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Date: 18 June 2012
Venue: European Parliament, Brussels
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The European Union is struggling towards a reform of its complex, costly patent system with unified application process (in most member-states), and steps towards a more efficient court system.

Following its conference on international IP reform May 7 in the US Congress, Science|Business is launching a study of the innovation impact of these changes to provide an overview of the reforms, and begin examining their meaning for industry and academia.

Topics for discussion in our Policy Bridge include:

  • What does this mean for inventors working in Europe?
  • Are further measures needed to make the current EU Patent "Package" a success?
  • How can the EU Patent help improve innovation under Horizon 2020?

Hosted by Jelko Kacin MEP at the European Parliament in Brussels.


Agenda

9:30 – Welcome
Richard L. Hudson, CEO and Editor, Science|Business

9:40 – The state of play: What is EU patent reform, and why do we care?
•    An Overview - Prof. Johanna Gibson, Director, Queen Mary’s Intellectual Property Centre, Queen Mary, University   of London; Chair, UK Intellectual Property Office Advisory Committee on Trade and Development
•    OECD View – Mariagrazia Squicciarini, Senior Economist, OECD
•    EPO View - Nikolaus Albert Thumm, Chief Economist, European Patent Office (EPO)

 10:20 – The transatlantic dimension: Can there be greater international convergence?

-James Elles, MEP
-Beryl Blecher, Minister Counsellor for Economic Affairs, US Mission
-Rouget F. Henschel, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP

11:00 – Coffee

11:15 – EU patent reform: How and when?
A Q&A with Jonathan Faull, Director-General for Internal Markets and Services, European Commission
             
Discussants:
-Alan Begg, Senior Vice President for Technology Development, SKF
-John Vassallo, Vice President, EU Affairs, Microsoft

12:30 – Ends, Networking lunch



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Alan Begg
Senior Vice President for Technology Development, SKF
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Beryl Blecher
Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs, US Mission
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James Elles
Member of the European Parliament
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Johanna Gibson
Director, Queen Mary’s Intellectual Property Centre; Chair, UK Intellectual Property Office Advisory Committee on Trade and Development
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Jonathan Faull
Director General, Internal Market and Services, European Commission
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Mariagrazia Squicciarini
Senior Economist, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
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Nikolaus Albert Thumm
Chief Economist, European Patent Office
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Rouget F. Henschel
Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP

This event will take place at the European Parliament, Brussels

To register, please click here.

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