In the last decade, over 2,400 delegates have attended, representing 938 different companies, from a staggering 52 countries.
Conference: 29-30th September 2015 Workshop Day: 28th September 2015 ®Crowne Plaza, Copenhagen Towers, Copenhagen, Denmark™ 2015 A New Vision for 2015: Are you ready? © Developing, delivering More Global and executing successful patent strategies 45+ industry case studies from global More Patents to meet local, regional patent experts, including: and global demands
What Are These Global Leaders Doing? More Impact Global Patent Congress has expanded to answer your every patent need. Join Catherine Heli Pihlajamaa, Dr Matthias Lacavera, Director of Zigann, Judge, us in Copenhagen to take advantage of over 45 expertly crafted sessions, Director, IP Patents, Munich dedicated to your greatest Global Patent challenges. and Litigation, European Regional Court I, Google Inc. Patent Office Germany Are you ready? Frédéric John Li, Clemens Heusch, Caillaud, Head Patents, Head of European • To fine-tune your patent portfolio management skills to exceed corporate Director of Pharma (China), Litigation, expectations? Licensing, L’Oreal Novartis Nokia • To transform ordinary IP management into efficient IP innovation management to Christoph His Honour Kevin Mooney, save costs and reinvest elsewhere? Gasser, Michael Fysh Chairman of the Adjunct Judge, QC SC, Former Drafting • To welcome Open Innovation and Collaboration opportunities across your business to Swiss Federal Senior Circuit Committee for encourage virtually limitless opportunities? Patent Court, Judge, Patent the Rules of • To leave your obstructions behind by maximising your global litigation and Switzerland County Court, Procedure, England and Unified enforcement knowledge on your path to patent excellence? Wales Patent Court • To mitigate the risks of the UPC by amplifying your rewards elsewhere, including licensing and monetisation?
www.patentcongress.com | Call: +44 207 368 9300 | Email: [email protected] What Global Patent Challenges are our Speakers Facing in 2015? ®“Transparency has increased my interest “The emerging economy in Open Innovation and Collaboration. “The greatest which will have the Transparency is allowing the IP industry to challenge I face in biggest impact on our ™ easily locate innovation. It is becoming easier the near to mid future is being patent portfolio in 2016 than ever to set up successful partnerships and cost and resource effective”. is India”. increase R+D yield because of ©it”. Clemens Heusch, Head of European Litigation, Frédéric Caillaud, Director of Licensing, L’Oreal Preben Kjær Kristensen, Senior Business Developer, Nokia Tech Transfer Office, Technical University of Denmark
Dr Matthias Zigann, Hannie van Iersel , Evgeny Alexandrov, Rupert Mayer, Judge, Munich Regional Court I, IP&S Manager IP Counseling (H&W, PC, DA, PhD, Head of Legal Department, CEO, Germany Coffee, SRC, PINS, Design), Gorodissky & Partners IPFolio Philips Intellectual Property & His Honour Michael Fysh QC SC, Standards Jesper Landahl, Matthew Sekac, Former Senior Circuit Judge, Account Manager for Scandinavia, Director, Sales Strategy, Patent County Court, England and Geovana Rosales, Questel Park IP Translations, Wales Patent Manager, Corporate Patent New York Europe, DuPont Nutrition and Health Joni Sayeler, Catherine Lacavera, Dr. Qinghong Xu, Director, IP and Litigation, Co-Founder & Marketing Director, Jason Loh, Uppdragshuset Partner, Google Inc. Head of Global IP Frontiers, Lung Tin Intellectual Property Agent Ltd Panasonic Ylva Skoglösa, Heli Pihlajamaa, Benjamin Hoffmann, European Patent Attorney, Director of Patents, Andreas Tycho, MChem, DPhil, European Patent Attorney, Senior Partner, Valea European Patent Office Head of IP, Chartered Patent Attorney (UK), Maersk Drilling Valea Clemens Heusch, Ravi Srinivasan, Head of European Litigation, Preben Kjær Kristensen, Partner, Jürgen Hoffman, Nokia Senior Business Developer, J A Kemp Patent Attorney and IP Regional Manager Asia, Federica Lolli, Tech Transfer Office, Alstom Technology Ltd Technical University of Denmark Maria Stenbäck, General Counsel, IP Director; European Patent Attorney, Datalogic Björn Ulmer, Jan Willem Goedmakers, BioInvent International AB Director & Head of Patent Management John Li, Head of IP, Deutsche Post DHL Group Stamicarbon Dr.Kerstin Haucke, Head Patents, Pharma (China), Director Intellectual Property, Novartis Dr. Stephan Wolke, Morten Garberg, Scil Proteins GmbH Head of Intellectual Property & Services, Christoph Gasser, ThyssenKrupp Intellectual Property GmbH British and European Patent Attorney, Hans J. Rindorf, Adjunct Judge, Hoffmann Eitle IPR Manager, Swiss Federal Patent Court, Widex A/S Switzerland Peter Fischer, European Director, Frédéric Caillaud, Erik Wiss, MultiLing Director of Licensing, Patent Manager, L’Oreal Toyota Material Handling Europe Joakim Gustafsson, Kevin Mooney, Chief Executive Officer, Andreas Hoffmann, Please check www.patentcongress.com Chairman of the Drafting Committee DH Solutions Strategic IPR Manager, MAC RTD Mining for the Rules of Procedure, and Construction Technology, regularly for speaker updates! Unified Patent Court Metso Sweden A www.patentcongress.com | Call: +44 207 368 9300 | Email: [email protected] Over Attention Colleagues, 25 CPD Points Will you join the list of over 2,400 alumni of Legal IQ’s Global Patent Congress this year, as we celebrate our 9th anniversary? Available I certainly hope so. © ™ Why? What’s New for 2015? There has been a seismic change in corporate views of IP and IP strategy. As proven by celebrating our 9th anniversary, the conference continues to In particular the management and exploitation of patents, once seen as little lead the way across Europe as the one-stop-shop to learn about the global more than an arcane branch of corporate law, is now firmly established as a patent environment. To show our thanks for your continued support, we critical element of overall corporate strategy. welcome you to choose from: Corporates now understand that IP rights are valuable not only in relation to A stunning variety of streams that focus on your ever growing Global Patent the assets they protect, but also as a valuable asset class in themselves. challenges in 2015: Collaboration and innovation, litigation and protection, licensing and monetisation, patent management and technology, IP As a result, IP is higher on the boardroom agenda, but more needs to be done leaders boardroom and Global Impact IP: China, US, Europe, Brazil, – the pressure is on in-house IP professionals to proactively manage the Russia, India and Turkey portfolio and realise their potential to add greater competitive advantage to the ® business as a whole. An exquisite, brand new speaker line up, bringing you fresh case studies from across the globe to enhance your profitability, redefine your strategies This holistic, strategic view requires a good understanding of how a firm’s own and exceed your company’s expectations portfolio stacks up against comparable portfolios with regards to issues like litigation, licensing and geographical coverage– all of which ultimately indicate A schedule which is suited to you; after all, you can design your own agenda! a portfolio’s relative risk and value. Global Patent Congress truly has something for everyone, as the premier forum for the patent community But finding, translating and analysing all of that data is a mammoth job – one which no corporate IP team can hope to do effectively within the confines of time and money. Join your peers and competitors this September for the information and discussions you need to have in order to truly execute and deliver your patent strategy and reap the benefits for your business in a complex, diverse global This is why it is imperative that you attend Global Patent Congress on 28th environment. -30th September 2015. At Europe’s leading patent forum, you will participate in industry discussions and learn inside tips, tactics and strategies from global I look forward to greeting you in Copenhagen. thought leaders to ensure that you have the knowledge at your disposal to understand how your portfolio stacks up against your global competitors. Kind regards, PS Remember to Designed exclusively for Heads of Patents, Heads of IP, Chief Intellectuals make the most of Property Officers and Patent Attorneys, this is your opportunity to learn your time and book from global leaders about how to balance increasing business interest in your to attend the sellout portfolio. Amy Glover, LL.B (Hons), LL.M pre-conference Legal iQ Congress Director workshops!
www.patentcongress.com | Call: +44 207 368 9300 | Email: [email protected] YOUR PATENT PATHWAY TO ® SUCCESS: Quick fire solution and technology Campfire Sessions: Global Patent ™ demonstration drive and networking Innovation coffee NEW FORMATS These sessions are set in a laid back environment, simulating the Demonstrating solutions to IP and patent issues across© global campfire storytelling time. The facilitator drives the discussion, TO MEET industries, the quick fire technology test drive will run in parallel but not the content. The content is created by participating for all attendees in the exhibition hall. delegates in real-time. The main focus is cultivating an innovative and inspiring environment for the participants. YOUR NEW Putting you in control of testing the solutions you require, interactive product demonstrations and case study examples This is an excellent place to learn from peers through sharing CHALLENGES will be delivered at the exhibition stands to give global patent your own experiences. The interactive peer-to-peer format is also professionals ideas, tips and explanations about the latest an excellent opportunity to naturally network with others. solutions and technology. “I was really satisfied with Get your vendor passport stamped by exhibitors and enter the Crisis Crowdsourcing: Worst Case Patent the conference. Excellent prize draw! networking opportunities, ! Scenarios 2015 good discussions and The room is split into roundtables (table size is approx. 10 per IGNITE presentations group). Each group is given different scenarios. They have to write presentations, surrounded down how they would solve the ‘Worst Case Patent’ crisis. One IGNITE presentations are limited to 15 minutes (15 slides auto by a great organisation team” person from each team then feeds back their explanation to the Vice Director Corporate IPR, E.G.O, GPC 2014 advanced at 1 minutes each each) to stimulate your concentrate audience, chair and a panel of judges. There will then be a break and interest in a highly disputed area. The best presentations are whilst the judges deliberate and the winning team is announced both educational and entertaining! when everyone comes back in after some networking. “Over the years I had stopped Stream Starters going to any conferences as Capitalise from an all-rounded agenda that will they all seemed to cover all Delegates are given an opportunity to identify specific questions, guarantee you go back to the office with not only new issues and challenges applicable to each stream. Session starters connections, but ideas you can implement today! the same subjects, but your will ensure that you begin on time and immediately reassure IQPC conferences have participants that the content will be relevant and targeted. revitalised my interest in such events – thank you!” IP Management Consultant, Leogriff, GPC 2014 Case Study Practical Key Session Global Impact Interactive Networking Technology
www.patentcongress.com | Call: +44 207 368 9300 | Email: [email protected] Workshop Day: Monday 28th September 2015 The 9th Annual Global Patent Congress will be hosting pre-conference workshops to help IP professionals develop your patent strategy both internally and externally, utilise resources available and ensure that your patent portfolio is a centre of both revenue and protection for your company. The workshops are an interactive learning opportunity as the latest patents and IP challenges, ideas, solutions are debated, discussed and work-shopped to develop key take-aways and tactics. ® © Global Impact Patent Management and Strategies
09:30 Registration for Pre-Conference Workshops 10:00 WORKSHOP A WORKSHOP B Mitigating the risks and maximising the rewards of IP in China Access virtually limitless IP opportunities by waking up innovators across your corporation This session focuses on asking you core questions and learning from colleagues This workshop session will review practical examples of how successful IP organisations have as you debate, discuss and explore possibilities: improved IP awareness from across the business, by encouraging non IP colleagues to access • What unique measures have you taken to protect your IP portfolio and assets in China while solid knowledge presented in a relevant and interesting way. Explore the various roles involved in reducing the risks of litigation? the innovation lifecycle, understand their differing needs and hear real-life examples of how their • With cyber theft in China consistently increasing, how can the law partner with technology to requirements can be proactively met. Before attending, ask yourself: pre-empt data breaches and ensuing litigation? • How have you worked with your management team to ensure that your IP strategy aligns successfully with the overall business strategy? • Looking back on your involvement in China, what were you most surprised to encounter with • What unique methods have you used to better incorporate your IP team into the business as a respect to IP? How has this changed your IP strategy moving forward? whole? • How will China’s recent political inference shape the future of IP? • What are some best practices you have used to make IP accessible to those in the company • What are the strategies for the changing landscape of innovation in China? who lack a focused legal background? This session will build on the above and highlight how to: John Li, Head of Patents, Novartis, China • Increase awareness of IP rights within the global organisation Jason Loh, Head of IP Group(ASEAN), Panasonic • Link management of the IP portfolio to driving strategic business decisions. • Secure today’s IP for a long life? i.e. what strategic steps and preparations are needed to be prepared for the future? • Streamline company internal processes for portfolio management Jan Willem Goedmakers, Head of IP, Stamicarbon 11:30 Morning coffee and networking 12:00 WORKSHOP C WORKSHOP D Fine tune your IP: the essential pre-litigation steps in 2015 Overcoming Criticism and Embracing Technology Transfer Licensing Whether initiating or responding to litigation, a number of steps must be considered beforehand in • This session seeks to overcome the traditional arguments against participating in Technology order to achieve a favourable outcome. Transfer Licensing: • Understanding the requirements necessary for participating in Technology Transfer Licensing This session will review best practices and current strategic options available across multiple and the inherent benefits v. drawbacks jurisdictions. These include forum options based on the latest developments in legislation and • What legal, political and business framework do Danish TTOs operate under jurisprudence, discovery obligations, finding trusted local partners, and evaluating the consequences • Mythbusting of university tech transfer offices of a ruling. • Assessing the best methods to get the most out of your working relationship Philippe Bennett, Partner, Alston and Bird Preben Kjær Kristensen, Senior Business Developer, Tech Transfer Office, Technical University of Denmark
www.patentcongress.com | Call: +44 207 368 9300 | Email: [email protected] 13:30 Lunch and networking 14:30 WORKSHOP E WORKSHOP F US litigation landscape: Ultimate impact on European corporates Building and managing a lean IP organization Implementation of the America Invents Act, combined with a series of court decisions, has As corporate IP groups are asked to reduce headcount and do ever more with less, many changed the US litigation landscape. This session examines what this means for both plaintiffs are adopting the approach of a “lean” or “business-oriented” IP organization, which sets and defendants: ® and implements the IP strategy but outsources the legal and administrative activities around • How accused infringers best leverage U.S. post-grant proceedings preparing, filing, prosecuting and maintaining IP rights to external law firms and other service • The practical impact: e.g., the technologies affected, current kill rates, a patentee’s ability to providers. amend and win • Recent legal issues that typically arise, e.g., patentability under the Supreme Court’s Alice In this workshop, we will walk you through a real-life case study of building and running such an decision organization. While we will be focusing on the “lean” approach, we will also cover many topics • Strategies for patent owners and patent applicants related to IP strategy, tactics, and communication that are equally relevant to the traditional full- service Legal/IP department: Hans J. Rindorf, IPR Manager, Widex A/S • Connecting your IP strategy to your business strategy • Roles and division of work in the business-oriented IP team • Pros and cons of outsourcing preparation and prosecution to external law firms • Central vs. decentral budgets and cost vs. profit center • Including business stakeholders in the decision-making process • How to get high-quality invention disclosures • Choosing your metrics and KPI’s and communicating to upper management • Selecting and using the right tools to support your processes
Rupert Mayer, CEO, IPFolio Björn Ulmer, Director & Head of Patent Management, Deutsche Post DHL Group
16:00 Close of Pre-Conference Workshop Day
“Very valuable, met some “Good balance between networking interesting people, and got and sharing insights from discussion some substantial information” and presentations”
Sector head, Intellectual Property, CSEM, GPC 2014 Senior Director, IP&S Manager Lighting, Philips Intellectual Property & Standards, GPC 2014
www.patentcongress.com | Call: +44 207 368 9300 | Email: [email protected] MAIN CONFERENCE DAY ONE: Tuesday 29th September 2015 08:00 Registration and networking coffee
09:00 Chair’s Opening Remarks Ylva Skoglösa, European Patent Attorney, Senior Partner,® Valea © 09:05 Looking back, looking forward: Essential developments in European patent law 2015 This session will summarise key IP case law and regulatory developments in the last 12 months and the implications on your patent portfolio: ™ • What were the most noteworthy decisions of 2015 and what were the lessons learned? • What are the implications of the decisions on a company’s global IP portfolio? • Have they affected overall IP strategy? • What upcoming decisions have been keeping you up at night? How will they change your IP approach for 2016? Heli Pihlajamaa, Director of Patents, European Patent Office 09:45 IGNITE: My most successful global patent litigation strategy is… IGNITE presentations are limited to 15 minutes and are both educational and entertaining Google’s secret weapon in the smartphone wars is Catherine Lacavera, who joined the company in 2005 and has built Google’s intellectual-property litigation department through its aggressive defence strategy. Catherine oversaw Google’s 2012 victory over Oracle’s IP attack on Android (Oracle has appealed); twice her team has triumphed against Viacom in long-running copyright litigation; and she also advised on Google’s $12.5 billion Motorola Mobility acquisition in 2012. So what is Catherine’s top tips for succeeding in the global patent litigation battleground? • Connecting your organisation’s risk profile and the impact on your IP litigation strategy • Sharing best practices with your team to ensure the most defensible patents, given the inevitability of patent litigation • What factors (success probability, cost, reputation, etc.) do you consider when coming up with a settlement strategy? Catherine Lacavera, Director, IP and Litigation, Google Inc. 10:00 Global Patent Bingo A structured, interactive networking exercise to maximise your opportunity to make those invaluable conference connections with your global patent and IP peers and solution providers. This structured networking session is the ideal opportunity to capitalise on your time out of the office by networking with your peers in attendance. Each delegate has a number on their name badge and a bingo card. Make your way around the room and find one delegate with each of the numbers on your card to compete for a fantastic prize! 10.20 Morning coffee and networking
11:00 The burden of proof at the EPO Practical considerations and case law review: • What different levels of proof can be required by the EPO? • Who initially has the burden of proof? • Differences between inter partes & ex parte cases • Reversing the burden of proof Morten Garberg, British and European Patent Attorney, Hoffmann Eitle 11:30 Strategies for attacking your competitors’ European patents • When to file Art 115 observations • Interplay between Art 115 and the European opposition procedure • Strategies for success in European oppositions Ravi Srinivasan, Partner, J A Kemp 12:00 Lunch and Peer to Peer Networking in Exhibition Hall Sponsored by IP Calculus www.patentcongress.com | Call: +44 207 368 9300 | Email: [email protected] Break into streams - Delegates design their own agenda and choose the sessions most relevant for their IP goals Stream A – Protection, Litigation Stream B – Monetisation, Licensing, Stream C – Patent Technology & & Defence Valuation & Marketplace Management 13:00 Finding a “universal” patent prosecution approach The impact of SEPs and FRAND on your bottom line Building up an IP department at a multinational © engineering company • Which considerations must be taken into account and When the recourse to injunctions unduly distort FRAND licensing • Secure our businesses with an effective IP shield how do rules on priority, claims drafting, disclosure and negotiations, are agreements to license the patents on FRAND o Building an IP shield with declaratoric and economic description differ in different jurisdictions and affect the terms not enough? Is prevention better than cure? ownership of IP stability of the organisation’s patent portfolio? • Understand how to prevent the abusive use of necessary o Inducing ideas with inventor incentive and invention on • What should you try to include and what should you try to patents from hindering competition in new, innovative demand methodology avoid in drafting a successful patent application? What technology markets o Giving direction to IP with IP gap, IP focus and IP portfolio are examiners looking for? • Assess the latest developments in the SEP sector: Apple; management • Avoiding transnational enforcement problems, planning Samsung; Motorola • Efficiently creating IP for future prosecution and filing strategically • Analyse perspectives and recent decisions of the ECJ, including o Operative Patent Councils as basis for cost-conscious IP • Considering licensing opportunities and first impressions on the consultation decisions enforcement issues when drafting claims • Understanding the benefits and the risks of pooling essential patents and shielding against litigation? o Managing IP law firms Hannie van Iersel, IP&S Manager IP Counseling (H&W, o In-sourcing IP creation Clemens Heusch, Head of European Litigation, Nokia PC, DA, Coffee, SRC, PINS, Design) Philips Intellectual Dr. Stephan Wolke, Head of Intellectual Property & Services, Property & Standards ThyssenKrupp Intellectual Property GmbH 13:45 Senior Representative to be confirmed from Innography Strategic patent analysis along the IP lifecycle The Age of Cloud Computing: How Your IP Department Can Benefit • The Patent Asset Index method Cloud Computing is the rapidly spreading new IT paradigm that • Benchmarking patent portfolios allows software providers to offer better products at lower cost. • Case studies along the IP lifecycle In some areas of enterprise software, more than 50% of new • Experiences at DHL deployments are cloud-based today. Are we lagging behind in the IP Nils Omland, Managing Partner, PatentSight space, particularly in Europe? Björn Ulmer, Director & Head of Patent Management, Deutsche In this session, we will compare and contrast the new Cloud-based Post DHL Group model to the traditional enterprise software model in several key areas: • Performance • Flexibility and Scalability • Features • Collaboration • Security Rupert Mayer, CEO, IPfolio
14:30 A workflow driven competitor monitoring process TMHE patent strategy: Striving to keep things simple Benchmark your scouting opportunities and determine the involving not just the IP organisation added value for your existing portfolio Erik Wiss, Patent Manager, Toyota Material Handling Europe This presentation will discuss both tools and ideas • Search and identify patents in your chosen domain, behind a pilot project with the goal of increasing the IP • Evaluate technologies relevant to your technical needs and transparency and IP awareness within the organization. business, Joni Sayeler, Co-Founder & Marketing Director, • Make decisions for acquiring or in-licence these relevant patents. Uppdragshuset Jesper Landahl, Account Manager for Scandinavia Daniel Lis, International Development and Business Expansion, Questel www.patentcongress.com | Call: +44 207 368 9300 | Email: [email protected] 15:15 Expanding your horizons: Systematic IP approaches to Best Practices For Inside-Outside Counsel Working Strike the right sourcing balance to effectively support the IP development projects Relationships function and business • Integrated freedom to operation process in • What are current practices of working relationships As IP moves up the corporate agenda, it is vital that in-house development projects between inside and outside counsel? groups develop strategies to meet growing expectations. This • Benefits from continuous monitoring and evaluation • What is the most important change that you have seen in session will look at how to meet the challenge to improve IP ® the dynamics of the relationship between inside and outside awareness and align with the business, including: © Jürgen Hoffman, Patent Attorney and IP Regional counsel over the last years? • First hand experience and advice for overcoming Manager Asia, Alstom Technology Ltd • How do you expect that relationship to change over the next organisational fragmentation and promoting a successful years? level of cooperation, including measuring and • What effect has the growing trend of limited budgets in communicating success small companies had on the way you work with outside • Overcoming the obstacles to define and exceed expectations counsel? Federica Lolli, General Counsel, Datalogic Kerstin Haucke, Director Intellectual Property, Scil Proteins GmbH
16:00 Intellixir in 4 steps: From Collection to Synthesis, Through Discovery and Sharing 17:30 The future impact of global patent mapping and rating : The transparency paradigm • How does Intellixir work in organisations? Over the past 4 years, new approaches have been developed to help decipher the strategy of • Is my data secured? Where is my data stored? the companies, facilitate their partnerships, speeding-up the licensing process and rate the • What kind of data can I analyse with Intellixir quality of their patented portfolio of inventions . Using predictive indicators (as defined by the • Is Intellixir geared towards the size of my corporation? OECD), it is now possible to rate a patent or a portfolio of patents of companies operating in the Senior Representative to be confirmed fromIntellixir same field. But the greater impact is the market transparency predictive indicators combined with mapping tools cause. 16:10 Afternoon Tea and quick fire solution and technology demonstration drive plus • What is the impact of extracting such information from the Big Data patent bases? networking coffee • What results can you expect and are you prepared to manage them ? Demonstrating solutions to questions facing the patent industry and focusing on key areas of investment, the quick fire technology test drives will run in parallel for all attendees in • Are the combination of mapping and rating a gift or a curse to the global competitive IP the exhibition hall. Putting you in control of testing the solutions you require, Interactive market? product demonstrations and case study examples will be delivered at the exhibition stands Frédéric Caillaud, Director of Licensing & Business Development, L’Oreal to give global patent professionals ideas, tips and explanations about the latest solutions and technology. 18:00 Chair’s Closing Remarks Get your vendor passport stamped by exhibitors and enter the prize draw! Ylva Skoglösa, European Patent Attorney, Senior Partner, Valea
17:00 Are You Shooting Yourself In The Foot? Reaching the most profitable collaboration 18:05 Tivoli Drinks Reception agreements The life of an IP professional is somewhat like a fairground. You have your ups and your downs, travel the world and everything is • Most companies rely on external collaborations for important R&D. How can the IP always busy. After a jam-packed day, full of case studies and agreement enhance rather than restrict collaborations? learning, use this informal networking platform to unwind and • How do you balance the pros and cons of striving for maximum legal advantage vs. overly discuss the day’s event. pragmatic when entering into collaboration agreements? • What are some of the best tips and tricks for negotiating the agreement without destroying Relax and network your way through our Tivoli themed exhibition. Each of our exhibitors play your current relationship and managing stake holders? host to different games and activities - every game you win, you get a stamp! Complete the • Analysing whether you are serving your business in the best way through collaboration fairground themed map and play the games to be entered into the prize draw with your chance agreements, including the impact to your company’s bottom line to win one of our 3 top prizes! Catch up with colleagues and connect with new individuals as you discuss the latest challenges and solutions at the global patent fairground! Andreas Tycho, Head of IP, Maersk Drilling A/S
www.patentcongress.com | Call: +44 207 368 9300 | Email: [email protected] MAIN CONFERENCE DAY TWO: Wednesday 30th September 2015
08:00 Registration and networking coffee 09:00 Chair’s Opening Remarks ® © 09:05 Discussing the latest industry outlook on the adoption of the UPC system, including UPC litigation from the perspective of European Patent Judges ™ • Latest updates on the reform • How this will impact your IP strategy in Europe? • Where are we now? “Inspiring day and excellent • Have problems been solved? The rule of law and the legal basis of the regulation networking” • Is uniform protection guaranteed? • Insights into the role of the Court of Justice of the European Union Manager Translations & Patent Renewals, Zacco, GPC 2014 Dr Matthias Zigann, Judge, Munich Regional Court I, Germany His Honour Michael Fysh QC SC, Former Senior Circuit Judge, Patent County Court, England and Wales Kevin Mooney, Chairman, Drafting Committee for the Rules of Procedure for the Unified Patent Court
09:45 Crisis Crowdsourcing: Worst Case Patent Scenario Roundtables 2015 Each group will be given different a ‘Worst Case’ patent scenario. Groups will debate, discuss and describe how they would solve their crisis, culminating in a presentation of their reactions to the chair ! and a panel of judges. Who will win the prize for the most strategic reaction to the Worst Case Patent Scenario 2015?
10:15 Analysing the impact of recent developments in the interpretation of chemical/pharmaceutical claims in Europe This session will focus on recent legal developments in Europe and give an in-depth analysis of a selection of relevant case-law in the Pharmaceutical field. Particular focus will most certainly be on UK case-law of 2015. Benjamin Hoffmann, MChem, DPhil, European Patent Attorney, Chartered Patent Attorney (UK), Valea
10:45 Assessing the factors that affect your patent infringement litigation in Russia • Securing evidence of infringement • Counter actions of defendants • IP Court’s approaches to prior user’s right • Independent experts • Preliminary/interim injunctions Evgeny Alexandrov, PhD, Head of Legal Department, Gorodissky & Partners “Very useful for the networking 11:30 Networking coffee opportunity and I learnt a lot”
Head of IP, Stamicarbon, GPC 2014
www.patentcongress.com | Call: +44 207 368 9300 | Email: [email protected] Break into streams - Around the IP world in three streams: global patent updates Stream A – China Stream B – America & Europe Stream C – India and South America Industry case studies, interactive discussions, updates, law Industry case studies, interactive discussions, updates, law Industry case studies, interactive discussions, updates, law and regulation review focussed on China and regulation review focussed on North America & Europe and regulation review focussed on the BRIC region and ROW 12:00 China’s IP development from a third view point US litigation landscape: Ultimate impact on European Winning strategies for patent prosecution and litigation in • Comparative view on China’s past IP landscape vs current® corporates India • China’s recent political inference shaping the future of IP • How accused infringers best leverage U.S. post-grant • Procedural and substantive litigation advice © landscape - Strategies for changing landscape of proceedings • Easy ways to compute damages innovation in China • The practical impact: e.g., the technologies affected, current • Strategic considerations when protecting your IP in India Jason Loh, Head of IP Group(ASEAN), Panasonic kill rates, a patentee’s ability to amend and win • Recent legal issues that typically arise, e.g., patentability His Honour Michael Fysh QC SC, Former Senior Circuit under the Supreme Court’s Alice decision Judge, Patent County Court, England and Wales • Strategies for patent owners and patent applicants Hans J. Rindorf, IPR Manager, Widex A/S
Opportunity to change to a different stream
12:30 On the ground: Debating the new specialist IP courts vs. the What Global Patent Departments Can Learn From the AIA’s Navigating a challenging patent landscape in Brazil Utility Model Foreign Filing Aftershock • Is Brazil becoming anti-patent? China has become a major producer of IP and in this • Evaluating existing procedures and strategies for • Strategies to deal with lower standards of patent protection, environment, the establishment of specialized IP courts adjustments to mitigate risk weaker enforcement and a rising bar for patentability is strategically important. The session will discuss the • Valuable insights with forward-looking applications for any • The role of Otavio Brandelli, commissioner for the Brazilian establishment and its impact on IP litigation. Further, by Global Patent Department Patent Office studying cases, the session will address certain issues • Implementing proactive measures for rendering filing relating to Chinese utility models such as patentability and • The impact of patent landscaping tools, patent databases decisions, initiating filing procedures, and conducting and analytical tools to carry out non-infringement analysis enforceability. budget assessments Geovana Rosales, Patent Manager, Corporate Patent Europe, • Advantages of consolidated visibility and centralized Dr. Qinghong Xu, Partner, Lung Tin Intellectual Property DuPont Nutrition and Health Agent Ltd engagement with all service providers involved in foreign filing Matthew Sekac, Director, Sales Strategy, Park IP Translations, New York Opportunity to change to a different stream
13:00 Mitigating the risks and maximising the rewards of IP in China Comparing and contrasting the Swiss Federal Patent Court to the EU: Differences and This session focuses on asking you three core questions, learning from colleagues as you opportunities debate, discuss and explore possibilities: With enactment of the Patent Court Act (Patentgerichtsgesetz;PatGG) of March 20, 2009, • What unique measures have you taken to protect your IP portfolio and assets in China while the new Swiss Federal Patent Court was established. The Court has become operational on reducing the risks of litigation? January 1, 2012 as the civil court of first instance for patent matters. • With cyber theft in China consistently increasing, how can the law partner with technology to • What the EU should learn from the appointment of technically qualified judges in patent pre-empt data breaches and ensuing litigation? litigation • Looking back on your involvement in China, what were you most surprised to encounter with respect to IP? How has this changed your IP strategy moving forward? • How other courts should follow suit in conducting legal proceedings as expediently as John Li, Head of Patents, Novartis, China possible Christoph Gasser, Adjunct Judge, Swiss Federal Patent Court, Switzerland
www.patentcongress.com | Call: +44 207 368 9300 | Email: [email protected] 13:30 Lunch and networking
14:30 Current trends in foreign patent filing in both Asia and worldwide, as well as a specific note of PCT best practices, including: • Current issues arising in translating patents for global filings • Best practices in the IP translation industry, including the differentiation between the traditional process and a newer method known as the “streamlined process” • Tips on how to review foreign agent invoices and how to® choose the right translation partner Peter Fischer, Regional Manager Europe, MultiLing ©
15:00 Campfire Sessions: Global Patent Innovation “We need to come up with new ideas today to ensure we survive tomorrow” These sessions are set in a laid back environment, simulating the campfire storytelling time. The facilitator drives the discussion, but not the content. The content is created by participating delegates in real-time. The main focus is cultivating an innovative and inspiring environment for the participants. This is an excellent place to learn from peers through sharing your own experiences. The interactive peer-to-peer format is also an excellent opportunity to naturally network with others.
Overcoming Criticism and Embracing Technology Transfer Licensing This session seeks to overcome the traditional arguments against participating in Technology Transfer Licensing: • Understanding the requirements necessary for participating in Technology Transfer Licensing and the inherent benefits v. drawbacks • What legal, political and business framework do Danish TTOs operate under • Mythbusting of university tech transfer offices • Assessing the best methods to get the most out of your working relationship Preben Kjær Kristensen, Senior Business Developer, Tech Transfer Office, Technical University of Denmark
Engaging R&D partners to strategically harvest inventions with best IP potential Organisations that rely on innovation, especially when multinational and decentralised, have a special need for communicating the importance of patent protections to their inventors. Many of the brilliant minds that will develop the company’s next revenue generator may not be currently capturing all the relevant implications of IP rights. Although not strictly part of their job description, IP education helps R&D partners screening their ideas in a way that is aligned with business goals. This roundtable will review practical examples on how successful IP organisations have improved IP awareness across the business, by encouraging non IP colleagues to access solid knowledge presented in a relevant and interesting way. Maria Stenbäck, IP Director; European Patent Attorney, BioInvent International AB
15:45 Chair’s Closing Remarks “I was impressed by “This is a good 16:00 Close of the 9th Annual Global Patent Congress 2015 – See you in 2016! the speaker line-up and opportunity quality of presentations. update regarding “I would also thank you and your passionate team for organizing this great It has been a valuable strategies, event and running it so smoothly. I enjoyed the time there very much and opportunity to connect managing IP etc. got plenty of new inputs. The lengths of the presentations and sessions were with key industry Terrific networking also well chosen to provide a stimulating environment” leaders” opportunity!!” Director Corporate Patents, Infineon Technologi, GPC 2014 Global Patent Advisor, U.S. Patent Agent, Senior IP Counsel, Gambro Mölnlycke Health Care AB, GPC 2014 Lundia, GPC 2014
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Alston & Bird Website: www.alston.com Alston & Bird is a leading AmLaw 50 firm. The firm’s core practice areas include intellectual property, complex litigation, corporate and tax. Our award-winning IP practice offers a full slate of services difficult to find within a full-service® firm. From patent and trademark prosecution, to complex transactions, to patent litigation crucial to a company’s operation, the intellectual property attorneys at Alston & Bird help protect our clients’ valuable IP assets. We partner with our clients to implement IP protection and monetization strategies to meet their unique business goals. Alston & Bird has offices in Atlanta, Brussels, Charlotte, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Research Triangle, Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C ™
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Inovia Website: www.inovia.com inovia is the global leader in foreign patent filing, having served more than 1,000 clients. Its global instruction platform, inovia.com, simplifies the PCT national stage entry, direct (Paris Convention) filing and European validation processes. With headquarters in New York, offices in London, Munich and Sydney, and agents covering 120 countries, inovia provides support in all major time zones and IP jurisdictions. inovia’s patented technology pioneered online foreign filing and is recognized amongst WIPO’s most notable inventions. For more information visit inovia at www.inovia.com and follow the company on Twitter @inoviaIP.
IP Calculus Website: www.ipcalculus.com IPCalculus is a globally recognized Knowledge Process Outsourcing firm. Our service offerings meet the demanding needs of IP professionals, scientists, inventors, business managers and executives around the world for high-quality, cost-effective and reliable patent and non-patent literature research. IPCalculus provides cutting edge intellectual property, technology and knowledge management services to large, medium-sized and startup companies in the US, Europe and Asia. Our clients include several fortune 500 companies, law firms and start-up companies in the areas of life sciences (medical devices, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals & food technology), electronics, communication, energy, consumer goods, engineering physics, chemistry and mechanical engineering.
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IPLodge ™ The newly established Belgium-based firm IPLodge has an important mission: to provide its clients with the most efficient and cost-effective legal protection for their innovations. Taking the wider view, IPLodge goes beyond mere protection, offering legal and strategic support before, during and after the patenting process. Guided by the client’s interests but also not missing an opportunity when it presents itself, the team of experienced attorneys and paralegals will identify© the most adequate way to protect each asset, define exploitation strategies, and negotiate and draft secure agreements. IPLodge represents corporations, universities, and innovative spin-offs and start-ups from around the world before the European, Belgian, Dutch, and UK intellectual property offices.
J A Kemp Website: www.jakemp.com J A Kemp is the UK’s third largest firm of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys, with over 40 qualified Attorneys and Solicitors, including more than 25 PhDs. The expertise of the firm’s Attorneys covers all areas of science and technology. The firm is renowned for its long experience of prosecuting applications in Europe and worldwide, and for its track record of success in oppositions and appeals. With offices in London, Oxford and Munich, the firm’s client base ranges from major multi-national groups to small startup companies at the leading edge of their fields and prestigious universities.
LexisNexis Website: www.lexisnexis.nl Your organization can meet challenges and turn them into opportunities for growth using the products and services offered by LexisNexis IP Solutions. Our robust suite of Intellectual Property Solutions provides comprehensive support for IP driven companies and law firms. TotalPatent, PatentOptimizer, PatentAdvisor, PatentStrategies and IP Data-Direct are best in class services and innovative tools backed up by years of subject matter expertise and exceptional customer service. And we do it all with a commitment to precision and quality. LexisNexis® (www.lexisnexis.com) is a leading global provider of content-enabled workflow solutions designed specifically for professionals in the legal, risk management, corporate, government, law enforcement, accounting, and academic markets. LexisNexis originally pioneered online information with its Lexis® and Nexis® services. A member of Reed Elsevier [NYSE: ENL; NYSE: RUK] (www.reedelsevier.com), LexisNexis serves customers in more than 100 countries with 15,000 employees worldwide.
Lung Tin Intellectual Property Agent. Ltd. Established in 1994 in Hong Kong, Lung Tin Intellectual Property Agent. Ltd. (“Lung Tin”), one of the earliest Chinese IP agencies to handle foreign-related IP affairs in China, is headquartered in Beijing with around 90 attorneys out of over 220 staff members. Since its establishment, Lung Tin has grown into a prominent full service IP firm, representing clients in technology, business, and the arts with a client list that ranges from inventors to multinational corporations. Lung Tin build up client’s loyalty due to its “punctual, high-quality work” and “in- depth knowledge of Chinese patent law and systems”.
MultiLing Website: www.multiling.com Founded in 1988, MultiLing enables global commerce by delivering accurate, highly specialized and secure patent and technical translations to global enterprises in the world’s most demanding industries, including information technology, chemicals, medical/pharmaceuticals, automotive and other mechanical systems. With 85 percent of client projects now coming from patent translations, MultiLing significantly increases quality and productivity while decreasing the risk associated with handing patents over to disparate translation providers working individually across the globe. The company’s uniquely efficient centralized model makes this possible, incorporating five elements vital to every multi-national translation project: highly specialized teams, centralized processes, terminology management, quality controls and advanced technologies. These elements are critical for today’s multinational enterprises, specifically when many are consolidating patent work to fewer law firms. Based in Provo, Utah, the company has offices in the United States, China, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea and Peru, and translates into more than 80 languages worldwide. Clients include multinational enterprises such as Dell, Procter & Gamble, Siemens and TYCO.
www.patentcongress.com | Call: +44 207 368 9300 | Email: [email protected] Nordic Patent Institute Website: www.npi.int Nordic Patent Institute is a partnership between the patent offices of Denmark, Norway and Iceland. We offer high quality, customized prior art search services at a fair price. Searches are performed by experienced Nordic Patent Examiners with state-of-the-art tools and databases. Danish Patent and Trademark Office (DKPTO) is the official government body responsible for industrial property rights in Denmark. The DKPTO also offers a variety of commercial services to Danish companies, such as search, analysis® and consultancy services. Park IP Translations Website: www.parkip.com ™ Park IP Translations, a Welocalize company, provides translation, litigation and filing solutions for patent and legal professionals. We protect our clients’ most valued assets and global brands by providing complete translation services in more than 157 language and filing-ready documentation into more than 60 countries. We are a leader in patent prosecution and validation, litigation languages services, E-Discovery translation and document review, patent translation© and filing. Park IP delivers the highest quality translations as a result of our ISO 9001:2008 certification.
Patent Seekers Website: www.patentseekers.com Patent Seekers provide patent attorneys all over the world with a range of high quality patent search, research and analytical services. All of Patent Seekers’ services adhere to our unique ‘Patent Code of Practice’ which guarantees speed of service, consistency in quality and competitive pricing no other search firm can match.
PatentSight Website: www.patentsight.com PatentSight’s mission is to provide reliable strategic insights into patent portfolios and the innovation landscape. PatentSight’s consulting expertise and software platform enable your patent portfolio management, competitive intelligence, partnering and licensing activities. The renowned Patent Asset Index™ allows to measure and communicate the strength of patent portfolios
Promax Legal PROMAX Website: www.promaxlegal.com Promax Legal is a world leading patent search and analysis firm, offering innovative and strategic suite of IP support services to law firms, corporations, research institutions and IP professionals around the world. We provide exhaustive patent prosecution and litigation searches, infringement analysis/patent licensing support, patent landscape analysis, competitor analysis and R&D search & analysis support to our clients in almost all major technical domains. The research team at Promax Legal is comprised of lawyers, engineers and PhDs, many of whom have advanced degrees in a variety of scientific specialties. We blend the best techniques from human intelligence and top of line IP software solutions to ensure high quality, secure, process oriented and seasoned legal solutions, thus maintaining highest standard of client service and value.
Questel Website: www.questel.com Questel is a SaaS (Software as a Service) provider dedicated to Intellectual Property. Our solutions cover the entire Innovation Lifecycle, from idea to product. • Competitive/Technological Alert and Idea Capture • Inventor Portal and Freedom to Operate • Patent Portfolio Management • Patent Portfolio Monetization and Licensing Questel offers a worldwide & unique database allowing to analyze, map and share information online. Questel offers consulting and training services, both on-line and on-site. Established in 1970, Questel is present in more than 30 countries with offices in Paris, London, Washington, Tokyo and Beijing. With more than 3000 companies worldwide and 5000 users , our solutions target different company actors: Business Development, R&D, IP Department, Legal Department, Strategic Department, Financial & Licensing Department.
www.patentcongress.com | Call: +44 207 368 9300 | Email: [email protected] RWS Group Website: www.rws.com RWS is exhibiting with Group member inovia. Together they provide the most comprehensive and innovative IP translation, foreign filing and search services solution. RWS Translation Division is the world’s leading patent translation specialist. Its core services are • EuroFile, full European translation and validation; • WorldFile, translation and filing worldwide, via national and PCT route; • IP-Trans, translations for litigation and information purposes. RWS Information Division offers patent, design, and non-patent literature searches; patent watches, filewrappers/inspections, status reports and PatBase – its professional patent database developed in partnership with Minesoft ®Limited. The Group employs over 600 staff including in-house qualified, subject-specialist translators and searchers and has offices in Europe, USA and Asia. ™ Uppdragshuset Website: www.uppdragshuset.se Search Services & IPR-tools supporting innovation decisions © Search Services. We are specialists in searching and evaluating technical information in order to provide practical business advice regarding patentability, invalidity, Freedom To Operate and monitoring considerations. ArchiveOnline is a tool for supporting the innovation process and management of internal documentation. It especially facilitates setting up and optimising workflows for e.g. Competitive Monitoring and FTOs. Automatch is decision support tool. By automatically comparing ideas to prior art, documents resembling the new idea are retrieved and presented to the user without any interaction needed. The first review of ideas along the innovation process becomes a matter of comparison.
Valea AB Website: www.valea.se Valea AB is one of Europe’s leading consulting firms in the field of intellectual property rights, and has been active since the end of 19th century. We are 100 employees distributed at offices in Gothenburg, Linköping, Lund, Malmö and Stockholm. We offer our clients a complete range of IP services. Valea’s team is made up of consultants specialising in European patents, trademarks and design, as well as lawyers with specialist knowledge, considerable experience and expertise within all technical areas and legal issues related thereto. Our knowledge is combined with an in-depth understanding of the commercial value of intangible assets to our clients. We are a comprehensive business partner in the field of intellectual property (IP) rights. We help our clients establish, defend and commercialise intangible assets to create the best possible return on these assets.
WIPS Website: www.wipsglobal.com WIPS is Korea’s first company to offer on-line worldwide patent information service. Since starting the business in 1999, the service is being used by over 3000 companies, patent law firms, academies, government and R&D institutes including top Korean global companies and multinationals. With over 100,000 users worldwide, WIPS has kept the number 1 spot in Korea with largest market share for over 15 yrs term. In 2014, WIPS achieved 65% market share.
VALIPAT Website: www.valipat.com VALIPAT offers administrative services to IP attorneys - exclusively - and is driven and managed by European Patent Attorneys. VALIPAT was created by GEVERS in 2008, from which we became independent in 2012. A foundation of our success is European Patent validations, where we have surpassed 14,000 per year after 4 years of existence.
Withers & Rogers LLP Website: www.withersrogers.com Withers & Rogers is one of Europe’s largest and fastest growing intellectual property law firms, with offices in Bristol, Leamington, London, Munich and Sheffield. Established more than 130 years ago, we remain as passionate as ever about making intellectual property work to our clients’ best advantage. Today, our clients include many renowned, innovative organisations from Nordic countries, Europe, North America and Asia. We offer a comprehensive service that extends to both securing IP rights – such as patents and trade mark and design registrations for the UK, Europe and further afield – and advising on their exploitation and enforcement. Alongside, we provide proactive support functions that help our clients keep track of their IP, stay on top of its maintenance, and stay in control of cost www.patentcongress.com | Call: +44 207 368 9300 | Email: [email protected] Conference: 29-30th September 2015 5 Ways to Register Workshop Day: 28th September 2015 Crowne Plaza, Copenhagen Towers, Phone: +44 (0) 207 368 9300 Web: www.patentcongress.com 2015 Copenhagen, Denmark Email: [email protected] Post your booking form to:
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