Morning Keynote Address 1

The Key Impacts of Covid-19 Coronavirus on Intellectual Property

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• How the pandemic is affecting disputes

• Collaborations that are on the rise

• The impact of Covid-19 coronavirus on contracts

• The impact on regulations and what is involved in the fast-track approval process for Covid-19 coronavirus vaccines

• Challenges for brand owners

Morning Keynote Address 2

UK/Europe: Trademark Laws, Regulation & Brand Value Management

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• United Kingdom: Trademark Laws & Regulation 2022

• Trademark goes before brand

• How are recent developments in trademark law affecting brand protection and enforcement strategies?

• Brand protection in a fast growing market​

• New progress in brand strategy in the era of IoT

• The impact of Brexit on trademark protection in the UK and EU

Morning Keynote Address 3

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Patent Portfolio Management, Monetization, and Transactions: Key

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• Key considerations for companies in 2022 and beyond

• Current patent portfolio monetization trends

• Business, legal and other considerations

• Best patent valuation practices

• Impact of recent regulatory developments

• ​E-Discovery in patent litigation

Industry Leadership Session

IP Data Breaches — Identifying and Controlling Litigation Data that can Leave Your Company Exposed

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• Identifying threats: spotting vulnerability and areas of exposure

• Measuring and improving the effectiveness of your current solutions

• Closing the loop with a unified, end-to-end solution

Industry Leadership Session

International Arbitration & IP Disputes: Practical Tips and Best Strategies

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• International arbitration – recent significant issues

• Arbitrating international IP disputes

• Potential pitfalls and how to address them

• Resolving multijurisdictional disputes in a single proceeding

• Implications of COVID-19

• ​Best strategies

Industry Leadership Session

Patenting Artificial Intelligence (AI) – Just a Playground for Tech Giants or Nerdy Startups?

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• What is an AI related invention?

• How can we protect it and what are major national or regional differences?

• Application strategies that meet your business goals

Leadership Round Table Discussion & Idea Exchange (In-Person & LIVE Online Session)

 

This session is an opportunity for you to share feedback with peers regarding challenges you face that were not addressed in other conference sessions. Participate in discussions around hot topics and burning issues with your colleagues that are unique to the IP environment. Peers gladly share ideas, strategies and best practices to assist you in addressing difficulties. You may be surprised that you have an idea to share that will be of great value to another attendee. Take back to your office insightful tips to reduce risk or increase efficiency in a process or procedure within your firm that you didn't think needed improvement.

 

During the Idea Exchange, we plan to discuss the topics below. Please feel free to bring additional topics if you don't see a topic that you would like to discuss.

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Discussion Topic & Details-

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Transformation of IP, Patent, Trademark & Copyright: Major Shift to Enhance UK/Europe IP Industry

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• The impact on lawyers & law firms

• Can AI replace judges-Is it threat to legal/IP professionals?

• The future in IP is not Artificial Intelligence. It‘s Augmented Intelligence

• AI – oversold &overpromised?

• How human and machine intelligence underpins the critical decisions for scientists, IP portfolio panagers and lawyers

• What wan patent protection achieve in a digital world?

• Sharing experiences for good IP management

• How to significantly reduce cost on short, mid and long term in your IP lifecycle for Patents, Trademarks and Designs.?

• IP Management – more Data, better Quality?