The EUIPO will host the ‘IP Horizon 5.0 Conference: Mapping opportunities and challenges in a globalised economy’ on 26 and 27 September 2019 at its headquarters in Alicante, Spain.The conference is co-organised by the Office and the San Francisco-based McCarthy Institute. The agenda will cover various topics at the forefront of Intellectual Property (IP), with an emphasis on cutting-edge developments and artificial intelligence initiatives in the field of IP. Opportunities presented by global e-commerce and transformative technologies will also be discussed, together with the future of IP-related jobs.The conference will bring together key intellectual property figures from the EU and beyond, including representatives from some of the leading global IP offices, international industry, policy-makers, practitioners, academics and enforcement authorities. The draft programme can be found here.The conference is designed to encourage active discussion among participants about the challenges and the opportunities they face in an ever-changing global economy.

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