Yorkshire Regional Meeting 2024

Audience

Programme & Speakers

• 12:30 - 13:30 - Registration & Networking Lunch
• 13:30 - 13:40 - Introduction from the chair

  Speakers

  

  Greg Iceton, Dehns

  Greg Iceton, Dehns

  Greg joined the firm as a Technical Assistant in 2007, shortly after graduating from Keele University with a degree in Physics with Astrophysics, and he is based in our Munich office. Greg is a fully qualified European and UK Chartered Patent Attorney. He is also a European Trade Mark Attorney.

  Greg became a Senior Associate in 2019 and was made Partner in 2022.

• 13:40 - 14:25 -Litigation in the Unified Patent Court – experience of the first (nearly) nine months

  Speakers

  

  Trevor Cook, Bird & Bird LLP

  Trevor Cook, Bird & Bird LLP

  Trevor Cook is Of Counsel at Bird & Bird LLP. He is an English solicitor with over 45 years’ experience of intellectual property litigation. He was a partner in Bird & Bird LLP from 1981 to 2013 and in Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP from 2014 to 2022. He chairs the British Copyright Council, was for several years President of the UK group of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), and is on the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) list of arbitrators.  In addition to countless articles and book chapters Mr Cook has authored the following books: A User’s Guide to Patents; Pharmaceuticals Biotechnology and the Law; EU Intellectual Property Law; A European Perspective as to the Extent to Which Experimental Use, and Certain Other, Defences to Patent Infringement, Apply to Differing Types of Research and The Protection of Regulatory Data in the Pharmaceutical and Other Sectors. He is co-author of Practical Intellectual Property Precedents and International Intellectual Property Arbitration. He is a general editor of The Modern Law of Patents and is editor of Sterling on World Copyright Law; Trade Secret Protection – A Global Guide and The Patent Litigation Law Review.  He is a contributor to the CIPA Guide to the Patents Act and the European Patents Handbook.

• 14:25 - 15:10 - Patenting AGI & AI – Tips & Tricks

  Speakers

  

  Coreena Brinck, Two IP

  Coreena Brinck, Two IP

  Patenting computer-implemented technology raises lots of challenges and when seeking patent protection for Artificial Intelligence inventions, whether it is core or applied technology, there are often additional hurdles to overcome if a patent is to be granted.  I’ll be talking about how some of these challenges differ depending on the type of AI, and why this makes core AI and artificial general intelligence, AGI, sometimes so much more challenging to protect, both from an in-house and outside counsel perspective.  I’ll also explain why I’m interested to see how recent UK case law will affect the outlook for patenting artificial neural network ANN implemented inventions in the UK and will be sharing some insights about what makes this such a fascinating area to work with from an IP perspective generally.  Finally, as well as sharing some tips and tricks for drafting and prosecuting patents in this space, I’ll be sharing some anecdotes from what it is like to take over an AGI patent portfolio from an in-house perspective.  You won’t need to be an expert in patenting AI to enjoy this talk, but if you are, hopefully you’ll find it equally fascinating.  If you have any questions or topics you’d like to be sure I will cover please do email me in advance at [email protected] or contact me via LinkedIn

• 15:10-15:40 - Refreshment Break
• 15:40 - 16:25 - Reflective practice in CPD: practical advice on the new CPD

  Speakers

  

  Debbie Slater, Prevayl Ltd

  Debbie Slater, Prevayl Ltd

  Debbie works as a patent attorney with Prevayl Ltd: a new company developing wearable technologies.  She is a member of the CIPA Council, vice chair of the CIPA education committee and co-Editor of the CIPA Patents Training Manual.

• 16:25 - 17:10 - IPO’s new patents service in 2024 – what to expect

  Speakers

  

  Simeon Bowen, IPO

  Simeon Bowen, IPO

  Simeon is Communications Lead for the One IPO Transformation Programme. He has worked in public sector communications for over 10 years, having previously worked in a variety of comms roles at the Office for National Statistics and UK Statistics Authority. Simeon joined IPO two years ago and acts as a key link between IPO developers and customers. In his spare time, Simeon is an avid gamer and a Tae Kwon-do instructor.

• 17:10 - 17:20 - Closing Remarks from the Chair
• 17:20 - 19:00 - Drinks Reception with canapes