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8.00 Registration and coffee

8.45 Opening remarks by James Nurton, managing editor, Managing IP

8.50 Keynote address by James Pooley, deputy director general for innovation and technology, WIPO

9.10 Patent monetisation• Aligning your IP portfolio with the broader business strategy of your company• Licensing or litigation: a cost-benefit analysis• New challenges to traditional patent monetisation

• Georg Heger, senior IP manager, BayerMaterialScience

• Andrew Hammond, european patent attorney,Valea

• Bart van der Stockt, managing director, flooringindustries, Unilin

10.10 Software patenting in Europe and US• Comparative analysis of software patenting in Europe versus US• What constitutes patentable software?• A guide to when do you need a patent, and when your software is protected bycopyright

• Adam Pilcher, patent manager, MetaswitchNetworks

• Gregory Gramenopoulos, partner, Finnegan• Timothy May, partner, Finnegan• Kevin Fournier, lawyer, IBM Corporation• Samantha Funnell, chief IP counsel, DeepMindTechnologies

11.10 Coffee and networking

11.30 Industry panel: Licensing standard essential patents (SEP) in the tech sector• Avoiding penalties: balancing injunctive relief versus licensing of SEPs• How courts interpret “fair reasonable and non-discriminatory terms” (Frand)• A guide to the resolution of licensing disputes involving SEPs

• Dhiren Patel, head of licensing and litigation,Nokia Siemens Networks

• Claudia Tapia-Garcia, director IP policy,Blackberry

• David Barron, partner, Wragge & Co• Nick Cunningham, partner, Wragge & Co

12.30 Russia focus• Patent protection and enforcement in Russia• Challenges in protecting your intangible assets in Russia• How new legislation is about to further strengthen IP protection

• Natalia Gulyaeva, partner, Hogan Lovells• Sergey A. Viktorov, CIS area legal director,GlaxoSmithKline

13.00 Lunch and networking

14.00 Enforcement practice in China• Trends in China’s increasing enforcement practise• How protected is your IP in China?• Best practices for patent-monetisation in China

• Alexander Herget, R&D, Ingenium• Bernardine Adkins, partner, Wragge & Co

15.00 Coffee and networking

15.20 Litigation planning and forum shopping in the European Unified Patent Court• Game over? Litigation planning and strategy under the new UPC• Risks and opportunities of forum shopping in Europe

• Nicola Dagg, partner, Allen & Overy• David Por, partner, Allen & Overy• Ian Hiscock, head of IP strategy & policy,Novartis International AG

16.20 How SSOs, Governmental Regulators and Patent Pool Administrators can cooperate tofoster standardised technologies• The growing importance of IP in today’s business, especially in connection withstandardised technologies

• Economic Implications on the interplay of IPR and Standards• The role of SSOs and governmental regulators to avoid stacking of royalties due torequest from multiple patent owners

• Elements for patent pools to be successful

• Karel van Lelyveld, CEO, Sisvel• Mattia Fogliacco, chief new business officer,Sisvel

• Carter Eltzroth, legal director, DVB Project• Nikolaus Thumm, senior visiting fellow, MaxPlanck Institute for Innovation and Competition

• Prof. Knut Blind, chair of innovation economics,Berlin University of Technology

17.20 Close of day one and cocktail reception

PROGRAMME | DAY 1

MARCH 1 8 - 1 9 , 2 0 1 4LONDONTH E WA LDOR F H I LTON HO T E L

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8.20 Registration and coffee

8.55 Opening remarks by Managing IP

9.00 Keynote address by Mr. Justice Birss, The High Court of Justice

9.20 Life science focus: What constitutes patentable matter? Perspectives from a non-EU, EPC country• Erection of barriers to obtaining and enforcing pharmaceutical patents in emerging markets• Patentability of Medical Use Claims• Turkey’s new draft patent law – a missed chance?

• Özge Atılgan Karakulak, partner,Mehmet Gün & Partners

10.20 NPE’s and patent trolls roundtable: A global comparison• Will there be a global rise of patent trolls?• Measures to counter trolls without compromising on the strengths of patents in general• Whose problem is it? New legislation versus sector self-defence

• Matthew Goodwin, general counsel,intellectual property, Unilever

• Leonid Kravets, patent counsel,InterDigital Communications

• David Por, partner, Allen & Overy• Mark Ridgway, senior associate,Allen & Overy

11.20 Coffee and networking

11.50 Economic overview and regional hubs: How to navigate Africa’s diverse business regions• Analysis of Africa’s four regional economic hubs• Cultural differences and implications for your business• A guide to best protect your IP in Africa’s diverse regions

• Nicky Weimar, senior economist,Nedbank Group Economic Unit

• Christopher Kiige, chief patentexaminer, ARIPO

• Nicky Garnett, partner, Adams &Adams

• Russell Bagnall, partner, Adams &Adams

12.50 Life science focus: Facing compulsory licensing in the pharmaceuticals and med-tech sector• Compulsory licensing: new strategies in an increasingly investment-hostile world• Alternative approaches in order to keep your patent rights protected• How to analyse risks with compulsory licensing as a new trend• The Biosimilars Act: evaluating efficiency and implications

• Archana Shanker, senior partner,Anand & Anand

• Reda Bouchenak, EPA, patent man-ager Africa/Middle-East & Turkey,Sanofi

13.20 Lunch and networking

14.30 Increased litigation in the USA• How the industry is dealing with increased litigation• Is this the end of “honest licensing”?• Wider implications on your IP portfolio

• Gregory Gramenopoulos, partner,Finnegan

• Timothy May, partner, Finnegan

15.30 Why major OECD changes on tax and transfer pricing will directly impact on your IP portfolio • What is the new OECD legislation about and why will it be a game-changer?• Reasons why is this an important IP issue, and not just something for the tax-team• Strategies and advice to prepare for these changes

• Sergey A. Viktorov, CIS area legaldirector, GlaxoSmithKline

• Nigel Dolman, senior economist,Baker & McKenzie

• Alistair Craig, trade markspractitioner, Baker & McKenzie

16.30 Close of conference

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