MEPs on Framework for AI Regulation
On Tuesday 12 May 2020, MEPs discussed the draft report on Framework of ethical aspects of artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies at the JURI European Parliament Committe meeting.
Ibán García del Blanco, rapporteur for the legislative report said that the report is “the first legislative initiative that the Parliament has tackled from such a holistic approach”, while the rapporteur for report on Intellectual property rights (IPR) for the development of artificial intelligence technologies, Stéphane Séjourné, observed that Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) “are intended to ensure the promotion of innovation and creativity, which is essential for the […] development of AI” and suggested “to improve the mechanisms and the availability of data needed for the development of Artificial Intelligence”.
It is expected that in the next step the JURI Committee will discuss the Framework amendments in June and July, which is to be followed by the vote on 28 September 2020.
You can watch the whole JURI Committee meeting here.
The Grand Board of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) finally ruled that the figurative sign ‘COVIDIOT’ cannot be registered as an EU trademark.
The 4th Open Knowledge Day took place on Tuesday 17 October 2023, with an accompanying workshop on 18 October 2023. This year it was organised by the Open Data and Intellectual Property Institute (ODIPI) and supported by Knowledge Rights 21 (KR21).
We invite you to the fourth Open Knowledge Day and the workshop, which will take place this year within the framework of the programme and with the support of Knowledge Rights 21. The event will bring together experts from different European countries to discuss two topics: the first part will deal with the legal basis for data analytics, which is a key part of machine learning and related artificial intelligence, and the general exception for research. In the second part, open science in theory and practice will be presented both in Slovenia and in some Western Balkan countries. Representatives of research and educational institutions from Slovenia and the Western Balkan countries, as well as interested members of the public, are invited to attend.
Dr. Maja Bogataj Jančič, a renowned expert in copyright law, has joined the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, where she will serve as an affiliate researcher for the next two years.