Third Session of WIPO Conversation on IP and AI
World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has in the past organised two sessions of Conversation on Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence, the last one in July. The Third Session will be held in November as a virtual meeting.
The main topic of conversation will remain the Revised Issues Paper on IP and AI. The Third Session’s agenda includes discussions on the definitions, trademark provisions, capacity building, and issues of accountability for decisions in IP administration.
Detailed agenda is available here and the procedures can be accessed here.
Dr. Maja Bogataj Jančič will take part in the Session as a representative of Communia.
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