How FrontierTechnologies will change
the IP System
Ulrike Till
WIPO, Director IP and Frontier Technologies Division

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Frontier technologies

Frontier technologies are emerging at the intersection of radical scientific breakthroughand real-world implementation: Artificial intelligence. Big data. The Metaverse.
Bioprinting. Quantum computing. The Computer-Brain Interface…
These technologies are changing our lives. How we communicate, innovate, create anddo business.
They may also hold one of the keys to addressing some of the most pressing global issues
we face.

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Frontier technologies now represent a $350 billion market, which could become a $3.2
trillion market as soon as 2025.
AI is currently most prolific in terms of patents and patent applications (WIPO
Technology Trends Report 2019)

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The importance of intangible assets and IP is growing as
digitalization is progressing and frontier technologies areemerging.
Innovation and creation are happening much faster. The
number of IP filings is increasing rapidly and subject tomore volatility. Markets are globalizing and intangible
assets are flowing much more freely across borders.

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Three themes
How to make IP accessible, relatable and understandable
and really bring IP alive?
How can frontier technologies make IP and theIP system more efficient and more accessible toall?
How to build IP policy toensure that IP systems
continue to foster innovationand creation?

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IP Policy
IP and the current IPR systems were especiallydesigned to foster human creation and innovation.

Does AI innovationand creation fit intothe current system?
Should AI innovationand creation be
incentivized at all?
How do we balance
the value of humanand AI creation andinnovation?
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AI inventors

AI creators

Does AI need IP incentives toinvent and create? What are
the consequences for
obviousness and originality?

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Data: the new oil and legal
conundrum
IP can pose both an incentive
for the generation of data –for example by way of trade
secret protection or databaserights - and a hindrance to theaccess, analysis and use ofdata – for example when datacontains copyright protectedworks

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Frontier technologies are transforming theIP system

Over the next years frontier technologies will be
one of the keys to providing more solutions tomaking IP an everyday asset used by innovatorsand creators all around the world
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WIPO and IP Offices around the world are adapting new technologies tobetter assist innovators and creators.
Great examples include WIPO Speech to Text and WIPO Translate, WIPO
Brand Image Search and Patent Classification tools. IP Offices are also
starting to develop pre-IP filing assessment tools, for example for trade
mark filings, or implementing AI in their process.
he WIPO AI Tool Index provides a more detailed overview.

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Private sector tools ,,,,We are seeing many initiatives in the private sector
emerging that aim to make IP easier to value andtransact.
AI can assist in patent drafting, IP valuation andtransacting. Frontier technologies can help detect
counterfeits on global marketplaces and find newways for dispute resolution.
Frontier technologies are right now already beingadopted to transform how we register and use IP.

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WIPO FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYWIPO ConversationSession 6: AI inventions (September 21-22, 2022)
 Open to all Free Hybrid format
 2 sessions in 2023 in planning... at least… watch this space!

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