session is “Training the Machines—Bytes, Rights and the Copyright Conundrum”, which aims to bring together stakeholders to discuss the multifaceted relationship between IP and training data. The event will foster a holistic understanding of the impact of training data on the IP landscape by evaluating current practices, proposing practical solutions, and envisioning future direction.

The agenda comprises the following topics:
  • The current IP state of play: Training data containing copyright-protected works.
  • Does litigation really solve everything? A litigation tracker.
  • Can regulation keep up? Navigating the evolving regulatory landscape.
  • Can contractual frameworks mitigate the IP risk until regulation catches up?
  • Shaping a possible way forward: New approaches for the new AI age.
  • Presentation: Generative AI, training data and innovation – how large language models are acceleration scientific break throughs.
The list of speakers is available here. The event will be held in a hybrid format. Registration was open for WIPO members & Observers (onsite) and a wider audience (virtual). If you haven’t registered, the live webcast of the session will be available here.

If you have a craving for more WIPO on IP and AI, do not forget to review here a list of sources at the bottom of the article.

Image by ktfcaptain from Pixabay.
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Tuesday 13 February 2024

IPTango

Encounter 32, The UPC after eight months: achievements and challenges?


On 21 February 2024, FIDE (Legal and Business Research Foundation) and TIPSA (Transatlantic Intellectual Property Academy) will hold the Encounter 32, The UPC after eight months: achievements and challenges?

The panellists are Rian Kalden (Second Panel of the UPC Court of Appeals) and Kevin Mooney (Simmons & Simmons). Emmanuel Gougé (Pinsent Masons) will moderate the session.

The suggested readings and the report on the session will be available on the Global Digital Encounters (GDE) website as time goes by.

The Encounter is offered free of charge, but registration is required. Register here now!

If you missed previous Encounters or want to watch them again, click here.

Credit: The image is courtesy of FIDE.
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