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Technology Patent Network Conference 2022

October 2022

Event date: 3rd November 2022

HGF is a gold sponsor of the Technology Patent Network Conference on Thursday 3rd November 2022 in San Jose.

This conference looks at bringing together the industry’s most innovative companies to discuss how they protect and exploit their most valuable asset. Technology Patent Network offers IP professionals unique insight into the biggest challenges that they face today.

HGF Partner & Head of Electronics Dr Christopher Benson and Partner & Patent Attorney Harry Hutchinson will be attending and hosting a roundtable on ‘The AI question – what is patentable’.

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Attendees

Christopher
Benson

Harry
Hutchinson

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