10th anniversary
INTERNATIONAL
PATENT FORUM 2020
March 4 & 5
etc. venues St Paul's, London
Agenda
- Day one - March 4
- Day two - March 5
09.25
OPENING REMARKS & WELCOME FROM THE CHAIR
Speaker
Gordon Harris, partner, Gowling WLG
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Speaker
António Campinos, president, European Patent Office
Case law updates and remedies for patent owners in key jurisdictions
This discussion will provide comparative updates from leading European lawyers.
- Comparative law on injunction practice: risks and policy on granting injunctions in key jurisdictions – what works and what doesn’t?
- Litigation strategies and affordability of litigation (in key jurisdictions DE, FR, NL, UK)
Speakers
Benjamin May, partner, Aramis Law
Jin Ooi, partner, Kirkland & Ellis
Bolko Ehlgen, managing associate, Linklaters
Industry case studies
Following the comparative analysis, industry speakers will share their experiences and discuss practical application.
- How do you decide which jurisdiction to start litigation?
- What are the main issues/considerations when selecting a jurisdiction?
- Remedies: damages, injunctions and recall
- Inspection proceedings
Speakers
Beatriz Diaz, head of IP, Insud Pharma
Taliah Walklett, senior legal counsel, litigation & IP, Nokia
Kiana Askari, Spectris
COFFEE BREAK AND NETWORKING
Enforcement & strategy masterclasses
These smaller group masterclasses are designed to provide in-depth industry insight into key issues impacting in-house counsel. The sessions will last for 1 hour, and will focus on different sectors including life sciences, manufacturing and technology. Delegates will choose one group in the morning and one in the afternoon to discuss:
A. FRAND and SEP framework: considerations for the evolving
landscape
Speakers
Adrian Howes, head of IP, Nokia
Hugo Sakkers, head of legal – philips intellectual property & standards, Philips
B. Autonomous driving and IoT: when at the cutting edge of new
technology how do you shape your strategy and defend yourself?
Speakers
Michael Carter, principal associate, Gowling WLG
Colin Lamond, IP consultant, Nissan
C. Patentable subject matter: practical examples and claim techniques
Speakers
John North, partner, Hill Kertscher & Wharton
Cassandra Derham, senior manager, IP, Amadeus
D. Adapting your strategy to keep up with developments in life
sciences:SPC application; EU policy and case law
Speaker
James Horgan, assistant managing counsel, Merck Sharp & Dohme
E. Biologics: where are we now?
Speakers
Ailsa Carter, principal associate, Gowling WLG
Shohta Ueno, director dispute resolution, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
LUNCH & NETWORKING
Enforcement & strategy masterclasses
These smaller group masterclasses are designed to provide in-depth industry insight into key issues impacting in-house counsel. The sessions will last for 1 hour, and will focus on different sectors including life sciences, manufacturing and technology. Delegates will choose one group in the morning and one in the afternoon to discuss:
A. FRAND and SEP framework: considerations for the evolving
landscape
Speakers
Adrian Howes, head of IP, Nokia
Hugo Sakkers, head of legal – philips intellectual property & standards, Philips
B. Autonomous driving and IoT: when at the cutting edge of new
technology how do you shape your strategy and defend yourself?
Speakers
Michael Carter, principal associate, Gowling WLG
Colin Lamond, IP consultant, Nissan
C. Patentable subject matter: practical examples and claim techniques
Speakers
John North, partner, Hill Kertscher & Wharton
Cassandra Derham, senior manager, IP, Amadeus
D. Adapting your strategy to keep up with developments in life
sciences:SPC application; EU policy and case law
Speaker
James Horgan, assistant managing counsel, Merck Sharp & Dohme
E. Biologics: where are we now?
Speakers
Ailsa Carter, principal associate, Gowling WLG
Shohta Ueno, director dispute resolution, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING
Monetisation and the importance of collaboration
- Maximising potential and identifying new revenue streams
- How do you work with other companies collaboratively in this space?
- Licensing and open innovation: risks and pitfalls – what do you own/not own?
- Liability and IP infringement
Speakers
George Pickering, assistant general counsel, pharma R&D and oncology, GSK (moderator)
Frank Landolt, chief counsel, IP and legal, Confo Therapeutics
Alfred Chaouat, vice president, licensing, InterDigital
Max Olofsson, VP, European markets, Avanci
Navigating the changing role of the in-house lawyer
- Balancing priorities effectively and managing external threats
- Adopting a growth mind-set and building a progressive team
- Positioning your IP department to get buy in from management
Speakers
Gordon Harris, partner, Gowling WLG (moderator)
Mark Cruickshank, managing legal counsel, outsourcing, technology & IP, RBS
Simon Forrester, group IP director, Dyson
Lia Young, senior corporate counsel, intellectual property, Caterpillar
CLOSING COMMENTS
DRINKS RECEPTION
DAY TWO - MARCH 5
09.40
OPENING REMARKS AND WELCOME FROM THE CHAIR
Speaker
Ed Conlon, managing editor, Managing IP
09.45
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Speaker
The Hon. Mr Justice Birss, judge of the High Court of Justice for England and Wales
Comparison of international IP enforcement strategies
This session will start with speakers from China and India to discuss the pros, cons, opportunities and threats of enforcement in each jurisdiction. Delegates will then join informal roundtable discussions to apply earlier presentations to practical scenarios and debate the appropriate enforcement strategies.
- Mitigating IP risk in China
Speaker
Hannah Hunt, senior east Asia policy advisor, UK IPO
- Spotlight on India: coordinating enforcement
Speakers
Pravin Anand, managing partner, Anand & Anand
Clemens Heusch, head of European IP litigation, Nokia
COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING
Portfolio optimisation: overcoming challenges from an in-house perspective
Panel debate followed by group table-top discussions
- Optimising your IP portfolio in an efficient way
- IPR strategy realisation to overcome potential infringements
- Delivering value to your business through IP: how do you best use your resources & measure the success of your strategy?
- Managing search providers and external counsel
- What tools can help?
- Cost optimisation and efficiencies in foreign filing
Speakers
Max Weisman, regional director, TransPerfect (moderator)
Adeline-Fleur Fleming, senior managing counsel, MasterCard
David Williams, European patent attorney, Optos
Sue Ratcliffe, head of intellectual property, Synthomer
Roberto Ribeiro, partner, Daniel Law
Table-top discussions
LUNCH & NETWORKING
Crafting a robust strategy to protect the value of trade secrets
- How can you avoid trade secrets breaches and liability?
- Valuation and measures to make your trade secrets ‘bulletproof’
- What are the ‘reasonable measures’ to preserve secrecy and how does this differ in how confidential information is managed?
- Is prevention better than cure?
Speakers
Constantin Rehaag, partner, Dentons (moderator)
Tilman Breitenstein, group leader intellectual property, BASF
Martin Yagi, intellectual property manager, First Light Fusion
Maria Anassutzi, lead EMEA IP counsel, Canon Europe
Stefan Dittmer, partner, Dentons
Artificial Intelligence: What is the right approach in this new environment?
- Patentability criteria for AI-related inventions – where can inventions be found?
- Scope and enforceability of AI patents – are they worth the investment?
- Enforcement issues, striking a balance between protection and openness
- Big data - “the new oil” - can it be protected? Or should it in fact belong to the public domain?
- Standardization – is AI suitable for general standards? Or only in specific cases?
Speakers
Fabian Edlund, partner, AWA (moderator)
Anita Shaw, UK and European patent attorney, IBM
Claire Bennett, general counsel, Five AI
Aaron Smethurst, director of IP policy, UCB
Benjamin Micklewright, deputy director, patents, UK IPO
Daniel Enetoft, European patent attorney, AWA
CLOSING COMMENTS & END OF FORUM
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