10 unanswered questions
- How far will the automation of patent work go in the next 10 years?
- When, if ever, will humans not be needed for patent prosecution?
- Will there be patent reform in the United States to address the concerns over Alice or inter partes review?
- Will the unitary patent and Unified Patent Court ever get off the ground, and what impact will they have if so?
- Will Brexit lead to big-ticket litigation moving away from London?
- Can more efficient means of settling disputes over SEPs and FRAND licensing be developed?
- Will patent ownership and technology licensing become more transparent?
- Will specialist or general firms be best able to respond to the new challenges?
- How will law firms work effectively with technology service providers?
- Will IP law firms widely adopt new business models?