Honored to return to Geneva for the 37th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Patents and to moderate the Experts’ Exchange on patentability criteria and AI inventorship. Our dialogue reflected a shared commitment to thoughtful, globally inclusive policymaking as AI reshapes innovation and the international IP landscape.

Between sessions, we even found a moment to play a learning game inspired by the WIPO IP Policy Toolkit, which I had the privilege of co-authoring. A lighthearted way to reinforce the collaborative tools designed to help member states navigate AI-driven innovation. Toolkit link: https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo-pub-2003-en-getting-the-innovation-ecosystem-ready-for-ai.pdf

In addition to the formal proceedings, I appreciated the opportunity to meet with Director General Daren Tang, Deputy Director General Lisa Jorgenson, and WIPO senior leadership. I also valued time spent with Member State delegates, WIPO Fellows, Young IP Experts, and colleagues across the Secretariat. I hope some of our Penn State Dickinson Law students will apply for the Fellows and Experts opportunities in due course.

Grateful for the warm hospitality of the WIPO Frontier Technologies team and for the collegiality of the Singapore delegation. I particularly enjoyed an evening with Matthias Reischle-Park when young children in Halloween costumes happily joined us for a photo. It was a wonderful reminder of the future generation we ultimately serve.

Thank you to WIPO and all who contributed to a meaningful week.

Dr. Ulrike Till Ken-Ichiro Natsume Sharmaine Wu Zhupar Kulmaganbetova Ana Andrijevic Ignacio de Castro Kasumi Kanetaka Giovanni Napolitano Andrea Keller Magnus Hakvåg Marina Lamm Jia Lu Yogesh Pai András Jókúti, LL.M. Jaime Love Zhe Yi Ong Mariam Ayvazyan Michele Woods Mohamed Emir Boulhadid Alexandra George Arul George Scaria Daria K. Ngozi Okidegbe Bruce Dearling Siddiqa Singh Dickson Garrett Levin Christoph Spennemann