Peter R Slowinski
Person
Studied law in Passau, Cardiff and Munich (1st and 2nd state law examinations). Master of the Science of Law (J.S.M.) as part of the Stanford Program in International Legal Studies (SPILS) with an empirical thesis on mediation in patent disputes. Ongoing doctoral research on dysfunctional effects in patent enforcement.
Positions at Weizenbaum Institut
Fields of research
Current research focus on the need to adapt copyright and patent law to changing economic and social conditions of innovation and creativity as a result of the increasing use of AI. Also part of the UPC Observatory of the MPI for Innovation and Competition and former member of the Life Sciences Research Group.
Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property Rights, Patents, Innovation, Legal Design
Publications
Selection
Artificial Intelligence, Novelty and Inventive Step: What Is the Impact of AI on Patent Law?, in: Rafal Sikorski, Zaneta Zemla-Pacud (eds.), Patents as an Incentive for Innovation, Kluwer Law International, 2021.
Rethinking Software Protection, in: Jyh-An Lee, Reto M. Hilty, Kung-Chung Liu (eds.), Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property, Oxford University Press, 2021.
Miscellaneous
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