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12 February 2026
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Study Questions 2026: Kick-off Meetings Part 2

Bird & Bird

AIPPI has now announced the Study Questions for its 2026 Congress. The UK group will be holding our kick-off meetings in two parts, each taking place at the offices of Bird & Bird, starting at 6pm.

Part 2 – the second kick of meeting will take place on Thursday 12 February. The topics (and AIPPI UK Council Members / individuals responsible for leading the questions) are:

  • COPYRIGHT: Online infringement and territoriality considerations / issues of geoblocking (led by Ellen Keenan-O’Malley (EIP) and Jonathan Moss (Hogarth Chambers)); and
  • GENERAL: Dynamic blocking injunctions (led by Georgina Hart and Rachel Alexander (both Wiggin)).
  • SPECIAL: Microbiome inventions (led by Ashley Roughton).

The purpose of the kick-off meeting will be for the question leaders and group to discuss the main points that the question raises for UK practitioners, consider proposals for harmonisation and reform, and plan the further preparation of the UK response.

The meetings will take place in round-table hybrid format, with in-person attendance encouraged. There will be a separate meeting for each question, preceded by a plenary session for the purpose of introducing the questions. Each event will start at 6pm and last for approximately 2 hours. Those interested in participating are requested to choose only one question.

Ten places are available for each question on a first-come-first-served basis. If you cannot attend the meeting, but would like to participate in work on the questions, please contact secretary@aippi.org.uk.

Each launch meeting is free and is open to members and non-members. Continued involvement after that will be limited to members, or those with pending applications for membership.

AIPPI UK Annual Prize

Members (including new members) who were 35 or younger on 1 January 2026 and who participate in the preparation of the response to a Question are eligible for consideration for the annual AIPPI UK prize for the best contribution by an eligible member of the group. The overall winner will receive a £3,000 contribution towards the attendance of an in-person congress (this year in Hamburg, Germany) and up to three other contributors will have the chance to receive a “highly commended” prize of £300 in book tokens.

At the time of registering, if someone else registers on your behalf (e.g.: your secretary or PA), please make sure that they book in your name.

Downloads
  • Part 2 - Special
  • Part 2 - General
  • Part 2 - Copyright