2023 Summit meeting of GNIPA
​(The Global Network of National IP Practitioner Associations)
ISTANBUL

HILTON ISTANBUL BOMONTI HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER 

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2023

​​​PROGRAM​​（Subject to Change）

Schedule	Topic	Speaker from	Speaker	Presentation Materials
9:00-9:30	1. Introduction
9:30-11:30	2. Harmonization Update	WIPO	Harmonization Update Christine BONVALLET, Director of the PCT International Cooperation Division
		JPO	Harmonization Update Procedural aspects incl. AI Shunsuke SHIKATO, IP attaché in Europe, Principal Director of IP, JETRO Dusseldorf
		IPO	GREEN IP&HARMONIZATION Laurence Loumes, Green IP subcommittee
		EPO	UPDATE ON SUBSTANTIVE PATENT LAW HARMONISATION Sylvie Strobel, Lawyer, Patent Law Policy and Harmonisation IP5 NET/AI ROADMAP: STATUS UPDATE Nelson Das Neves, Lead for the regional desk IP5, International Organisations and Global users
		BusinessEurope	Harmonisation Update BUSINESSEUROPE’s perspective Elena Bertolotto, Senior Advisor of Legal Affair Department
		USPTO	Jessica Patterson, Senior Advisor and Director for International Worksharing
		FICPI/AIPPI	Update on SPLH Jérome Collin, CET Special Reporter
11:30-12:00	3. Trademark Issues	ASIPI	Enrique Diaz, President re: Insights on Trademark Issues in Latin America
		AIPLA	Ronald DiCerbo
12:00-13:00	Lunch Break
13:00-15:15	4. Recent Development from the Regions: focusing on Design issues	CNIPA	LI Yuanyuan
		EUIPO	Digital designs and legislative challenges in the EU Gailė SAKALAITĖ, Legal Specialist, Legal Department
		JPO	Recent Initiatives Related to the Design System in Japan Keisuke SEKI, IP attaché in Middle East and Africa, Director of IP, JETRO Dubai
		KIPO	Protecting Digital designs : with particular emphasis on G.U.I designs Jihoon Kim, Deputy Director of Design Examination Policy Division
		USPTO	Jessica Patterson, Senior Advisor and Director for International Worksharing
		ABPI	Gabriel Leonardos, President
		PAK	UPC and Unitary Patent Status Report Nanno Lenz, Past President
		ACPAA	Dajian WU, Vice President
		IPTA	Andrew Jones, Councilor
15:15-16:15	5. Panel: Generative AI – Use, risk and possible regulation in IP Firms: moderated by Alan Kasper	AIPLA	GenAI and the Future of Patent Portfolio Development Ian Schick, Chair, Emerging Technologies Committee; Member, AI Task Force
		AIPLA	Artificial Intelligence and Patents:Issues for patent prosecution John Osha, Chair of AI Task Force
		CIPA	Patent Prosecution with AI: Opportunities and Challenges Daniel Chew, President
		JPAA	Attorneys Act and AI Legal Service Yuichiro Suzuki, Member
		FICPI	AI and Keeping Your Firm Floating In The Cloud Swarup Kumar, Deputy Secretary General
16:15-16:35	6. Global IP Alliance Update	GLIPA	Maria Cecilia Romoleroux, Global Board of Directors
16:35-17:00	Adjourn
17:00-18:00	Cocktail Reception