Supported - Managing Intellectual Property

INTERNATIONALPATENTF O R U M 2 0 1 2A p r i l 1 8 & 1 9 2 0 1 2C h a n c e r y C o u r t H o t e lL o n d o nDay 2 | April 19 20128.30 Registration and coffee9.00 Opening remarks: Andrew Hammond, European Patent Attorney, Valea AB9.10 Keynote address: James Pooley, deputy director general, innovation and technology sector, WIPO, Switzerland9.30 Industry focus: Notable changes and desirable advances in the system• Where are we now? – Taking into account recent reforms in the US and Europe• Implications of recent changes upon patent filing• Identifying and employing appropriate metrics for enhanced patent quality• Global harmonisation: What we’d like to see and whyCatriona Hammer, senior counsel intellectualproperty, GE HealthcareSimon Roberts, head of patents division,BT legalDouglas Graham, CEO, IDDEX10.30 Coffee11.00 Outsourcing options examined• Understanding the outsourcing options available• Deciding when to outsource IP management and when to keep it internal• Using confidentiality agreements to protect your company’s assets• Tips for managing the outsourcing process effectivelyPatrice Durand, CEO, ValipatAndrew Hammond, European patentattorney, Valea ABMaria Engstrand, European patent attorney,Valea ABMaria Mellgren, patent manager, SCAHygiene Products AB12.00 Industry focus: hot topics in life sciences• Overview of key cases and recent legal developments in the last 12 months• Competitive patent filing – how to use SPCs to your advantage• Partnering with universities and research organisations through tech transfer• Dealing with competition law issues in pharmaceutical patentsRichard Willoughby, partner, RouseTim Powell, partner, Powell Gilbert13.00 Lunch14.20 Japan Focus: What the reforms to the Patent Act will mean in a global context: Implications forinternational jurisdiction in Japan, Europe and the US• What are Japan’s new systems of patent right licensing, litigation and prosecution?• How can one prepare for and utilise this new system?• Patent Rights for joint R&D: Will Japan’s reforms lead to enhanced protection for licenseagreements?Hiroshi Nemoto, TMI AssociatesAyako Kobayashi, biotech and pharmaceuticalspatent attorney, TMI Associates14.50 India and the patent system: challenges and opportunities• Working with Indian courts and regulators to protect your IP rights• How is the Indian Patent Office interpreting the Patents Act?• India and its industries: sources of future filing growthLalit Mahajan, inventor and CEO,J Mitra and CoAndy Bartlett, deputy director of thepatents directorate, UK IPOPrathiba M Singh, managing attorney,Singh & Singh15.30 Coffee16.00 Risk management strategies• Insuring the risk• Defensive aggregation and patent pools• The open source conundrumStefano Nappo, executive director, legalcounsel – global IP lead, UBSAmédée Turner QC17.00 Close of conference