Friday 26 November, the 2021 edition of EPLAW’s Annual Congress and General Assembly 2021 was held in Brussels. Due to the continuing pandemic, it was a hybrid event, with speakers and participants attending both in person and virtually. 

The event was preceeded by a social event on Thursday.

The entire programme consisted of:

20 years of EPLAW – the past and the future
– Pierre Véron, Honorary President EPLAW

A briefing on the UPC
– Myles Jelf, Bristows (Introduction)
– Kevin Mooney, Simmons & Simmons

Sufficiency of ground breaking inventions – lessons from Venice
– Penny Gilbert, Powell Gilbert (moderator)
– Martin Müller, Boards of appeal of the EPO
– Klaus Bacher, Federal Court of Justice, Germany
– Colin Birss, Court of Appeal of England and Wales, UK
– Rian Kalden, Court of Appeal of The Hague, Netherlands

Inventions made by or using artificial intelligence
– Philippe Campolini, Stibbe (moderator)
– Martin Müller, Boards of appeal of the EPO
– Colin Birss, Court of Appeal of England and Wales, UK
– Ryan Abbott, University of Surrey School of Law, UK