BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Session events Calendar//IBA//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260803T043803Z DTSTART:20261005T123000Z DTEND:20261005T153000Z SUMMARY:Hot topics in intellectual property\, communications and technolo gy DESCRIPTION:This very dynamic and well-attended session enables you to se lect from a menu of hot topics in the Intellectual Property (IP)\, commu nications\, media and technology sectors and participate in roundtable d iscussions.\n\nTopics of current interest are selected to stimulate a li vely debate. Moderators on each table introduce the table topic\, and th e participants do the rest. Background knowledge or experience within ar eas for discussion is not required. Our menu will include hot and 'late breaking' topics in the areas of intellectual property law\, internet la w and mobile technologies\, privacy and data protection\, technology con tracting and dispute resolution\, arts law\, media and space law.\n\nDis cussion is usually around the interface of law\, business\, technology a nd culture\, with a global focus. Many topics for discussion are often t he subject of considerable public and media interest. In participating i n the table topics you will gain a deeper insight into these areas and b e able to add your own comments.\n\nThe format is interactive networking . The session will provide you with a great opportunity to meet many oth er lawyers and to discuss topics of mutual interest with them: don't for get your business cards\, ecards and contact details to share. We welcom e new participants in these discussions.\n\nSession Co-Chairs - Elisa He nry\, WSP / Rebecca McDougall\, Morgan Lewis\n\n\n\nRotations\nWe will s tart with a brief introduction and have 3 rotations of 45 minutes each w ith a break of 5 minutes between each rotation for people to wrap up dis cussions.\n\nThe following topics will be discussed during the session\, with the help of the respective moderators identified for each topic:\n \n\nTopic 1\nOriginality! What's new? Scandinavian design\nThis table wi ll explore how Scandinavian furniture design has shaped global ideas of originality\, minimalism\, and functional aesthetics—and how those ideas are protected (or challenged) under copyright and design law. Discuss h ow iconic Scandinavian design works sit at the intersection of artistic expression and industrial production\, raising key legal questions about where “design inspiration” ends and copyright infringement or copying b egins.\n\nModerators - Herman Croux\, MVVP / Hanna Tilus\, Cirio Advokat byrå AB\n\n\nTopic 2\nReturn to the Moon. Access to space\nThis rotating table discussion will cover current proposed plans by NASA\, ESA\, Chin a and Roscosmos\; the principle of non-appropriation of outer space and celestial bodies foreseen in international treaties\, peaceful purpose a nd restrictions on specified military establishments and potential comme rcial activities. This table will also cover different forms and possibi lities of accessing space\, from tourism to defense\, from satellites to human continuous presence in outer space\, from the use of energy to ES C\, from free access to barriers\, limits and restrictions.\n\nModerator s - Bob Calmes\, 55 Legal / Luca Iaboni\, Genergo Space / Andreas Lenz\, Heuking\n\n\nTopic 3\nAI\, image rights\, and moral rights: who owns a face in the age of synthetic media?\nThis table will focus on how AI is blurring the boundaries of image rights\, personality rights\, and moral rights. With deepfakes\, voice cloning\, and AI generated likenesses be coming mainstream\, the discussion would explore how existing legal fram eworks are coping\, drawing on U.S. debates around celebrity deepfakes a nd false endorsement\, European approaches grounded in moral rights and human dignity\, and Latin American perspectives where image rights often have constitutional protection. The key question: do we need new ways t o protect identity itself in the age of synthetic media?\n\nModerators - Luiza Tângari Coelho\, Madrona / Dr. Deepa Tiku\, K&\;S Partners\n\n \nTopic 4\nGreen brands on thin ice: IP protection and the legal limits of sustainability claims\nThis discussion will focus on the growing tens ion between sustainability driven branding strategies and the legal boun daries set by trademark\, unfair competition\, and advertising law. It c ould examine how “green” product names\, labels\, and brand narratives a re assessed under various legal frameworks\, including evidentiary stand ards and enforcement risks. The roundtable could also explore how compan ies can align IP portfolios with ESG objectives without triggering green washing claims or undermining brand value.\n\nModerators - Sarah Drukarc h\, Pestalozzi / Sebastain Heim\, Graf von Westphalen\n\n\nTopic 5\nIs m y invention created aboard the International Space Station protected? An d does it infringe other IP rights?\nThis table will explore the complex legal questions surrounding inventions\, technologies\, and creative wo rks developed\, used\, or potentially infringed aboard the International Space Station (ISS)\, on spacecraft\, and in future lunar and orbital h abitats. Discuss how existing patent\, copyright\, trade secret\, and co ntractual frameworks apply in space\, including the role of internationa l agreements\, national patent laws\, and the jurisdictional rules gover ning activities conducted beyond Earth's borders.\n\nModerators - Paul M onaghan\, The Law Society of NSW / Francesca Ferrero\, Trevisan Cuonzo\n \n\nTopic 6\nShow me the money! Establishing monetary compensation for p atent infringement in technology products\nThere are many interesting is sues like how to apportion value of a sale\, how to prove IP owner’s los t profits\, how to determine reasonable royalty\, and what is deductible in the common law infringer’s profit’s inquiry (incremental\, fixed cos ts\, variable costs etc.) Can the existence of a non-infringing alternat ive impact the causality inquiry? Some systems foresee bifurcation of th e monetary aspects of the case\, some don’t\, what are the trends?\n\nMo derators - Bob Sotiriadis\, ROBIC / Hasan Ifran Khan\, United Trademarks \n\n\nTopic 7\nAI and biology: tracking the legal and regulatory issues arising from human augmentation technologies\, along with AI assisted sc ientific review: approaches by FDA\, EMA\, and other regulators\nAs adva nces in artificial intelligence\, biotechnology\, neurotechnology\, and bioengineering increasingly converge\, the line between human and machin e is becoming more difficult to define. From AI-assisted prosthetics and brain-computer interfaces to genetic enhancement and cognitive augmenta tion technologies\, innovation is rapidly outpacing the legal frameworks designed to govern it. This table will discuss the evolving intellectua l property\, regulatory\, and ownership issues arising from human augmen tation technologies. This table will also discuss how life sciences regu lators such as the FDA\, EMA\, and others are using artificial intellige nce for scientific reviews and to assist with reviewing medical product submissions and applications. The discussion will explore fundamental qu estions surrounding the patentability of augmentation-related inventions \, ownership of AI-generated biological innovations\, protection of data derived from enhanced individuals\, and the allocation of rights among inventors\, developers\, medical institutions\, and users\, as well as t he allocation of regulatory responsibilities and liability once a produc t has been approved.\n\nModerators - Ping Gu\, Zhong Lun / Vanessa Burro ws\, STB Law / Elysangela Rabelo\, Demarest\n\n\nTopic 8\nMission: impos sible – regulating truth without censorship\nAfter the success of last y ear’s discussions on this topic and the many changes around the world in this area over the last 12 months\, the Media Law Committee will once a gain explore:\n\n\n What legal tools do countries use to regulate truth- telling in the media?\;\n Where should the fine line be drawn between de manding reliable and responsible reporting of the news and imposing cens orship?\; and \n What role does litigation play in regulating truth tell ing?\n\n\nModerators -Rajesh Sreenivasan\, Rajah &\; Tann Singapore L LP / Rob Balin\, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP\n\n\nTopic 9\nStreet art\, st reet rules? Banksy's complicated relationship with IP. Public Art\, priv ate rights: IP ownership in commissioned works\nThis table will explore how the pseudonymous street artist and his legal and authentication body \, Pest Control\, have maintained a famously ambivalent attitude towards IP protection. We will discuss how the artist has sought to rely on tra demark law rather than conventional copyright enforcement to avoid revea ling his identity and the practical limits of policing IP rights in the context of street art.\nAnd\, a lively cross-jurisdiction discussion of who owns copyright in a commissioned public artwork\, market norms and t he pressures on artists to assign their intellectual property. We will a lso consider moral rights\, when waivers are demanded and whether they a re enforceable or desirable.\n\nModerators - Amelia Brankov\, Brankov PL LC / Petra Warrington\, Wedlake Bell\n\n\nTopic 10\nDigital sovereignty – is open source the remedy?\nThe discussion around digital sovereignty has recently picked up and gained momentum\, particularly for government s\, but also for private businesses. The increased use of open source sy stems has been proposed as remedy to combat dependency from large tech v endors and to maintain digital sovereignty. The roundtable will discuss whether and how open source systems can effectively be used as an altern ative\, what legal issues may be mitigated thereby and what new risks an d challenges may emerge from using open source components.\n\nModerators - Roland Mathys\, Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd / Astrid Wagner\, Arendt / J ohan Hubner\, DLA Piper\n\n\nTopic 11\nAI and its impact on law firm man agement and legal practice\nThe choice of this topic reflects the growin g relevance of artificial intelligence in the legal sector\, not only as a tool for efficiency but as a force that is reshaping how law firms ar e organized\, deliver services\, and create value for their clients. AI is influencing everything from internal processes (knowledge management\ , task automation\, resource optimization) to more strategic aspects suc h as business models\, client relationships\, and decision-making.\nThe discussion would address\, among other points:\n\n\n how law firms are i ncorporating AI into their daily practice\;\n the impact on team structu re and management\;\n risks\, as well as ethical and regulatory challeng es\;\n opportunities to enhance the quality and efficiency of legal serv ices\; and\n best practices.\n\n\nModerators - Doil Son\, Yulchon / Gust avo Giay\, Marval / Caroline Berubé\, HJM Asia Law &\; Co LLC\n\n\nTo pic 12\nShould you and your clients accept the standard contract terms f or Generative AI services?\nAI tools assist in decision making-- AI shap es an outcome but users play a large role in proper input and examinatio n of output. This roundtable will discuss the appropriate balance of res ponsibility and liability in AI terms and conditions. We will cover issu es involving ownership\, data use and deletion\, use of customer data to train the AI tool\, risk shifting to cover inaccurate or made-up data a nd challenges in a contract keeping up with the ever-changing AI technol ogy.\n\nModerators - Christopher Millard\, Queen Mary University of Lond on / Joost Schmaal\, Kennedy Van der Laan / Dr. Matthias Orthwein\, SKW Schwarz\n\n\nTopic 13\nBuying a company\, buying its data - what due dil igence is missing and how to draft reps and warranties?\nData assets are increasingly central to M&\;A valuations - yet most legal teams have no framework for assessing them. Is the data clean\, lawfully collected \, and actually usable? Is the data subject to IPR? This roundtable asks what lawyers need to know before signing off on a data-heavy deal\, and what questions nobody is asking until it is too late.\n\nModerators - L aura Ziferman\, Walless / Stefan Weidert\, Gleiss Lutz / Statira Ranina\ , ALMT Legal\n\n\nTopic 14\nDoes banning children from accessing social media services work?\nThis discussion will look at different models that have been adopted in different countries around the world and whether t hese are\, or will be\, effective in addressing the harms arising from c hildren accessing social media services.\n\nModerators - Sam Feder\, Jen ner &\; Block / Mario Di Carlo\, Ristuccia &\; Tufarelli\n\n\nTopi c 15\nModernising communications infrastructure: a discussion of the dig ital network act\nThe Digital Network’s act will impact in facilitating the modernisation of the EU’s communications infrastructure\, for exampl e\, by facilitating infrastructure investment and what the long term imp acts might be.\n\nModerators - Anne Vallery\, Wilmerhale / Innocenzo Gen na\, Dipartimento per la Trasformazione Digitale / Nazli Cansin Karga\, Dentons\n\n\nTopic 16\nNeurodata\, emotion AI\, and biometric profiling: privacy law's next frontier\nDescription pending\n\nModerators - Norman Heck\, Ramon Cajal / Malin Tønseth\, Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig AS / Adam Rose\, Mischcon de Reya\n\n\nTopic 17\nThe death of online ano nymity\nFor decades\, anonymity was one of the defining features of the internet. Today\, that model is rapidly disappearing. AI-powered identif ication tools\, biometric systems\, age-verification laws\, platform acc ountability rules\, financial transparency requirements\, and growing pr essure to “know your user” are reshaping how people interact online — an d how companies design digital services. This table will explore whether anonymity can survive the next generation of technology and regulation\ , and examine the growing tension between identity\, safety\, privacy\, innovation\, financial integrity\, and freedom of expression in the AI e ra.\n\nModerators - Erik Valgaeren\, Stibbe / Paulina Silva\, BitLaw / R aphael Dana\, Dana Law\n\n\nTopic 18\nAI\, journalism and market power: who pays the bill in the age of AI?\nGenerative AI is fundamentally tran sforming the way people access and consume information. AI assistants an d search engines increasingly provide direct answers\, summaries and syn thesised content\, often reducing the need for users to visit the origin al sources. While these technologies offer significant benefits in terms of accessibility and efficiency\, they also raise important questions a bout the economic sustainability of journalism and the future of indepen dent news production.\nAcross the globe\, regulators\, courts and compet ition authorities are examining whether dominant digital platforms and A I developers derive substantial value from journalistic content without providing fair compensation to news publishers. At the same time\, polic ymakers are grappling with how to balance innovation\, access to informa tion and the preservation of a diverse and sustainable media ecosystem.\ n\n\nThis roundtable will examine the evolving intersection of competiti on law\, copyright\, platform regulation and media sustainability. Drawi ng on recent litigation\, licensing arrangements and regulatory investig ations involving AI developers\, search engines and news organisations\, participants will discuss legal responses and consider how the value ge nerated by information should be allocated in the age of AI.\n\nModerato rs - Simone Lahorgue Nunes\, Lahorgue Advogadas / Daniela de Pasquale\, Ughi e Nunziante Studio Legale / Sajai Singh\, JSA Law\n LOCATION: UID:28714bf9-77d3-4123-bd81-6a7ffdb8cb8e END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR