Abstract

Fast development and evolution of artificial intelligence is profoundly affecting International and National IP Systems as it rapidly permeates society. Indeed, the current AI revolution, led by Eastern Asia and to a certain extent the US and a few OECD countries, challenges legal concepts of authorship, inventorship, but also of novelty, collective works, ... not talking of working methods for ascertaining intellectual property rights granting and enforcement. Once this complex panorama is drawn, scholars need to reflect on, how long and how far governments can and / or want to resist or accompany major evolutions that are both wanted and / or feared by society and business, including current IPR owners.

Laurent MANDERIEUX

Professor of Intellectual Property Law at L. Bocconi University of Milan, Italy, Founder and Member of the Directorate Board, Bocconi LL.M in Law of Internet Technology, Director, Bocconi Summer Schools in Law, Chair, European IP Teachers’ Network, Coordinator, Transatlantic IP Academy, Director, FIDE TIPSA Global Digital Encounters, and invited Professor / Lecturer of Intellectual Property Law in Universities and Training institutes in many countries of Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Africa. In addition to his IP teaching, numerous Publications, and IP research activities at Bocconi, one of the most prestigious and high-ranked Universities in the European Union, Laurent Manderieux is Senior Intellectual Property Expert for various international Organizations and governments. He was for many years Official at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland, where he took care of training and information for government officials, lawyers, researchers, scientists, and business circles (in this capacity he prepared training material and IP publications, and made up to 100 presentations per year). Before joining WIPO, he also worked for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) in Rome, Italy, and at the European Union in Brussels. Over the last two decades, he wrote numerous publications, reports and studies in many fields of IP, Trade and IP, IP and Development, and undertook international IP projects for the EU, the EPO, UNDP, UNCTAD, WIPO, IDLO, OIF, and various Governments. In this context, he visited more than 145 countries. He works in French, English, Italian, Spanish, and German. For further information contact: Laurent.manderieux@unibocconi.it

This event takes place at 13:00 in the Moot Court on Thursday 13 March (MST.02.006)