Sorin Mierlea , President of InfoCons Consumer Protection , participates in the Intellectual Property in Education Network meeting

Sorin Mierlea , President of InfoCons Consumer Protection , participates in the Intellectual Property in Education Network meeting

Today, 21 October 2025, Sorin Mierlea, President of InfoCons, participates in the IP in Education Network Meeting, organized by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).

The meeting takes place online via Zoom, within the EUIPO Virtual Classroom, and brings together representatives from EU Member States, the European Commission, international organizations, and the education community to discuss intellectual property (IP) and digital learning.

InfoCons, as an active partner of the EUIPO initiatives, contributes to promoting education on intellectual property and digital responsibility, highlighting the importance of IP awareness among young people and educators across Europe.

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09:30 – 10:00 – Connecting to the online platform

10:00 – 10:10 | Opening Remarks
Claire Castel, Head of Outreach and Knowledge of IP, EUIPO
Welcome and introduction
Chair: Livia Ionascu, Observatory, EUIPO

10:10 – 10:30 | Inspiring Young Voices on Digital Creativity
Testimonials from a young app developer and a content creator on how they experience IP in the digital world.
Moderator: Livia Ionascu, Observatory, EUIPO
Speakers: Antonio Fusca, EUIPO; Liene Brūns, Content Creator

10:30 – 11:30 | Shaping the Future of Digital Education in Europe

• PISA MAIL Assessment and the draft EC–OECD AI Literacy Framework – Mario Piacentini, OECD

• EU Code Week – Salvatore Nigro, JA Europe

• Preliminary Findings of the ETUCE AI Survey – Martina Di Ridolfo, ETUCE; Tine Wirenfeldt, Aarhus University

11:30 – 11:50 | Comfort Break

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11:50 – 12:20 | Empowering Young Minds through IP: EUIPO IP Next Gen Action
Presentation of the IP Next Gen study and actions on integrating IP into school curricula.
Speakers: Livia Ionascu, Kari Kivinen, Sara Vaz, EUIPO

12:20 – 12:40 | Scaling Up Teachers’ Training
Empowering educators through EIT new teacher training initiatives.
Speaker: Anna Lager, EIT RawMaterials

12:40 – 13:10 | Voices from the Network: Highlights from Our Community
Speakers:

• Carla Barros, Directorate-General for Education, Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation, Portugal

• Renata Ozorlić Dominić, Education & Teacher Training Agency, Croatia

• Other representatives from the network

13:10 – 13:25 | EUIPO Copyright Knowledge Center
Véronique Delforge, Observatory, EUIPO

13:25 – 13:30 | Final Reflections, Satisfaction Survey and Closure
Livia Ionascu and Kari Kivinen, Observatory, EUIPO

Participants – Institutions and Countries

Member States’ Representatives
Belgium – Education Ministry
Bulgaria – IP Office
Croatia – Education Ministry; Education & Teacher Training Agency; IP Office
Cyprus – Education Ministry
Czechia – Ministry of Culture; IP Office
Denmark – IP Office
Estonia – IP Office
Finland – IP Office
Greece – Education Ministry; IP Office
Hungary – IP Office
Iceland – IP Office
Ireland – Education Ministry; IP Office
Latvia – IP Office
Lithuania – IP Office; Ministry of Culture
Norway – IP Office
Poland – Education Ministry; IP Office; Ministry of Culture
Portugal – Education Ministry; IP Office
Romania – Civil Society
Slovakia – Education Ministry; IP Office
Spain – IP Office; Ministry of Culture
Sweden – National Agency for Education

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European and International Organizations
European Commission
European Schools
European Patent Office (EPO)
European Students’ Union (ESU)
European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE)
Federation of European Publishers (FEP)
JA Europe
Lifelong Learning Platform (LLLP)
OECD – Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
InfoCons – Romania
Content Creator – Liene Brūns
Nigel Clarke IP Consultancy

EUIPO Representatives
Observatory Department: Claire Castel, Livia Ionascu, Kari Kivinen, Sara Vaz, Antonio Fusca, Yasen Gyurov, John O’Connor, Tina Filzek
EUIPO Academy: Claire Duranton, Elise Barreau, Nabil Banhaq, Manuel Irun Molina

Signature : InfoCons Communication Department