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The UK group of AIPPI organises talks and research events concerning intellectual property throughout the year. Our events count for CPD under the Solicitors Regulation Authority, the Bar Standards Board and IPReg requirements.

Most events provide drinks afterwards and the opportunity to meet the speakers and other attendees.

Attendance at our events is free for members and new applicants for membership.

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Previous events

18 January 2024

Thaler in the Supreme Court – the judgment, and how can UK patent law evolve in future to accommodate AI-generated inventions?

Online event
Speakers: Stuart Baran, Professor Ryan Abbott

At the close of 2023, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom handed down its eagerly awaited and widely publicised judgment in Thaler v Comptroller-General confirming that a patent application may not name an AI machine as an inventor. AIPPI UK is privileged to welcome Dr Stuart Baran (3 New Square) and Professor Ryan Abbott (University of Surrey) to speak to us in our first rapid reaction (virtual) event of 2024. Dr Baran is the barrister who represented the UKIPO in the case appealed by Dr Stephen Thaler, creator of AI machine, Dabus. Professor Ryan Abbott represented Dr Thaler, and has advocated widely for patents on AI-generated inventions.