Free Webinar delivered by Freeths
19 Nov 2024
Published in: Member News
The IP Horizon: What’s new and what’s next?
In today’s fast-paced and ever-evolving legal landscape, staying ahead of the curve is crucial. This webinar is designed to provide you with the latest insights and updates on intellectual property (IP) law, ensuring you remain informed and prepared for some of the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.
The webinar will be structured, so you can join in its entirety, or just for specific topics of interest, see below for session timings.
We will be covering developments across several areas, including:
• Design law - We’ll discuss the latest case law and how this is influencing the protection of design rights. This session will be led by Thomas Elias, a leading barrister at Serle Court.
10:00AM – 10:40AM including 10 minutes of questions
5 minute break
• Originality and artistic merit – has the UK’s approach become clearer? – We’ll look at the recent Court of Appeal guidance on originality and whether we will continue to see alignment with the EU on artistic merit.
10:45AM – 11:25AM including 10 minutes of questions
5 minute break
• The impact of AI on patents in the UK – There has been a recent surge in patent applications incorporating AI, which brings unique challenges in terms of inventorship and patent eligibility.
11:30AM – 12:10PM including 10 minutes of questions
5 minute break
• Trade marks and branding - Trade mark trends over the last 12 months, and what that means for brands looking ahead.
12:15PM – 12:55PM including 10 minutes of questions
5 minute wrap up
Who should attend?
These online sessions are aimed at:
• In-house lawyers with some responsibility for IP management.
• Foreign IP attorneys who want to keep up to date with UK developments.
• UK patent and trade mark attorneys with CPD requirements and inquiring minds!
Details
Date: Wednesday 27th November 2024
Time: 10:00am – 1:00pm
Venue: via Zoom
Register your place here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6y-OEHVDRdG0pCsTWf3Jdg
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