Many factors come into play when patenting AI - costs, patentability, effectiveness, commercialisation strategy, among many others. As if that were not difficult enough, many governments are still grappling with how to deal with AI-specific patenting issues. One may even find that the rules on patenting AI are constantly changing, newly emerging, and inconsistent across jurisdictions!

Come join us us as we try to clear the mist! Hear about strategies to tackle patenting matters in key jurisdictions, international trends, a possible way forward, and practical solutions to protecting AI innovations.

SPEAKER

Ken Simpson, Principal, Davies Collison Cave

Ken assists innovative organisations to obtain patent protection and to develop IP strategy for information and communications technologies (ICT) across a range of industries including health care and finance. He is a registered patent attorney in Singapore and Australia and is a former Senior IP Counsel for Mastercard, where he managed the company's Asia/Pacific IP function. Ken completed a PhD in Physics, followed by postdoctoral research in Bioinformatics at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI). At WEHI he collaborated with medical researchers on various projects relating to cancer and infectious diseases. His research included development of new statistical and computational methods for analysis of gene expression data.

MODERATOR

Marcus Li, General Counsel, Slate Alt

Marcus is the General Counsel of Slate Alt, an investment platform with a focus on deep-tech, and the Director of Projects and Programmes at Hello Tomorrow Singapore. He is admitted as an advocate and solicitor to the Singapore bar. Prior to joining Slate Alt, Marcus was a corporate lawyer focusing on domestic and international corporate restructurings of SGX and NYSE listed corporations. Focusing on deep tech, he acts as a consultant and advisor to innovative organisations across various industries including agricultural, healthcare, and artificial intellgience.