Cotonou has hosted the ceremony for the award of thinkers on artificial intelligence and copyright

The International Law Society (SID), After launching the first edition of the prize for the best legal writing – intellectual property component in 2024, has made the mobilization of all stakeholders for the awards ceremony to the two winners of the competition. These are :

• Monsieur Mahuna Rodrigue DAVAKAN, Author of the first best writing entitled : "Passions and tensions around electronic auto : Copyright to come or the future of law ".
• Monsieur Sètondji Coffi Doria Dako, Author of the second best title : "Artificial intelligence and creator status"

This ceremony, Moderate by Doctor Diane Bossavi, took place on Friday 30 May 2025 at the headquarters of the Ministry of Industry and Trade in Benin.

After the words of presentation of this competition by Doctor Valentin Kpako, Project manager, The Director of Cabinet of the Benin Ministry of Industry and Trade has spoke by restoring the context of the event while welcoming the participants in face -to -face and online. Following him, Several speeches notably from the scientific committee, you jury, SID and representatives of technical and financial partners have furnished the first part of the event.

The scientific committee of the competition and the jury were respectively represented by Professor Joseph Fometeu, Chairman of the Scientific Committee and Professor Patrick Juvet Lowe Gnintedem, President of the jury. Several partners and certain members of these bodies were present at the event. These include Master Prosper Ahounou, Maître Alexandrine Saizonou, Monsieur Boureima Sawadogo…

After the speeches of the officials, The two winners each presented the summary of their article to the participants. The latter have, After their presentation, Thanks the SID and its partners for the initiative of the best writing price which reveals them in terms of reflection on the new challenges of intellectual property law.

The winners left with checks for scholarships and lots of reference works in intellectual property law and in matters of legal culture. SID partners also received several honorary paintings during this event.

Prize ceremony at the 2nd winner

The president of SID, Doctor Ravel Benny Djielon Moutcheu, thanked all the stakeholders and testified his gratitude to the scientific committee, au jury, to technical and financial partners and the organizing committee of this award. He said that "the convergence of their efforts has enabled the success of the competition of his genesis to the ceremony of price". Following him, The event ended with the speech of the chief of staff, Representative of the Minister of Industry and Trade who thanked all the participants and congratulated the winners.

Some images from the ceremony…