Black Lives Matter

interested in patent law. The UKIPO, the EPO, the USPTO and the German Patent Office have refused to allow DABUS (an AI system) to be named as the inventor. However, their decisions have raised many more questions than they have answered. There are issues of law, for instance whether patent laws prohibit the granting of patents for inventions made by AI systems or the naming of an AI system as inventor, as well as issues of principle.

Robert Jehan has been handling the UK and EPO patent applications, as well as being closely involved in the other applications in the same family. He will gladly provide a summary of the history of the cases and issues on appeal, to the extent that they can be discussed at this time.

Speaker: Robert Jehan (Williams Powell); CPD: 1; Prices: £73.20 | £49.20 members

CIPA statement, first published online, 7 June, 2020

As the world continues to react to the shocking death of George Floyd, CIPA is standing in solidarity with its black and minority ethnic staff and members and the work of IP Inclusive, particularly its network for black, Asian and minority ethnic professionals, IP & ME.

CIPA and its members strive to ensure equality for all users of the IP and wider legal system and will continue to promote diversity and inclusivity in the IP professions.

But the harrowing events in the USA and subsequent reaction in the UK and elsewhere give us all cause to reflect and consider how we can change. CIPA recognises that more needs to be done and will continue to work with IP Inclusive to improve under-representation, strengthen the roles of BAME allies and work towards removing racism and discrimination wherever it occurs. Racism has no place in our society.

Catch up with CIPA’s new podcasts at: https://cipa.org.uk/policy-and-news/podcasts/

Study Guide to the Patents Acts (2020)

£59 non-members – £48 members, +PP for outside the UK

Doug Ealey’s Study Guide to the Patents Acts sets out to achieve the opposite of such books as Visser and Hoekstra. Rather than provide exhaustive commentary on patent law for reference during the open book EQEs, it instead simplifies the law and commentary as far as possible to provide a bare-bones reference that can be readily learnt by students taking the closed-book UK finals.

This book is designed to help prepare for the PEB FD1 (formerly P2) examination.

The 12th edition has been updated to incorporate recent changes in law.

To order a copy please email publications@cipa.org.uk or visit www.cipa.org.uk/eshop/ Or go to www.linkedin.com/groups/4425194/ to find out more on the FD1 / P2 Study Guide group on LinkedIn.