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EUROPEAN PATENTFORUM USA 2017FA I R M O N T S A N J O S E , D E C E M B E R 6
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Benefits of attending• Examine the latest developments in European patent law
over the past year • Find out developments in worldwide discretionary
telecoms declarations • Discuss the procedural advantages of obtaining evidence
in multiple EU jurisdictions• Listen to essential case updates from FRAND & SEP
litigation in Europe• Join analysis on key decisions in life sciences and how to
apply to your EU strategy• Analyse the pros and cons of software protection in
Europe versus USA• Debate best practice to select national filing strategies
and revoke patents in EuropeCLE
POINTSPENDING
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EUROPEAN PATENTFORUM USA 2017
BENEFITS OFATTENDINGDelegates are invited to attend a fullday of debates and discussions tohear from, and network with, leadingexperts from multiple jurisdictions andindustries. All delegates will be partyto important debates about the mostsignificant developments in theEuropean patent industry and willhave the opportunity to contribute aswell as learn.
• Examine the latest developments inEuropean patent law over the pastyear
• Find out developments in worldwidediscretionary telecoms declarations
• Discuss the procedural advantagesof obtaining evidence in multipleEU jurisdictions
• Listen to essential case updates fromFRAND & SEP litigation in Europe
• Join analysis on key decisions in lifesciences and how to apply to yourEU strategy
• Analyse the pros and cons ofsoftware protection in Europe versusUSA
• Debate best practice to selectnational filing strategies and revokepatents in Europe
WHO YOU WILLMEET• In-house IP counsel• Patent counsel • Heads of IP• Heads of legal• General counsel • Private practice lawyers
INTRODUCTIONThe Unified Patent Court and Unitary Patent are closer than ever to becoming real-ity, but recent developments in Germany and the UK have raised new questions.The MIP European Patent Reform Forum USA will provide updates for US patentowners on the latest progress on ratification and implementation. It will also givepractical advice for US companies who may wish to take advantage of the newsystem and those that want to opt-out their existing European patents, and addresskey questions US practitioners have about how the system will work in practice.
Recent EU decisions relating to FRAND and regulating SEP’s in Europe will be dis-cussed in detail, in addition to the application of landmark decisions in the life sci-ences sector. The forum will identify the questions unanswered by essential devel-opments in European patent law over the past year and draw comparisonsbetween jurisdictional approaches to refine your strategies for the next 6-12months.
In order to adequately address the legislative changes in Europe, the MIPEuropean Patent Forum USA will bring together industry leading expert in-housecounsel with private practitioners, corporate executives and academics to talkthrough the most pertinent topics lawyers face today.
Register your place today.
FAIRMONT SAN JOSE
DECEMBER 6
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PROGRAMME
EUROPEAN PATENTFORUM USA 2017
FAIRMONT SAN JOSE
DECEMBER 6
09:00 Registration
09:30 Welcome from the chair: David Barron, partner, GowlingWLG
09:40 The future of the Unitary Patent system
• An update on the progress of the UPC• Considerations for your portfolio: to opt in or to opt out? • How to adapt your filing strategy to prepare for the changes
over the next year
Paul Misselbrook, partner, Appleyard LeesBruce Elder, legal director, Integrated Device Technology
10:30 Procedures to obtaining evidence of an infringement inEurope
• UPC litigation strategy: the rules of evidence • Drawing comparisons between different systems in Europe• Analysing the procedural advantages of each jurisdiction • Saisie-contrefaçon
Floriane Codevelle, partner, CasalongaBradley Waugh, managing counsel, litigation group, IntelMartin Herzog, partner, Herzog Fiesser & Partner Patentanwälte
11:20 Coffee break and networking
11:40 Essential case updates: FRAND and SEPs in Europe
• Questions unanswered by Unwired Planet• Drawing comparisons between German, French and UK
approaches to Huawei v ZTE framework• Availability of final injunctions in Europe for SEP infringements• UPC & SEP litigation – benefits & challenges
David Barron, partner, Gowling WLG (moderator)Alexis Garcha, senior intellectual property litigation counsel, NokiaTing-Mao Chao, director, patent licensing, Dolby LaboratoriesNoah Mesel, president, Strategic Legal Advisors
12:30 Patent litigation in the life sciences sector
• Patent infringement by equivalents - Actavis v Eli Lilly• Provisional compulsory license granted by FCJ (Germany): a
new defence against infringement actions?• How can recent decisions be applied to your strategy
Christoph de Coster, partner, Taylor WessingSimon Cohen, partner, Taylor Wessing
13:20 Lunch and networking
14:10 Software patenting protection across EU and US borders
• Efficiently protecting your software-related inventions in Europe• Drawing comparisons between current software protection in
EU versus USA• In what instances do patents inhibit commercialisation?
Freddy Theil, senior associate, Kilburn & Strode (moderator)Charles Middleton, director, patents, XperiPaul Leblond, patent counsel, GooglePeter Ullmann, manager intellectual property, CellMax LifeIan Robinson, partner, Appleyard Lees
15:00 Patent enforcement strategies in Europe
• Essential developments in European patent law over the past year• Should companies rethink their European patent strategy in
light of Brexit?• Preliminary and permanent injunctions in Europe • Future forcecast: enforcement in the short-medium term
Yohan Liyanage, partner, Linklaters (moderator)Danielle Coleman, director, global litigation, Applied MaterialsJulia Schönbohm, partner, Linklaters
15:50 Coffee break and networking
16:20 Close of conference
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EUROPEAN PATENTFORUM USA 2017
FAIRMONT SAN JOSE
DECEMBER 6
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