. (with E. Bonadio) 3rd Tricontinental Conference on IP Law. Title of the presentation: “Trademark Law in the Age of AI: From Human Confusion to Algorithmic Decision-Making?,” University of Malta, La Valletta, Malta 12 December 2024.
. (with E. Bonadio) 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Comparative Law: Innovation and Sustainability: Comparative Law for a better World, Texas A&M University School of Law, Forth Worth, USA, October 17-19 2024. Title of the presentation: "Standard Essential Patents and Ecological Transition: A Comparative Perspective."
. VII Italo-Spanish Seminar on Constitutional Law, University of Naples Parthenope, 2-4 October 2024. Title of the presentation: "L'impatto della tecnologia digitale sulla struttura del potere democratico: Sfide e Opportunità per l'era algoritmica."
. (with E. Bonadio) EPIP 2024 Annual Conference “Intellectual property and the future of the data economy” Pisa (Italy), 11-13 September 2024. Paper presentation: "Can Standard Essential Patents Accelerate Ecological Transition?"
. Presentation at the City University of London Workshop on AI and IP Law, July 22, 2024, London (UK). Title of the presentation: "Risk of Confusion and AI in Trademark Law."
. (con E. Bonadio) "42nd ATRIP Congress: Intellectual Property, Ethical Innovation and Sustainability.Towards a New Social Contract for the Digital Economy?" Università Luiss Roma (Italia) - 30 Giugno/3 Luglio 2024. Paper presentation: "Standard Essential Patents and Ecological Transition".
. X Convegno annuale dell'Associazione di Diritto Pubblico Comparato ed Europeo - DPCE, Università degli Studi di Sassari, Sassari, (Italy) - 13/14 Giugno 2024. Paper presentation:"L’impatto della tecnologia sul potere esecutivo e sui sistemi parlamentari: un’analisi comparata".
. WIPO-SDAI Executive Program on Advanced Aspects of Copyright and Related Rights in Latin America – Forging the Future, Brasilia, Brasile - Maggio 6, 2024. Title of the presentation: "The Evolving Landscape of Artificial Intelligence (AI), A New Wave of Challenges and Opportunities for Creators"
. WIPO Conversation on IP and Frontier Technologies, Geneve, Switzerland, March 13, 2024. Title of the presentation: EU TDM exception (in light of the EU AI Act).
. "The Future of European Industrial Policy", Università Bocconi, Bocconi Lab for European Studies, Milano (Italia) - 29 Febbraio / 1 Marzo 2024. Title of the presentation: "Legal Challenges of the European Digital Transition".
. "Sixth IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia Conference", Foreign Trade University, Hanoi , Vietnam - 18 – 19 Jan. 2024. Paper presentation: Navigating Copyright Challenges in Generative AI Training Datasets: A Comprehensive Analysis.
. (with Magali Contardi and Enrico Bonadio), "The Battle of Names: Geographical Indications vs. Common Names between Old World and New World", paper presented at the 2nd Tricontinental Workshop on IP law, University of la Laguna, Tenerife, 26/27 October 2023
. (with Magali Contardi and Enrico Bonadio), “The Role of Emigrants in Promoting the Product and Building its Reputation: Some Case Studies” paper accepted for presentation at 14th Annual Workshop of the ISHTIP, Tel Aviv University’s Faculty of Law, 20-21 June, 2023
. (with Enrico Bonadio) The Impact of Anti-Suit Injunctions on SEPs and Competition in the ICT Industry: The EU’s WTO Complaint against China, paper accepted for presentation at the 13th Annual Conference on Innovation and Communication Law (CICL), Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland, May 11-12, 2023.
. (with Enrico Bonadio and Giuseppe Mazziotti) “Copyright in a New Technology-Aided Environment: The Challenge of Restoring Creators’ Rights” paper presented at 5th IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia (IPIRA) Conference, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, March 1-3, 2023.
. (with Enrico Bonadio and Giuseppe Mazziotti) “Shall technology-aided creativity force us to rethink copyright’s fundamentals?”, paper presented at the Asia-Pacific Copyright Association (APCA) Conference 2022: “Copyright in the Age of Disruption” held on 14-15 November 2022 at NUS Law, Singapore.
. (with Enrico Bonadio) “Anti-suit Injunctions in Standard Essential Patents (SEP) Disputes and the Recent EU’s TRIPS Complaint Against China”, paper presented at the Florence Seminar on Standard-Essential Patents (EUI Florence) - October 6-7, 2022, European University Institute, Florence, Italy.
. (with Enrico Bonadio and Giuseppe Mazziotti) Shall technology-aided creativity force us to rethink copyrights fundamentals? Highlights from the platform economy and artificial intelligence, paper accepted for presentation at the Symposium: Governing Artificial Intelligence: Designing Legal and Regulatory Responses, Trinity College Dublin, June 3, 2022
. (with Enrico Bonadio) “Neutralising the unfair play of fake news relying on copyright law: A European perspective”, paper accepted for presentation at the 12th Annual Conference on Innovation and Communications Law (CICL) - May 19-20, 2022, Danude University, Krems, Austria
. (with Magali Contardi and Enrico Bonadio), “Extending Geographical Indication in and beyond the European Union” paper presented at 4th IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia (IPIRA) Conference, Singapore 9-12 February 2022.
. (with Enrico Bonadio & Oreste Pollicino) "Desinformación y derechos de autor", paper accepted to the Congreso Internacional sobre Derecho Digital, Universidad Pablo de Olavide (Sevilla), 18-19 November 2021
. (with Enrico Bonadio & Oreste Pollicino) "Copyright & the challenges posed by fake news" paper presented at the XXVI Biennal Colloquium of the Italian Association of Comparative Law – Comparative Law in Times of Emergencies, University of Bologna 21-23 October 2021
. (with Enrico Bonadio & Oreste Pollicino) “Copyright & Fake News” paper presented at 3rd IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia (IPIRA) Conference, 24-27 March 2021
. (with Enrico Bonadio) paper presentation: "Non-conventional copyright: the question of copyrightability of food taste, recipes and culinary presentation" University of Parma/25th Biennial Colloquium of the Italian Association of Comparative Law. 23-25 May 2019, Parma, Italy.
. XXII International Conference in Law and the Human Genome, May 6-8, 2019 - Universidad de Deusto & Universidad del País Vasco, Bilbao, Spain. Title of the presentation: “Genetic Copyright”.
. (with Enrico Bonadio) "New Technology, Pornography and Copyright Protection" - paper presented at the 11th Annual Conference on Innovation and Communications Law (CICL), University of Nevada, School of Law, Las Vegas, May 3 - 4, 2019
. paper presentation: "Issues and Right in Biotech Innovations" University of Pisa - Conference "Nuove Tecnologie e Diritti della Persona". 5 April 2019, Parma, Italy.
. keynote speech (with Enrico Bonadio): "Copyright and the Changing Creative World", Milan (Italy) December 5, 2018 - Bocconi University (Centre for Research on Management and Economics of Arts and Culture Institution).
. Book Launch Event (with Enrico Bonadio): presentation of the book "Non-Conventional Copyright" - May 17 2018 - Tel Aviv University - S.Horowitz Institute for Intellectual Property.
. "Genetic Copyright: An Alternative Method for Protecting and Using Essential Public Knowledge Assets?" - paper presented at the 8th International Conference on Information Law and Ethics, University of Antwerp, Belgium - December 13-14, 2018.
. "Reshaping the boundary of freedom of expression in the Digital Age: Internet and Media Pluralism" - presentation at the Internet Governance and Human Rights Conference, University of Gothenburg, April 24 2018 (Sweden).
. 3rd IP Scholars Asia 2018 – 1 and 2 March 2018 - School of Law, Singapore Management University. Title of the paper accepted for presentation: "Copyright and New Forms of Creativity (with Enrico Bonadio).
. 36th ATRIP Congress – October 22/26, 2017 - Victoria University's Faculty of Law, Wellington (New Zealand). Title of the paper accepted for presentation: "Non-conventional copyright: do new and non-traditional works deserve protection? ” (with Enrico Bonadio).
. Digital media pluralism: media freedom and pluralism in the new media landscape – paper presented at thr International trans-disciplinary workshop on "The Right of Access to Information & the Right to Privacy: A Democratic Balancing Act" - December 13, 2016 - Södertörn högskola Stockholm/Huddinge (Sweden)
. 3rd IASC Thematic Conference on Knowledge Commons - SciencesPo, École de droit, Paris, 20-21 October 2016. Title of the paper accepted for presentation: “The "commons side" of Geographical Indications: protecting knowledge, know-how and the cultural component of agricultural and non-agricultural production”
. plenary panelist - Internet e Diritto Costituzionale [Internet & Constitutional Law] - Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Milan, Italy – May 17, 2016.
. Keynote speaker, Book presentation: “L’impatto della scienza e della tecnologia sui diritti dell’individuo ["The Impact of Science and Technology on the Rights of the Individual, Springer, 2016"] - Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Milan, Italy – May 16, 2016.
. Conference fellow at the "Intellectual Property in All the New Places " Symposium - Texas A&M School of Law, April 15-16 2016 - Fort Worth, USA.
. 34 ATRIP Congress - September 27/30, 2015 - University of South Africa, Cape Town (South Africa). Title of the paper accepted for presentation: “Geographical Indications and Protection of Traditional Knowledge Exploring Case Studies from both Developed and Developing Countries”
. Invited presentation at FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz-Institut für Informationsinfrastruktur, Title of the presentation: IP protection in Scientific and Technological Innovations - FIZ Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe (Germany) April 1, 2015.
. XXII International Conference in Law and the Human Genome, April 22, 2015 - Universidad de Deusto & Universidad del País Vasco, Bilbao, Spain. Title of the presentation: “Gene Patents and the New USPTO Interim Guidance on Patent Subject Matter Eligibility”.
. Invited seminar at the City Law School. Title of the presentation: New media between copyright protection and the access to network conundrum, The City Law School - 3 December 2014, London (UK).
. 2nd Thematic Conference on Knowledge Commons: Governing Pooled Knowledge Resources, NYU School of Law, New York 5-7 September, 2014 (USA). Title of the presentation: "Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin: A Tool for Promoting Knowledge Commons & Information access?".
. Sixth Annual Conference on Innovation and Communications Law - University of Leeds, 2-3 July 2014, Leeds (England). Title of the presentation: "Genetic Resources, Biotech Patents and Gene Ownership".
. XXI International Conference in Law and the Human Genome, May 14, 2014 - Universidad de Deusto & Universidad del País Vasco, Bilbao (Spain). Title of the presentation: "Framing the Debate on Genetic Resources in an Information-Based Economy". (award for the best oral presentation).
. IXth AIDC-IACL World Congress – “Constitutional Challenges: Global and Local” – Title of the paper: “Digital Pluralism: The Question of Access”, Oslo 16 - 20 June 2014 (Norway).
. 6th International conference on information law & ethics - Title of presentation: “Scientific Developments and Regulation of Genetic Information” - May 30-31, 2014, Thessaloniki (Greece);
. Title of the presentation: Because Research & Mobility Matter...but... - Conference: Raising Researchers' Voices - EURAXESS, European Commission Brussels, 21-22 November 2013, (Belgium).
. Conference: Pluralism in the age of Internet. – Title of the presentation: Access to Internet, access to plurality? – November 8 2013, European University Institute, Florence School of Regulation, Florence, Italy.
. Is genetic information a commons? - Workshop on Biodiversity governance and social innovations: taking the legal, governance and epistemological agenda forward - 7th to 9th of October 2013 - Université catholique de Louvain, Collège Thomas More, Louvain-la-Neuve Belgium.
. Governing the global access to scares resources – University of Salerno/Italian Association of Comparative Law XXII Conference. 30 May-1 June 2013, Salerno, Italy.
. Internet Content Governance and Human Rights – Intellectual Property & Human Rights Conference. 21-22nd February 2013, American University Washington College of law, Washington DC, USA.
. Understanding Genetic Information as a Commons: From Bioprospecting to Personalized Medicine – 1st Global Thematic IASC Conference on the Knowledge Commons. 12-14th September 2012, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
. The Role of Internet Access in Enabling Individual’s Rights and Freedom – 5th International Conference on Information law and ethics, Corfu (June 29-30, 2012), Greece.
. Is Internet access a fundamental right? – Research Seminar at the Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping, Sweden (June 19, 2012).
. Privative Intellettuali, Risorse Genetiche e Diritti della Persona – Conference “L'impatto delle innovazioni biotecnologiche sui diritti della persona” - University of Trento, 17 and 18 May 2012, Italy
. Libertà di espressione e diritto di accesso a Internet: un percorso europeo tra nuove oppressioni e nuove libertà – Seminario italospagnolo di Diritto costituzionale. Le nuove esigenze di tutela dei diritti della persona - Real Colegio de Espana/University of Bologna, Bologna, 3 and 4 May 2012, Italy.
. Issues and Rights in DNA-Based Inventions – Conference: Biotechnological Innovations & Individual’s Rights, University of Ferrara, 20-21 January 2011, Italy