BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Session events Calendar//IBA//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260713T155335Z 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\nRotations\nWe will start wit h a brief introduction and have 3 rotations of 45 minutes each with a br eak of 5 minutes between each rotation for people to wrap up discussions .\n\nThe following topics will be discussed during the session\, with th e help of the respective moderators identified for each topic:\n\n\nTopi c 1\nOriginality! What's new? Scandinavian design\nThis table will explo re how Scandinavian furniture design has shaped global ideas of original ity\, minimalism\, and functional aesthetics—and how those ideas are pro tected (or challenged) under copyright and design law. Discuss how iconi c Scandinavian design works sit at the intersection of artistic expressi on and industrial production\, raising key legal questions about where “ design inspiration” ends and copyright infringement or copying begins.\n \nModerators - Herman Croux\, MVVP / Hanna Tilus\, Cirio Advokatbyrå AB\ n\n\nTopic 2\nReturn to the Moon. Access to space\nThis rotating table d iscussion will cover current proposed plans by NASA\, ESA\, China and Ro scosmos\; the principle of non-appropriation of outer space and celestia l bodies foreseen in international treaties\, peaceful purpose and restr ictions on specified military establishments and potential commercial ac tivities. This table will also cover different forms and possibilities o f accessing space\, from tourism to defense\, from satellites to human c ontinuous presence in outer space\, from the use of energy to ESC\, from free access to barriers\, limits and restrictions.\n\nModerators - 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 becoming m ainstream\, the discussion would explore how existing legal frameworks a re coping\, drawing on U.S. debates around celebrity deepfakes and false endorsement\, European approaches grounded in moral rights and human di gnity\, and Latin American perspectives where image rights often have co nstitutional protection. The key question: do we need new ways to protec t identity itself in the age of synthetic media?\n\nModerators - Luiza T ângari Coelho\, Madrona / Dr. Deepa Tiku\, K&\;S Partners\n\n\nTopic 4\nGreen brands on thin ice: IP protection and the legal limits of susta inability claims\nThis discussion will focus on the growing tension betw een sustainability driven branding strategies and the legal boundaries s et by trademark\, unfair competition\, and advertising law. It could exa mine how “green” product names\, labels\, and brand narratives are asses sed under various legal frameworks\, including evidentiary standards and enforcement risks. The roundtable could also explore how companies can align IP portfolios with ESG objectives without triggering greenwashing claims or undermining brand value.\n\nModerators - Sarah Drukarch\, Pest alozzi / Sebastain Heim\, Graf von Westphalen\n\n\nTopic 5\nIs my invent ion created aboard the International Space Station protected? And does i t infringe other IP rights?\nThis table will explore the complex legal q uestions surrounding inventions\, technologies\, and creative works deve loped\, used\, or potentially infringed aboard the International Space S tation (ISS)\, on spacecraft\, and in future lunar and orbital habitats. Discuss how existing patent\, copyright\, trade secret\, and contractua l frameworks apply in space\, including the role of international agreem ents\, national patent laws\, and the jurisdictional rules governing act ivities conducted beyond Earth's borders.\n\nModerators - Paul Monaghan\ , The Law Society of NSW / Francesca Ferrero\, Trevisan Cuonzo\n\n\nTopi c 6\nShow me the money! Establishing monetary compensation for patent in fringement in technology products\nThere are many interesting issues lik e how to apportion value of a sale\, how to prove IP owner’s lost profit s\, how to determine reasonable royalty\, and what is deductible in the common law infringer’s profit’s inquiry (incremental\, fixed costs\, var iable costs etc.) Can the existence of a non-infringing alternative impa ct the causality inquiry? Some systems foresee bifurcation of the moneta ry aspects of the case\, some don’t\, what are the trends?\n\nModerators - Bob Sotiriadis\, ROBIC / Hasan Ifran Khan\, United Trademarks\n\n\nTo pic 7\nAI and biology: tracking the legal and regulatory issues arising from human augmentation technologies\, along with AI assisted scientific review: approaches by FDA\, EMA\, and other regulators\nAs advances in artificial intelligence\, biotechnology\, neurotechnology\, and bioengin eering increasingly converge\, the line between human and machine is bec oming more difficult to define. From AI-assisted prosthetics and brain-c omputer interfaces to genetic enhancement and cognitive augmentation tec hnologies\, innovation is rapidly outpacing the legal frameworks designe d to govern it. This table will discuss the evolving intellectual proper ty\, regulatory\, and ownership issues arising from human augmentation t echnologies. This table will also discuss how life sciences regulators s uch as the FDA\, EMA\, and others are using artificial intelligence for scientific reviews and to assist with reviewing medical product submissi ons and applications. The discussion will explore fundamental questions surrounding the patentability of augmentation-related inventions\, owner ship of AI-generated biological innovations\, protection of data derived from enhanced individuals\, and the allocation of rights among inventor s\, developers\, medical institutions\, and users\, as well as the alloc ation of regulatory responsibilities and liability once a product has be en approved.\n\nModerators - Ping Gu\, Zhong Lun / Vanessa Burrows\, STB Law / Elysangela Rabelo\, Demarest\n\n\nTopic 8\nUpdates on media law\n Description pending\n\nModerators - pending\n\n\nTopic 9\nStreet art\, s treet rules? Banksy's complicated relationship with IP. Public Art\, pri vate rights: IP ownership in commissioned works\nThis table will explore how the pseudonymous street artist and his legal and authentication bod y\, Pest Control\, have maintained a famously ambivalent attitude toward s IP protection. We will discuss how the artist has sought to rely on tr ademark law rather than conventional copyright enforcement to avoid reve aling 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 the pressures on artists to assign their intellectual property. We will also consider moral rights\, when waivers are demanded and whether they are enforceable or desirable.\n\nModerators - Amelia Brankov\, Brankov P LLC / 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 governmen ts\, but also for private businesses. The increased use of open source s ystems has been proposed as remedy to combat dependency from large tech vendors and to maintain digital sovereignty. The roundtable will discuss whether and how open source systems can effectively be used as an alter native\, what legal issues may be mitigated thereby and what new risks a nd challenges may emerge from using open source components.\n\nModerator s - Roland Mathys\, Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd / Astrid Wagner\, Arendt / Johan Hubner\, DLA Piper\n\n\nTopic 11\nAI and its impact on law firm ma nagement and legal practice\nThe choice of this topic reflects the growi ng relevance of artificial intelligence in the legal sector\, not only a s a tool for efficiency but as a force that is reshaping how law firms a re 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 su ch as business models\, client relationships\, and decision-making.\nThe discussion would address\, among other points:\nhow law firms are incor porating AI into their daily practice\;\nthe impact on team structure an d management\;\nrisks\, as well as ethical and regulatory challenges\;\n opportunities to enhance the quality and efficiency of legal services\; and\nbest practices.\n\nModerators - Doil Son\, Yulchon / Gustavo Giay\, Marval / Caroline Berubé\, HJM Asia Law &\; Co LLC\n\n\nTopic 12\nSh ould you and your clients accept the standard contract terms for Generat ive AI services?\nAI tools assist in decision making-- AI shapes an outc ome but users play a large role in proper input and examination of outpu t. This roundtable will discuss the appropriate balance of responsibilit y and liability in AI terms and conditions. We will cover issues involvi ng ownership\, data use and deletion\, use of customer data to train the AI tool\, risk shifting to cover inaccurate or made-up data and challen ges in a contract keeping up with the ever-changing AI technology.\n\nMo derators - Christopher Millard\, Queen Mary University of London / Joost Schmaal\, Kennedy Van der Laan / Dr. Matthias Orthwein\, SKW Schwarz\n\ n\nTopic 13\nBuying a company\, buying its data - what due diligence is missing and how to draft reps and warranties?\nData assets are increasin gly central to M&\;A valuations - yet most legal teams have no framew ork for assessing them. Is the data clean\, lawfully collected\, and act ually usable? Is the data subject to IPR? This roundtable asks what lawy ers need to know before signing off on a data-heavy deal\, and what ques tions nobody is asking until it is too late.\n\nModerators - Laura Zifer man\, Walless / Stefan Weidert\, Gleiss Lutz / Statira Ranina\, ALMT Leg al\n\n\nTopic 14\nDoes banning children from accessing social media serv ices work?\nThis discussion will look at different models that have been adopted in different countries around the world and whether these are\, or will be\, effective in addressing the harms arising from children ac cessing social media services.\n\nModerators - Sam Feder\, Jenner &\; Block / Mario Di Carlo\, Ristuccia &\; Tufarelli\n\n\nTopic 15\nMode rnising communications infrastructure: a discussion of the digital netwo rk act\nThe Digital Network’s act will impact in facilitating the modern isation of the EU’s communications infrastructure\, for example\, by fac ilitating infrastructure investment and what the long term impacts might be.\n\nModerators - Anne Vallery\, Wilmerhale / Innocenzo Genna Diparti mento 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\, Ramo n Cajal / Malin Tønseth\, Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig AS / Adam Ro se\, Mischcon de Reya\n\n\nTopic 17\nThe death of online anonymity\nFor decades\, anonymity was one of the defining features of the internet. To day\, that model is rapidly disappearing. AI-powered identification tool s\, biometric systems\, age-verification laws\, platform accountability rules\, financial transparency requirements\, and growing pressure to “k now your user” are reshaping how people interact online — and how compan ies design digital services. This table will explore whether anonymity c an survive the next generation of technology and regulation\, and examin e the growing tension between identity\, safety\, privacy\, innovation\, financial integrity\, and freedom of expression in the AI era.\n\nModer ators - Erik Valgaeren\, Stibbe / Paulina Silva\, BitLaw / Raphael 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 transforming the way people access and consume information. AI assistants and search eng ines increasingly provide direct answers\, summaries and synthesized con tent\, often reducing the need for users to visit the original sources. While these technologies offer significant benefits in terms of accessib ility and efficiency\, they also raise important questions about the eco nomic sustainability of journalism and the future of independent news pr oduction.\nAcross the globe\, regulators\, courts and competition author ities are examining whether dominant digital platforms and AI developers derive substantial value from journalistic content without providing fa ir compensation to news publishers. At the same time\, policymakers are grappling with how to balance innovation\, access to information and the preservation of a diverse and sustainable media ecosystem.\nThis roundt able will examine the evolving intersection of competition law\, copyrig ht\, platform regulation and media sustainability. Drawing on recent lit igation\, licensing arrangements and regulatory investigations involving AI developers\, search engines and news organizations\, participants wi ll discuss legal responses and consider how the value generated by infor mation should be allocated in the age of AI.\n\nModerators - Simone Laho rgue Nunes\, Lahorgue Advogadas / Daniela de Pasquale\, Ughi e Nunziante Studio Legale / Sajai Singh\, JSA Law\n LOCATION: UID:76f52e65-76ca-45b4-a9f3-ef32046a4a6d END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR