2017 EDITION INNOVATION - TECHNOLOGY & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HARDWARE • SOFTWARE • TELECOMS • INTERNET • MEDIA • IP • LIFE SCIENCES Alexander Ramsay Unified Patent Court (UPC) P. 31 Joseph Ferretti INTA & PepsiCo P. 32 Donald Rosenberg Qualcomm P. 37 Thibaud Simphal Uber P. 39 Osvaldo Bruno Cavalcante Caxia P. 54 Jean-Michel Malbrancq GE Healthcare Europe P. 52 Francisco Marín Eureka P. 57 Melissa Yang Tujia P. 47 Karl Iagnemma Nutonomy RANKINGS P. 48 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AMERICAS P.61 EXTERNAL CONTRIBUTORS FROM THE WILD WEST EUROPE P.140 EXPERT VIEWS P.248 ASIA P.231 TO WESTWORLD P.10 Shigeru Miyamoto Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, DIRECTORY Nintendo LEADERS Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, USA, FINANCIAL ADVISORS P.265 THE 50 PEOPLE OF THE YEAR Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, STRATEGY & MANAGEMENT ADVISORS P.267 P. 38 IN IP & IT P.28 Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Spain, PATENT & TRADEMARK ATTORNEYS P.269 Switzerland, Turkey, UK, China, India, Japan LAW FIRMS P.284 JANUARY 25TH, 2018 PARIS - FRANCE Meet, learn & celebrate the best IP & IT professionals, with unique, international awards ceremony, one to one meetings and conferences. 500 HIGH LEVEL ATTENDEES INCLUDING IP DIRECTORS, GENERAL COUNSEL, IP ADVISORS (LAWYERS AND AGENTS) IN-HOUSE AND IT IN-HOUSE LAWYERS EXPECTED SPEAKERS FOR 2018 METTE ANDERSEN, HEAD OF IP, LEGO JEAN-MARC BRUNEL, IP DIRECTOR, SNECMA GROUPE SAFRAN PHILIPPE CASSAGNE, VP IP & LICENSING, GEMALTO DELPHINE DE CHALVRON, GENERAL COUNSEL IP, L’OREAL CHARLOTTA LJUNGDAHL, GROUP IP DIRECTOR, AIR LIQUIDE PHILIPPE LUCET, VP GENERAL COUNSEL R&D AND IP, NESTLE CONTACTS US www.innovation-ip-forum.com INFORMATION & REGISTRATION Justine Testard [email protected] +33 1 45 02 25 88 EDITO JANDIRA SALGADO JEANNE YIZHEN YIN EXECUTIVE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR & CO-HEAD OF AMERICAS THE FUTURE IS NOW “We are called to be the architects of the future, not its victims.” - Robert Buckminster Fuller A new era that isn’t really new at all New York, May 3rd 1997. After winning their first encounter in Philadelphia the year before, the world chess champion Garry Kasparov was beaten by the super-computer Deep Blue during the rematch. The world would never be the same again. In the two decades since, machines have vanquished the best human players at all sorts of games, to the extent that it barely raises an eyebrow anymore. Without getting into the thorny subject of robots surpassing and replacing their creators, let’s keep in mind that technological advances are always a slow and gradual process and that before a certain piece of technology reaches a tipping point, its ecosystem must be put in place, and this takes a long time. We are currently living in such a period of incubation. To quote Klaus Schwab, founder & executive chairman of the World Economic Forum: “There has never been a time of greater promise, or greater peril.” Disruptions will continue to wend their way into our lives and reshape our economic, social and human environments. To embrace them, or reject them, that is up to each of us, yet every choice we make goes toward determining what the future will look like for us. If you can’t beat them, join them Today we constantly face new challenges such as data protection, cybersecurity, the liability risks of news products like connected objects, virtual reality, 3D printers, drones and autonomous vehicles. Regulations are lagging behind technological developments and for IP professionals merely making incremental adjustments will not cut it. They need to open their eyes much wider and shift their brains into top gear if they are to find innovative solutions that push society forward. Surprisingly or not, legal professionals are embracing this brave new world of innovation. Baker & Hostetler have hired a robot lawyer created by ROSS Intelligence, Slaughter May have taken a 5% stake in AI due diligence company Luminance and Allen & Overy is to launch its Fuse tech innovation space to work closer with legal tech startups, to name but a few. Away from the headline grabbers, countless other firms are quietly greenlighting diverse projects, as the understanding that innovation isn’t just the purview of startups or tech companies takes root. They are right: innovation is the key to survival for all of us in today’s rapidly-changing world. CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Rapidly-evolving legal landscapes, financing models, technological progress and shifting mindsets are paving the way to a new world order in innovation and technology. 12 Protecting IP 12 Intellectual Property: The Shifting World Order in Innovation 14 E-commerce: Taking on the Online Counterfeiters 15 Connecting the World 15 Connected Devices: A Thriving Industry Where Potential Dangers Lurk 16 Data Protection: Data Breaches Are the New Norm 17 Internet Access: The Race to Plug the Entire World Into the Web 19 Reinventing Models 19 Media: The Art of Reinvention 20 Growth Models: The Circular Economy Imperative 21 Imagining the Future 21 Medtech: The Smallest of Objects Herald Big Changes in Medicine 22 Artificial Intelligence: Will AI Take Our Jobs? 23 Superhumans: The Quest to Stay Forever Young 24 Leading Excellence 24 Bryan, Garnier & Co: Twenty Years of Conquest and Development 50 LEADERS 30 INSTITUTIONS 36 ESTABLISHED PLAYERS 40 RISING STARS 50 TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIALS 55 NURTURERS JANUARY 25TH, 2018 PARIS - FRANCE Meet, learn & celebrate the best IP & IT professionals, with unique, international awards ceremony, one to one meetings and conferences. 500 HIGH LEVEL ATTENDEES INCLUDING IP DIRECTORS, GENERAL COUNSEL, IP ADVISORS (LAWYERS AND AGENTS) IN-HOUSE AND IT IN-HOUSE LAWYERS EXPECTED SPEAKERS FOR 2018 METTE ANDERSEN, HEAD OF IP, LEGO JEAN-MARC BRUNEL, IP DIRECTOR, SNECMA GROUPE SAFRAN PHILIPPE CASSAGNE, VP IP & LICENSING, GEMALTO DELPHINE DE CHALVRON, GENERAL COUNSEL IP, L’OREAL CHARLOTTA LJUNGDAHL, GROUP IP DIRECTOR, AIR LIQUIDE PHILIPPE LUCET, VP GENERAL COUNSEL R&D AND IP, NESTLE CONTACTS US www.innovation-ip-forum.com INFORMATION & REGISTRATION Justine Testard [email protected] +33 1 45 02 25 88 CONTENTS RANKINGS 61 AMERICAS 62 Argentina 63 Patent Prosecution 64 Trademark Prosecution 65 IP LITIGATION 66 Brazil 67 Patent Prosecution 68 Patent litigation 69 Trademark Prosecution 70 Trademark Litigation 72 Technology 73 Data Protection 73 Life Science 74 Media, Sports and Entertainment 74 FASHION 76 Canada 77 TMT 78 Canada Venture Capital Funds List 79 Patent Prosecution 80 Trademark Prosecution 81 Patent Litigation 82 Trademark & Copyright Litigation 83 It & Outsourcing 84 Chile 85 IP LItigation 86 Patent Prosecution 87 Trademark Prosecution 87 Enforcement & Anti-counterfeiting actions 88 Plant varieties protection 88 Technology & Digital Services 90 Colombia 91 General IP 92 Ecuador 93 IP litigation 94 Trademark prosecution 94 Plant variety protection 95 TMT 96 Mexico 97 Patent Prosecution 98 Trademark Prosecution 99 IP Litigation 100 TMT 101 Data Protection 104 Peru 105 Patent prosecution 105 Enforcement & anti-piracy actions 106 Trademark prosecution 107 IP LITIGATION 108 Data Protection 110 Uruguay 111 General IP 112 Usa 113 TMT – Large Cap 114 TMT – Small to Mid Cap 115 Health & Pharma – Large Cap 116 Health & Pharma – Small to Mid Cap 117 Venture Capital’s Finest 118 The Midas List 2017: Top 100 Tech Investors 121 USA best Venture Capital Firms 122 Patent Prosecution 123 Patent Litigation 125 Trademark Prosecution 126 Trademark Litigation 128 Life Sciences 129 It & Outsourcing 130 Patent Prosecution 131 Trademark Prosecution 132 Patent Litigation 133 Trademark Litigation 134 It & Outsourcing 135 Patent Prosecution 136 Trademark Prosecution 137 Patent Litigation 138 Trademark Litigation 139 It & Outsourcing 140 EUROPE 141 Europe Best Venture Capital Firms 142 Belgium 143 Patent prosecution 143 Trademark prosecution 144 Patent Litigation 145 Trademark Litigation 146 ICT 148 France 149 TMT – large cap 150 TMT – small to mid cap 151 Health & Pharma – Large Cap 151 Health & Pharma – Small to Mid Cap 152 IT 153 Strategy & Management of Innovation 154 Patent Prosecution 156 Trademark Prosecution 158 Patent Litigation 160 Trademark litigation 164 Data Protection 166 Telecoms 167 IT & Software 169 Internet 171 Germany 172 GERMANY VENTURE CAPITAL FIRMS LIST 173 TMT – Large Cap 173 TMT – Small to Mid Cap 174 Health & Pharma – Large Cap 174 Health & Pharma – Small to Mid Cap 175 Patent prosecution 176 Trademark prosecution 177 Patent litigation 178 Trademark litigation 179 IT & Outsourcing CONTENTS 180 Italy 181 TMT 182 Patent Prosecution 183 Trademark Prosecution 184 IP Litigation 186 COPYRIGHT 187 MEDIA 188 Information Technology 189 Luxembourg 190 IP Prosecution 191 IP Litigation 192 IT & Outsourcing 193 Netherlands 194 Patent Prosecution 194 Trademark Prosecution 195 IP Litigation 196 IT & Outsourcing 197 Portugal 198 Patent Prosecution 198 Trademark Prosecution 199 IP LITIGATION 200 TMT 201 Russia 202 Patent Prosecution 202 Trademark Prosecution 203 Patent Litigation 204 Trademark Litigation 205 Spain 206 TMT 207 Patent Prosecution 208 Trademark Prosecution 209 Patent Litigation 210 Trademark Litigation 211 TMT 212 Switzerland 213 TMT 214 Switzerland Venture Capital Firms List 215 ICT 216 Patent prosecution 217 Trademark prosecution 218 Trademark & copyright litigation 219 Patent litigation 220 Turkey 221 PATENT PROSECUTION 221 TRADEMARK PROSECUTION 222 PATENT LITIGATION 223 TRADEMARK LITIGATION 224 Uk 225 TMT – Large Cap 225 TMT – Small to Mid Cap 226 Healthcare - Large Cap 226 Healthcare - Small to Mid Cap