Almost 8% of patent filings at the EPO in 2023 were for computer technology, which includes the rapidly growing field of artificial intelligence. But which types of AI are growing especially fast and why? What do experts mean when they say that 2024 is the year of the embodiment of AI? And could the next superantibiotic be designed by AI?

Moderator:

Jeremy Philpott, EPO Communications manager

Guests:

Wiebke Hinrichs, EPO patent examiner

André Fonseca dos Santos, EPO patent examiner

EPO's Patent Index 2023

Is offshore wind energy the key to solving the climate crisis? A recent joint report reveals insightful findings, highlighting challenges and opportunities in this growing sector. Join study authors from the European Patent Office and International Renewable Energy Agency as they discuss this clean energy source.

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Guests:

Francisco Boshell, Head Innovation and End Use Applications, IRENA

Jaidev Dhavle, Associate Programme Officer, Innovation for the Energy Transition, IRENA

Johannes Schaaf, EPO patent intelligence expert

Moderator:

Geert Boedt, EPO patent data analyst

When dealing with disability, is gene therapy an ethical solution? Can technology encourage a more equitable world? Does society truly listen to people with a disability?

In this special edition, we’ll meet several authors seeking answers to these complex questions. We’ll hear their creations before learning about the inspiration behind each tale. "Who am I?" by Brian Routledge, "L’ Expo" by Christophe Poizat and "Mosaïque" by Paule Gilis were the winning entries in EPO’s writing competition on the theme disability and innovation. The contest was open to all staff and formed part of our celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the European Patent Convention. Brian’s story also won the 2023 essay competition organised by the Brain journal and is published there (link below).

⁠"Who am I" by Brian Routledge on epo.org⁠

⁠"Who am I" by Brian Routledge in the "Brain" Journal⁠

⁠"The exhibition" by Christophe Poizat on epo.org⁠

⁠"Mosaic" by Paule Gilis on epo.org⁠

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