International Patent Forum 2021

Will Chelton

chief legal officer, nChain

To be confirmed.

 Speaking session 

Overcoming COVID-created challenges

Tuesday, March 2 - 09.45 - 10.35 GMT

Grzegorz Wesela-Bauman

European patent attorney & senior counsel, GE Power

European (EQE) and Polish Patent Attorney, manager of the whole patent portfolio of the GE Steam Power business.

Used to work with inventions in the field of bio-chem-pharma in private practices and now passionate about solar and thermal technology, steam turbines and power plants, air quality control technologies, boilers and nuclear power technologies.

Interested in developing patent protection under domestic, European (EPC) and international (PCT) procedures. Skilled in invalidation/opposition proceedings.

Tutor of candidates for European Patent Attorneys at the European Patent Institute (epi). Author of articles about law and chemistry. Author of a book “EPC.App The self-editable commented European Patent Convention”. Involved in amending of the Polish Industrial Patent Law act.

 Speaking session 

Overcoming COVID-created challenges

Tuesday, March 2 - 09.45 - 10.35 GMT

Matt Hervey

partner, Gowling WLG

Matt Hervey is co-head of Gowling WLG's global Artificial Intelligence team and editor of a title on AI with a leading legal publisher. He is expert in life sciences and (F)RAND patent litigation. He successfully defended The Kennedy Trust in the UK's first biosimilar dispute and helped win Fujifilm the first UK "Arrow" declaration.

 Speaking session 

The future of technology

Tuesday, March 2 - 10.50 - 11.40 GMT

Bobby Mukherjee

chief counsel, IP and technology law, BAE Systems

Dr Bobby Mukherjee, Chief Counsel, IP & Technology Law - BAE Systems plc and Past President of the IP Federation.

Bobby Mukhrjee is a qualified UK and European patent attorney with over 23 years' experience of IP gained in private practice and at BAE Systems plc. He is currently the Head of IP (2009 -) at BAE Systems (a FTSE 30 company), which has one of the largest in-house IP teams in the UK. Mukherjee was elected President of the IP Federation in July 2012 (two year term). During his Presidential term, Mukherjee played a prominent role, on behalf of Industry, in actively engaging with the Parliamentary stages of the UK IP Bill 2013-2014. He is an elected member on the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) Council.

Mukherjee's career has mostly been spent in the physics field, obtaining and defending patent protection for new products, processes and services globally. He gained a first degree in Natural Sciences (specialising in Physics) from Cambridge University in 1990, and then a Doctorate Degree (D.Phil.) on High Temperature Superconductors from Oxford University in 1995. He has published various research papers in leading Scientific Journals during that time, and during his work experience at the National Physical Laboratory.

Mukherjee has been named a Corporate IP Star by Managing Intellectual Property every year since 2015.

He has received the Legal 500 UK individual of the Year 2019 award for IP.

 Speaking session 

Streams

Tuesday, March 2 - 13.50 - 14.20 GMT

Andreas Iwerback

director intellectual property, Husqvarna Group

Andreas has 22 years’ of experience from IP and patent related work, covering the whole value chain of patents.

Participated in hundreds of license negotiations worldwide, with major focus on Asia and Japan in particular. Successful litigation campaigns and several M&A and Due Diligence projects, including the world largest IP transaction; Nortel/Rockstar acquisition.

Current role at Husqvarna Group as Director of Intelligence (IP & Technology), in newly formed group function Strategy & Innovation, includes securing actionable intelligence and insights to C-level and Divisional stakeholders and group management.

 Speaking session 

Streams

Tuesday, March 2 - 13.50 - 14.20 GMT

Adam Pilcher

patent attorney, Airbus

To be confirmed.

 Speaking session 

Streams

Tuesday, March 2 - 13.50 - 14.20 GMT

Petra Schmitz

legally qualified member of the Boards of Appeal, European Patent Office

Petra Schmitz joined the European Patent Office in 1989 where she worked as a lawyer in Directorate Patent Law. In 2005 she was appointed as a legally qualified member of the Boards of Appeal and has been working in Technical Boards as well as in the Legal Board. She is a member of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal. Ms Schmitz acts as a tutor at the Center for International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI) at the University of Strasbourg, France, which trains candidates preparing for the European qualifying examination. She is a co-author of the EPC commentary Singer/Stauder.

 Speaking session 

Streams

Tuesday, March 2 - 13.50 - 14.20 GMT

Özge Atılgan Karakulak

partner, Gün + Partners

To be confirmed.

 Speaking session 

International IP enforcement and protection post-COVID-19

Wednesday, March 3 - 09.50 - 10.20 GMT

Pravin Anand

managing partner, Anand and Anand

To be confirmed.

 Speaking session 

International IP enforcement and protection post-COVID-19

Wednesday, March 3 - 09.50 - 10.20 GMT

Daniel Enetoft

intellectual property leader, IKEA

To be confirmed.

 Speaking session 

The future of technology

Tuesday, March 2 - 10.50 - 11.40 GMT

Jason Skinder

chief intellectual property counsel (connected enterprise), Honeywell

To be confirmed.

 Speaking session 

Advancing your IP strategy – an industry perspective

Wednesday, March 3 - 12.30 - 13.20 GMT

Christian Reinders

Chief IP Counsel, Lisa Dräxlmaier

Christian Reinders is Chief IP Counsel at Draexlmaier Group, a supplier in the automotive industry. He has worked as a German and European patent attorney over the last 20 years in different roles for various companies and IP firms in Germany, Switzerland and the UK. Christian has extensive experience in advising internal and external clients on patent portfolio management, patent strategy, and how to implement IP-related workflows within an organisation.

 Speaking session 

Advancing your IP strategy – an industry perspective

Wednesday, March 3 - 12.30 - 13.20 GMT

Myrtha Hurtado Rivas

global head legal brand protection, Novartis

To be confirmed.

 Speaking session 

Overcoming COVID-created challenges

Tuesday, March 2 - 09.45 - 10.35 GMT

Sara Burghart

lead IP litigation counsel, Sandoz

To be confirmed.

 Speaking session 

Resolving global IP disputes

Tuesday, March 2 - 12.10 - 13.00 GMT

Deanna Kwong

senior IP litigation counsel, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

To be confirmed..

 Speaking session 

Streams

Tuesday, March 2 - 13.50 - 14.20 GMT

Adriaan de Vries

head of IP, Altana

Dr. Adriaan de Vries is the Head of Intellectual Property for ALTANA AG, a Chemical company based in Wesel, Germany.

He received his Ph.D. in chemistry from the State University in Utrecht, the Netherlands. After working in R&D at AkzoNobel for some years, he joined their in-house patent/IP department in 1993. As member of the IP management team, he spend some years in China to build a local IP department in Shanghai. In January 2016, he joined ALTANA. His primary task was to merge locally operating patent support units for two of ALTANA’s divisions into a competence center patents providing strategic patent support to all divisions of the company. Since November 2019 the competence center is also handling trademark matters for ALTANA and its divisions and was renamed as Competence Center Intellectual Property.

In addition, he is an acting member of the Supervisory Board of the Netherlands Institute of Patent attorneys

 Speaking session 

Streams

Tuesday, March 2 - 13.50 - 14.20 GMT

Kim Jessum

chief IP counsel, US associate general counsel & secretary, Heraeus

To be confirmed..

 Speaking session 

Streams

Tuesday, March 2 - 13.50 - 14.20 GMT

Martin Rahbek Kornum

head of patents, Coloplast

To be confirmed..

 Speaking session 

Streams

Tuesday, March 2 - 13.50 - 14.20 GMT

Claudia Tapia

director, IPR policy & legal academic research, Ericsson

To be confirmed.

 Speaking session 

Focus sessions

Wednesday, March 3 - 11.10 - 12.00 GMT

Maria Mellgren

intellectual property director, Essity

Maria Mellgren is Intellectual Property Director at Essity, a global FMCG company based in Sweden. In this role, Maria has global responsibility for all IP matters for the business area of Continence Care with the global brand TENA®, and leads a dedicated team of patent and trademark professionals.

She is responsible for developing the IP strategy for the business and she and her team work closely with the business to secure they are aligned with the needs for brand building and value creation through IP. In addition, she is closely involved in negotiations, due diligence work and drives several litigations in a number of jurisdictions.

Previously, Maria has worked as both an examiner at the European Patent Office and as a Patent Attorney in an IP law firm.

 Speaking session 

Advancing your IP strategy – an industry perspective

Wednesday, March 3 - 12.30 - 13.20 GMT

Hiroshi Sheraton

partner, Baker McKenzie

To be confirmed.

 Speaking session 

Resolving global IP disputes

Tuesday, March 2 - 12.10 - 13.00 GMT

Roberto Dini

founder, Sisvel

With more than 40 year of experience, Mr. Roberto Dini is one of the best known and appreciated Intellectual Property experts. He began his career with Indesit where he was Head of the Patent and Trademark Office.

In 1982 Mr. Dini founded Sisvel, which has soon become a world leader in managing Intellectual Property and maximizing the value of patent rights. With Sisvel he has developed invaluable experience in setting up and managing patent pools and other forms of IP aggregation. He has extensive expertise in filing and prosecuting patents; drafting contracts for the acquisition or licensing of patents; negotiating with multi-national companies; and assisting patent owners in enforcing their patent rights, especially in the consumer electronics field.

In 1987 Mr. Dini founded Metroconsult, an Intellectual Property consultancy firm with offices in Turin, Milan and Genoa, wherein he transferred the experience acquired from the industrial world, providing his clients with high-quality services “tailored” to the needs of each individual client.

Mr. Dini is a Member of the Italian Industrial Property Consultant Association, a registered Patent Attorney before the European Patent Office (EPO) and Trademark and Design attorney before the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). He is member of different IP Associations and past President of LES (Licensing Executives Society) Italy.

 Speaking session 

Resolving global IP disputes

Tuesday, March 2 - 12.10 - 13.00 GMT

Frank Landolt

chief counsel, IP, Confo Therapeutics

To be confirmed.

 Speaking session 

Focus sessions

Wednesday, March 3 - 11.10 - 12.00 GMT

Eleanor Root

partner, Bird & Bird

I'm a partner in the IP Group based in London specialising in contentious patent matters with a particular focus and keen interest in the life sciences and healthcare sector.

Over the years, my particular expertise and focus has been developed through my involvement in and management of numerous commercially important, multi-jurisdictional and technically complex cases (including in-house on secondment) mainly in the field of pharmaceutical/biological patents from both the innovator and generic perspective up.

I have also built up complementary experience in advising and supporting our clients in a range of sectors in relation to their multi-jurisdictional patent portfolio management and strategy (including associated proceedings/enforcement and commercialisation), freedom to operate/validity and infringement analyses, specific regulatory considerations and IP due diligence and disclosure in corporate transactions.

I enjoy working in a team to develop strategy as well as getting into the detail of both technical and legal aspects. I have extensive experience collaborating internationally with colleagues across our network as well as with other external advisors, technical experts and client personnel.

 Speaking session 

Advancing your IP strategy – an industry perspective

Wednesday, March 3 - 12.30 - 13.20 GMT

Alicia Instone

president, CIPA

Alicia Instone is a Chartered Patent Attorney, a European Patent Attorney and a Chartered UK Trade Mark Attorney at Cleveland Scott York, based in the Hertfordshire Office.

She graduated from the University of Leeds with an honours degree in Colour and Polymer Chemistry and was awarded a PhD in Synthetic Organic Chemistry for her research in the area of photochromics.

Alongside sitting on the Council for the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys’ as President for 2021 and being an active member of their Trade Mark Committee and Design & Copyright Committee, Alicia also sits on the Council of FICPI-UK as treasurer.

In her spare time Alicia enjoys crafting in particular knitting and crochet and she’s often found with a ball of wool and needles around her person.

 Speaking session 

Learnings from 2020

Wednesday, March 3 - 13.50 - 14.50 GMT

Chuck Eloshway

senior patent counsel, office of policy & international affairs, USPTO

Charles R. Eloshway is Senior Patent Counsel in the Office of Policy and International Affairs (OPIA) at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Among his many duties, Mr. Eloshway represents the United States in multilateral and bilateral negotiations on matters concerning patent law and practice.

Mr. Eloshway joined the USPTO in 1992, serving as a Patent Examiner for over ten years, followed by assignments to the USPTO Solicitor’s Office and the Office of Patent Quality Review. From 2008-2010, Mr. Eloshway was Deputy Director for Intellectual Property Policy and Enforcement, where he managed a staff of approximately 60 attorneys and other professionals and was responsible for formulating and executing Administration policies in all fields of intellectual property. During his career at the USPTO, Mr. Eloshway has received numerous awards, including the U.S. Department of Commerce Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals for distinguished service.

Mr. Eloshway is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering, and the George Washington University, with a Master of Science degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Mr. Eloshway received his law degree cum laude from the George Washington University Law School.

 Speaking session 

Learnings from 2020

Wednesday, March 3 - 13.50 - 14.50 GMT

David Holdsworth

deputy chief executive and director of operational delivery, UK IPO

To be confirmed.

 Speaking session 

Learnings from 2020

Wednesday, March 3 - 13.50 - 14.50 GMT

Steve Rowan

vice president, patent grant process, European Patent Office

To be confirmed.

 Speaking session 

Learnings from 2020

Wednesday, March 3 - 13.50 - 14.50 GMT

Henrik Aurell

partner, AWA

Henrik Aurell is a European Patent Attorney and a Swedish Patent Attorney. He focuses on the digitalisation of traditional industries with respect to IoT, AI and connectivity. He has experience in the areas of automotive, ventilation, telecommunications, flooring, entrance solutions, e-health and tools for painting.

Henrik has worked with all aspects of IP and assists clients to maximise the value of their IP-assets by combining different types of IPR´s, such as patents, designs, trademarks, domain names, copyrights, and trade secrets.

Henrik has worked as the key account manager for multiple global companies. He has together with these clients streamlined their work processes and found new ways of identifying, harvesting, and protecting their intellectual assets. He has also worked with several start-up networks and assisted them to secure IP-assets at an early stage with limited resources.

 Speaking session 

Streams

Tuesday, March 2 - 13.50 - 14.20 GMT

Anders Fredriksson

partner, AWA

Anders Fredriksson is experienced in patent prosecution including drafting and prosecution of patent applications, handling oppositions and providing opinions on infringement. He has experience from assessing patent portfolios in due diligence processes, setting up processes for efficient handling of patent matters and hands-on experience from litigation and settlement discussions.

Before starting his career within intellectual property, Anders held a position as development engineer at a tech start-up company and is named inventor on a couple of patents related to his work in this field. Anders is a European Patent Attorney and an authorised Swedish IP Attorney. He holds a Master of Science in Engineering Physics from the Faculty of Engineering, LTH, at Lund University.

 Speaking session 

Streams

Tuesday, March 2 - 13.50 - 14.20 GMT

Peter Klusmann

partner, Hoffmann Eitle

To be confirmed.

 Speaking session 

Streams

Tuesday, March 2 - 13.50 - 14.20 GMT

Erik Puknys

partner, Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner

Erik Puknys is a partner in Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP’s Palo Alto, California office. His career in intellectual property began more than 25 years ago, when he joined the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office as a patent examiner. Erik has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in district courts around the United States, in the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and in the U.S. Supreme Court. He has worked for startups and Fortune 100 companies in a wide variety of technical fields, including software, telecommunications, computer hardware, semiconductors, medical diagnostics, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals.

 Speaking session 

Focus sessions

Wednesday, March 3 - 11.10 - 12.00 GMT

Bowman Heiden

visiting professor, University of California

To be confirmed.

 Speaking session 

Focus sessions

Wednesday, March 3 - 11.10 - 12.00 GMT

Chitra Iyer

head of intellectual property & standards – India, Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

To be confirmed.

 Speaking session 

Focus sessions

Wednesday, March 3 - 11.10 - 12.00 GMT

Alessandra Cincotti

senior legal counsel, Servier

To be confirmed.

 Speaking session 

Focus sessions

Wednesday, March 3 - 11.10 - 12.00 GMT

John Sideris

principal licensing counsel, Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

To be confirmed.

 Speaking session 

Resolving global IP disputes

Tuesday, March 2 - 12.10 - 13.00 GMT

Shohta Ueno

director, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

To be confirmed.

 Speaking session 

Resolving global IP disputes

Tuesday, March 2 - 12.10 - 13.00 GMT

Charlotte Kilpatrick

reporter, Managing IP

To be confirmed.

 Speaking session 

International IP enforcement and protection post-COVID-19

Wednesday, March 3 - 09.50 - 10.20 GMT

Ricardo Nunes

partner, Daniel Law

To be confirmed.

 Speaking session 

Focus sessions

Wednesday, March 3 - 11.10 - 12.00 GMT

Roberto Ribeiro

partner, Daniel Law

To be confirmed.

 Speaking session 

Focus sessions

Wednesday, March 3 - 11.10 - 12.00 GMT