10 unanswered questions
- How far can automation and AI go in replacing the work of human lawyers?
- What data will be available from IP offices and service providers?
- Will big firms or boutiques be best able to exploit the new opportunities?
- Will firms in emerging markets open offices in developed countries?
- How will disruptive businesses change the way that trademarks function?
- What impact will an increasingly crowded register have?
- Will the real cost of trademark registration come down to zero, and if so what impact will that have?
- Will IP service providers compete head on with IP law firms?
- With automation and procurement playing a bigger role, what will happen to networking and conferences?
- Will millennial practitioners want to work in different ways to today’s practitioners?
