From connectivity to convergence: AI, quantum and IP

Leading Tech Voices: digital technologies

As more technologies begin to converge and connect - heavily impacting fields such as healthcare and telecommunication – our experts see an increased need for greater awareness among inventors about the role of intellectual property in leveraging the potential of these inventions. 

 Additionally, how can patent law adapt to previously unforeseeable innovations?  

Discover the exciting possibilities that lie ahead with advancements in AI and quantum computing and explore how IP is shaping their progress.  

Moderator: 

Jessica Kuchenbecker, EPO examiner and team manager 

Speakers: 

Axel Ferrazzini, Managing director of 4IP Council 

Noam Shemtov, Professor of Intellectual Property and Technology Law at Queen Mary University 

This episode is part of a special podcast series where each episode focuses on one of five major technology areas. It builds on the EPO’s 50 Leading Tech Voices project, in which global tech leaders were invited to share how they believe inventiveness can help create a brighter and more sustainable future.  

You can read their statements and watch discussion panels on our website:  

Statements

Panel discussions 

EPO’s Deep Tech Finder 

EPO’s Patent Index