36th US Bar - EPO Liaison Meeting

36th US Bar – EPO Liaison Meeting

Joined European Patent Office (EPO) officials and U.S. patent attorneys for the 36th US Bar EPO Liasion Council Meeting. Both sides discussed a wide range of topics, including Covid-19’s impact and measures at the EPO, the Unitary Patent/Unified Patent Court, plant and animal patentability at the EPO, as well as artificial intelligence (AI) at the EPO and USPTO.

I was honored to address the Council on AI and spoke about areas of convergence, divergence, and the importance of plurilateral and multilateral efforts to harmonize safe harbors, redlines, and regulatory sandboxes. Covid-19 has bolstered both the need for countries to work together as well as the means to do so early and often. Let’s make the most of it.

EPO’s press release here: https://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2020/20201120.html