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| MONDAY, 18 OCTOBER 1999 |
9.30 - 10.15: Opening Speeches
Chairman: Giulio Cesare Grata, European Commission
10.15 - 12.00: Keynote Speeches
Chairman: George Koumantos, President, OBI
0.1 The interface of innovation and know-how protection
Jean-Noel Durvy, Head of Division, Innovation Directorate, European Commission
0.2 Greek Industry and the Patent System
Jason Stratos, President of the Federation of Greek Industries
0.3 Patenting in the next Millennium
Brian Alan Yorke, Head of Corporate Intellectual Property, Novartis International AG
12.00 - 14.00: Lunch
14.00 - 16.00: Plenary session and discussion: The Community Patent
Chairman: Heinz Zourek, European Commission
0.4 Policy initiatives underway
Erik Nooteboom, Head of Unit, DG XV, EC
0.5 Additional measures being taken by the European Commission
Manfred Schmiemann, Project Officer, Enterprise DG, EC
16.00 - 16.30: Coffee Break
16.30 - 17.30: Parallel Sessions
| Theme 1 | Theme 2 | Theme 3 |
| Current and future developments in patent information | Current and future developments in raising awareness of patents / other policy developments | Patent Litigation in Europe |
| Chair: Serge Allegrezza | Chair: Mika Waris | Chair: Costas Koyas |
| First speaker in each parallel session will set keynote for the theme Discussion to follow speeches | ||
| 1.1 Patent information - the EPO perspective Hannes Kiesbauer, Director, EPO |
2.1 Making Academia aware of IPR - comparing the US and EU experiences Attilio Stajano, Georgia Tech |
3.1 Patent litigation in Europe: setting the scene Joseph Straus (DE), Max Planck Institute. |
| TUESDAY, 19 OCTOBER 1999 |
9.00 - 10.30: Parallel Sessions
| Chair: Mike Blackman | Chair: Alison Brimelow | Chair: Rüdiger Zellentin |
| 1.2 Commercial information - how the market is changing Information Rob Willows (UK), Derwent |
2.2 ICT developments - what does the future hold? Esko Friman (FIN), Nokia Group |
3.2 Litigation, risk minimisation strategies (not insurance based) Hanns Rump (DE), ETR GmbH |
| 1.3 Commercial non-patent databases - how the market is changing Phoebe Xue (UK), Ovid Technologies |
2.3 ICT developments - implications for the patent system Thierry Sargentini (FR), Questel-Orbit |
3.3 The patent system in action - company views Barbara Gimeno (AUT) |
10.30 - 11.00: Coffee Break
11.00 - 12.30: Parallel Sessions
| Chair: Mike Blackman | Chair: Alison Brimelow | Chair: Rüdiger Zellentin |
| 1.4 Patent information - views from national Patent Offices Costas Koyas, Greek Patent Office Jan Averdal, Swedish Patent Office |
2.4 The impact of European patent law on national patent law Thanassis Liakopoulos (GR), University of Athens |
3.4 The patent system in action - company views Markku Lehtinan (FIN) OyDevEduc Ltd. |
| 1.5 Patent database searches - new Commission initiatives Waldemar Kütt, DG XII, EC |
2.5 Building IP management capacity in Canadian firms: The "Business Intelligence Express" on-line experiment John Szabo, Jean-Francois Luc (CDN) Industry Canada |
3.5 Litigation insurance - differing views John Keen (UK) Seer Ltd. |
12.30 - 14.00: Lunch
14.00 - 15.30: Parallel Sessions
| Chair: Mario Bellardinelli | Chair: Sean Fitzpatrick | Chair: John Reid |
| 1.6 Large Company view Ebe Illmaier-Campi (NL) Shell International |
2.6 Reducing the cost of patenting - political options Ana Palacio Vallelersundi, MEP |
3.6 Litigation insurance - the way ahead 3.6 Litigation insurance - the way ahead |
| 1.7 The status quo of patent awareness at universities Reinhard Schramm (DE) TU llmenau |
2.7 National Patent Offices as innovation facilitators Poul-Erik Nielson Danish Patent Office |
3.7 Arbitration - an alternative approach Erik Wilbers, WIPO |
15.30 - 16.00: Coffee Break
16.00 - 17.30: Parallel Sessions
| Chair: Mario Bellardinelli | Chair: Serge Allegrezza | Chair: John Reid |
| 1.8 Patent awareness 2000 Manfred Schmiemann European Commission, DG Enterprise |
2.8 National Patent Offices as innovation facilitators Jean-Francois Lebesnerais, French Patent Office. |
3.8 The case for compulsory arbitration: Empirical evidence William Kingston, (IRL) Trinity College Dublin |
| 1.9 Big screen demonstration of on-line patent searching Paul Schwander, EPO/DG Enterprise |
2.9 Transferring good practise in university IPR management Lilo Krickau-Richter (DE) Euro-Consult, University of Bonn. |
3.9 Patent litigation - thoughts on future practice Erik Nooteboom,, DG XV, EC. |
| WEDNESDAY 20, OCTOBER 1999 |
9.00 - 10.30: Presentation of the results or previous two days (Rapporteurs: Paul Schwander, Luis Ferrao, Ted Blake)
10.30 - 11.00: Coffee
11.00 - 12.30: Round Table discussion
(Participants: Esko Friman, Hanns Rump, Rob Willows, Walter Holzer, Stavros Evangelidis) with moderator: Judith Hann
12.30 - 14.30: Lunch
14.30 - 14.35: EPIDOS participants welcomed
14.35 - 14.50: Presentation of main findings by neutral expert (Ted Blake)
14.50 - 15.20: Industry's reaction to PATINNOVA findings by industrialist (Esko Friman, Nokia)
15.20 - 15.30: EPO reaction to PATINNOVA findings (Liliane Meyers)
15.30 - 15.45: EC reaction to PATINNOVA findings (Javier Hernandez-Ros, Head of Unit, European Commission)
15.45 - 15.50: Reaction by OBI (George Koumantos, Chairman)
15.45 - 16.15: Coffee
16.15 - 16.30: Official opening of EPIDOS (Ingo Kober, President, EPO)
16.30 - 16.45: PATINNOVA closing speech by Greek Government
(Costas Koyas on behalf of Mr. Magriotis)
16.45 - 17.00: Official closing of PATINNOVA
(Javier Hernandez-Ros, Head of Unit, European Commission)
