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As the use of artificial intelligence continues to increase, questions around protecting original ideas have become more urgent than ever.

This virtual panel brings together three distinguished specialists to explore the evolving relationship between AI-generated innovation and the law.

Join Prof Irene Calboli (Texas A&M University), Oliver Fairhurst (Lewis Silkin), and Prof Noam Shemtov (Queen Mary University of London) for a discussion where they will explore the legal challenges involved in:

• Can AI be an inventor, or inventors need to be human? What identifies an inventor as such?
• The protection of design, trademarks, and products
• Trade secrets - employees and confidentiality
• Perspectives from the US, EU Law, and the UK

There will be time for questions from the audience, the event will be recorded for those who can’t attend it live, and all registrants will be notified.
When
Thursday, December 11, 2025 · 4:00 p.m. London (UTC +0:00)
Presenters
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Professor Irene Calboli (panel chair)
Regents Professor of Law, Texas A&M University
Professor Irene Calboli is Regents Professor, Texas A&M University, and her research interests focus on intellectual property, international trade, and comparative law. Prof Calboli’s expertise includes advising international organizations and national governments on issues related to legislative reforms and the impact of intellectual property laws on economic and cultural development.
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Oliver Fairhurst
Oliver Fairhurst, Partner at Lewis Silkin LLP and IPKat, United Kingdom
Oliver advises clients on contentious and non-contentious issues relating to intellectual property and advertising. His clients are from a wide range of industry sectors most commonly in the fashion, beauty, technology, advertising & marketing and media & entertainment sectors. Oliver is part of the IPKat team as a GuestKat.
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Professor Noam Shemtov
Chair of Intellectual Property and Technology Law, Queen Mary University of London
Professor Noam Shemtov is the Chair of Intellectual Property and Technology Law at the Centre for Commercial Law, Queen Mary University of London, where he also serves as Director of the Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute.

He has led research projects and studies funded by UK Research Councils and by industry, national, supranational and commercial organisations.

In recognition of his contributions to the innovation sector, the European Patent Office named Professor Shemtov as one of its “50 Leading Tech Voices” over the 50 years of the European Patent Convention.

Professor Shemtov also holds visiting appointments at universities in Spain, France, and the Netherlands.
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