I-TIDE 2026 — AI and Cross-Border Tech Disputes

2:00 p.m. – 2:05 p.m.

Welcome

• Anjan Sahni, Managing Partner, WilmerHale

2:05 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.

Introductory remarks

• Tan Kong Hwee, Chief Executive, Intellectual Property Office of Singapore

2:10 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Introduction of keynote speaker

• Ignacio de Castro, Director, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center

2:15 p.m. – 2:25 p.m.

Keynote

• Daren Tang, Director General, World Intellectual Property Organization (via pre-recorded video)

2:25 p.m. – 3:40 p.m.

Brave New World: International Legal Developments Relating to Artificial Intelligence (New York Edition)

How can legal systems adapt to the realities of AI while balancing innovation, protection, and accountability? In this Panel, speakers will examine how rapid developments in artificial intelligence are challenging the foundations of intellectual property law across patents and copyright.

Topics discussed will include:

• AI‑assisted inventorship, patent eligibility, and infringement in the context of AI‑enabled innovation

• Sufficiency of disclosure for patents relating to artificial neural networks (ANNs) and other AI systems

• The role of AI in shaping the “skilled person” standard and the treatment of AI‑generated prior art

• Authorship and protection of AI‑generated or AI‑assisted works under copyright law, including comparative and transnational perspectives

• Fair use, training of AI models, and questions of AI‑enabled infringement and stylistic replication

• Cross border AI disputes, including the EU AI Act, and evolving AI governance frameworks

Moderator:

• Daryl Lim, H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law, Penn State Dickinson Law

Panelists:

• Jonathan Lim, Partner, WilmerHale

• Jacob Noti-Victor, Professor of Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

• Thomas Pease, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig

• Joshua Simmons, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis

• Ethan Ung, Principal, Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C.

• Tony Yeo, Managing Director, Intellectual Property, Drew & Napier

3:40 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.

Networking tea break

4:10 p.m. – 5:25 p.m.

International Commercial Conflicts Involving AI: Navigating Procedural Intricacies (New York Edition)

How can technology disputes be resolved efficiently, fairly, and across borders? And what part can procedural innovation and institutional adaptability play in the process? The focus of this Panel will be on how disputes arising from artificial intelligence and intellectual property are best resolved in a global, digital environment.

Topics discussed will include:

• “Appropriate Dispute Resolution”: examining the respective roles of arbitration, mediation, and international commercial courts

• Arbitration of AI related IP disputes and the challenges of cross border enforcement

• How arbitral institutions are adapting to increasingly complex technology and IP disputes, including efficiency and cost control tools under modern arbitral rules and the growing use of specialist arbitrators

• Resolving tech and AI related disputes at WIPO, including copyright issues in AI training data, royalty setting and FRAND type considerations, confidentiality and trade secrets, and disputes among AI partners and start ups

• The use and implications of AI models within the legal industry, including discussion of Singapore’s computational data analysis exception

• Mediation options for IP disputes, including Singapore’s funding mechanisms and initiatives to develop the next generation of IP mediators

Moderator:

• David Kappos, Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore

Panelists:

• Ignacio de Castro, Director, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center

• Mark Fisher, Executive Director, Asian Business Law Institute

• Rachael Kent, Partner, Vice Chair, International Arbitration Practice Group, WilmerHale

• Crystal Tan, Divisional Registrar, Singapore International Commercial Court

• Adriana Uson, Director & Head (Americas), Singapore International Arbitration Centre

• Sandy Widjaja, Senior Legal Counsel, Intellectual Property Office of Singapore

5:25 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Closing remarks

• Danielle Conway, Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law, Penn State Dickinson Law, Pennsylvania

2:00 p.m. – 2:05 p.m.

Welcome

• Richard Hung, Global Co-Chair, Litigation Department, Morrison Foerster

2:05 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.

Introductory remarks

• Daryl Lim, H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law, Penn State Dickinson Law

2:10 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Introduction of keynote speaker

• Ignacio de Castro, Director, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center

2:15 p.m. – 2:25 p.m.

Keynote

• Janel Thamkul, Deputy General Counsel, Anthropic

2:25 p.m. – 3:40 p.m.

Brave New World: International Legal Developments Relating to Artificial Intelligence (San Francisco Edition)

In an era defined by rapid technological change, how do we ensure that intellectual property frameworks remain fit for purpose? This Panel will explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping intellectual property law and related governance challenges.

Topics discussed will include:

• AI generated prior art and the future of patent examination, including patentability and inventorship challenges for foundation models, as well as trademark use and consumer confusion in the age of AI assistants

• Operationalizing copyright compliance for AI at scale, including platform responsibility and questions of secondary liability

• Patentability of artificial neural networks and other core AI technologies

• Data governance as an emerging AI litigation frontier, including risks arising from AI outputs and reputational harm

• Fair use and generative AI after Warhol, including remedies and injunctions in model related disputes

• Divergent European copyright approaches to AI memorization and their implications for global AI development and enforcement

Moderator:

• Daryl Lim, H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law, Penn State Dickinson Law

Panelists:

• Jordan Gimbel, Associate General Counsel, Microsoft

• Joseph Gratz, Partner, Morrison Foerster

• Shankar Krithivasan, Patent Counsel, Senior, Qualcomm

• Dr Stanley Lai, SC, Partner, Allen & Gledhill

• Gideon Myles, Associate General Counsel, Patents and Trademarks, OpenAI

• Jon Small, Senior Counsel & IP Lead, Google DeepMind

3:40 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.

Networking tea break

4:10 p.m. – 5:25 p.m.

International Commercial Conflicts Involving AI: Navigating Procedural Intricacies (San Francisco Edition)

Is an adaptable, internationally coordinated mechanism the answer to managing the procedural challenges of AI and technology disputes across jurisdictions? This panel will address the complexities of resolving technology and intellectual property disputes in a global context, with particular emphasis on the challenges posed by artificial intelligence.

Topics discussed will include:

• How arbitral institutions are already administering sophisticated technology and IP disputes, supported by modern procedural tools, specialist arbitrators, and the growing attractiveness of arbitration for cross border technology companies

• The Singapore courts’ approach to emerging cross border issues involving digital technology and digital assets

• WIPO’s role as a neutral international forum for US–Asia technology disputes, including confidentiality and trade secret protection, AI related copyright disputes (such as training data and royalty setting), FRAND type considerations, and disputes among AI partners and start ups

• The use of AI models in the legal industry, including the scope and cross border implications of the computational data analysis (CDA) exception

• Trade secrets and AI litigation, including discovery challenges, venue selection, and procedural leverage in China–US disputes

• Mediation as an effective option for IP disputes in Singapore, including funding support and Singapore’s cultural and language proximity to ASEAN markets

Moderator:

• David Tsai, Partner, Pillsbury

Panelists:

• Ignacio de Castro, Director, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center

• Mark Fisher, Executive Director, Asian Business Law Institute

• Crystal Tan, Divisional Registrar, Singapore International Commercial Court

• Adriana Uson, Director & Head (Americas), Singapore International Arbitration Centre

• Sandy Widjaja, Senior Legal Counsel, Intellectual Property Office of Singapore

5:25 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Closing remarks

• Tan Kong Hwee, Chief Executive, Intellectual Property Office of Singapore