Leuven IP and AI Conference 2026

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping creativity and innovation in ways that are yet to be fully understood. While Intellectual Property (IP) has long mediated the relationship between law and technological innovation, AI poses new challenges to established legal and regulatory approaches. The complexity and opacity of AI, as well as the pace at which it is being developed and adopted, often leaves legal scholars in a state of contemplative deferral in their analytical and normative evaluations. 

Against this background, the Leuven IP and AI conference 2026 – following the successful Durham 2025 first edition – aims to bring together national, European and global IP scholars and practitioners to provide a platform for advanced reflection on the latest developments in IP and AI. In particular, the conference aims to examine consolidated as well as innovative solutions to maintain a dynamic balance between rewarding creators and ensuring access to knowledge in the age of AI, and it invites reflections on how evolving IP frameworks can foster sustainable economic, cultural and technological development.