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Monday, 27 April
Tuesday 28 April
Wednesday 29 April
Thursday 30 April

Monday 27 April
17.00 - 19.00	Registration

Tuesday 28 April
07.30 - 09.30	Registration
Plenary sessions
09.30 - 10.30	Welcome Rory Cellan-Jones, master of ceremonies, BBC technology correspondent Biography Welcome address Alison Brimelow, President of the European Patent Office Biography Opening address Mirek Topolánek, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic and EU Council President Biography Speech Opening speech Heinz Zourek, Director-General European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry Biography Speech Welcome address Karel Čada, President of the Czech Industrial Property Office Speech
10.30 - 11.00	Coffee break
11.00 - 12.30	Keynote speech Ove Granstrand, Professor of Industrial Management and Economics at Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden Biography Abstract Presentation Roundtable discussion Topic: IP in rapidly developing industries - does it stimulate innovation? Panel members: Ove Granstrand Biography Leonardo Chiariglione, founder MPEG and European Inventor of the Year 2008 finalist Biography Gillian McFadzean, Director of Technology & Research Services (TRS), Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh Biography Kenneth Cukier, Japan business and finance correspondent and former technology correspondent for The Economist Biography Bridget Cosgrave, Director General of DIGITALEUROPE, the European digital technology industry association
12.30 - 14.00	Lunch buffet
Seminars
14.00 - 15.15	Seminar 1: Patents in Europe's rapidly developing technologies - does the system meet applicants' needs? Speakers: Alberto Barrionuevo, CEO OPENTIA and former President of the Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure (FFII) Biography Presentation Bridget Cosgrave, Director General of DIGITALEUROPE, the European digital technology industry association Presentation Chair: Wim Van der Eijk, acting Vice-President, EPO Biography Seminar 2: Copyright and the internet Speakers: John Kennedy, chairman and CEO of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) Biography Marco Pierani, Chief Public Affairs Office, Altroconsumo Biography Elio De Tullio, Liberatore & Partners Chair: David Ellard, European Commission Biography Seminar 3: The interface between ICT standardisation and IP competition law Speakers: Karsten Meinhold, chair of the ETSI IPR Group Biography Presentation Tim Frain, director of IPR, Regulatory Affairs, Nokia Corporation Biography Presentation Rigo Wenning, head of Legal Counsel & Privacy Activities, W3C Biography Presentation Chair: Jonathan Sage, IBM Biography Seminar 4: Do patents in Europe benefit society and the public, or does it stifle innovation? What contribution can public service institutions make? Speakers: Ove Granstrand, Professor, Chalmers University Biography Presentation Kenneth Cukier, journalist for The Economist Biography Chair: Karin Seegert, Principal Director, EPO Biography
15.15 - 15.45	Coffee break
Plenary session
15.45 - 16.30	Wrap-up Closing speech Heinz Zourek, Director-General European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry Biography
European Inventor of the Year 2009
18.30 - 20.00	Meet and greet
20.00 - 23.00	Welcome address Award ceremony The nominees and winners will be presented in four award categories: industry SMEs/research non-European countries lifetime achievement Gala dinner

Wednesday 29 April
08.30 - 09.30	Registration
Plenary session
09.30 - 10.30	Opening presentation Jean-Noël Durvy, Director, Innovation Policy, DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission Biography Presentation: Patents and other forms of protecting IT in Europe - the SME perspective Jerzy Dryndos, CEO Logotec Engineering S.A., Poland Biography Abstract Presentation
10.30 - 11.00	Coffee break
Workshops
11.00 - 12.15	A. Crossing technological boundaries A1: Network security for mobile phones Speakers: Jean-Noel Rozec, STMicroelectronics Torsten Pfeifer, Ericsson Koen Lievens, EPO Presentation Chair: Peter Verhoef, EPO B. Patents and Software B1: From terabytes to petabytes: exclusions from patentability Speakers: Nicholas Wallin, Withers and Rogers Presentation Christian Platzer, EPO Presentation Chair: Clara Neppel, EPO C. Knowledge transfer C1: IP and knowledge transfer - the latest from the Commission and the EPO Speakers: David Woolf, European Commission Noël Campling, EPO Presentation Chair: Gillan McFadzean, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh D. Evolution of the IP system D1: The impact of patent thickets on the protection of image-recording devices Speakers: Marco Montanari, EPO Presentation Sabine Susstrunk, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne Presentation Roger Burt, IBM Presentation Chair: Richard Gill, EPO E. Ethics E1: Private copying levies - protecting culture or taxing technology? Speakers: Dries Acke, Apple Irena Bednarich, HP Presentation Nicole La Bouverie, Procibel Chair: David Ellard, European Commission F. Standards F1: Standards for storage media Speakers: Jako Eleveld, Philips Presentation Maurits Dolmans, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton Presentation Martin Van Staveren, EPO Presentation Chair: Ivo Teutloff, EPO
12.15 - 13.45	Lunch buffet
13.45 - 15.00	A. Crossing technological boundaries A2: GPS - patents vs design Speakers: Thomas Nickl, Harman/Becker Automotive Systems GmbH Presentation Richard Jelbert, Journey Dynamics Presentation Cillian Ó Donnabháin, EPO Presentation Chair: John Beatty, EPO B. Patents and Software B2: Patents for business methods: cui bono? Speakers: Stefan Wagner, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Reinhard Knauer, Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Alexander Gardiner, EPO Presentation Chair: Jörg Machek, EPO C. Knowledge transfer C2: Knowledge transfer: national best practices and the involvement of NPOs in knowledge transfer activities Speakers: Jim Houlihan, UK Intellectual Property Office Carme Verdaguer, Bosch i Gimpera Foundation Chair: Gillan McFadzean, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh D. Evolution of the IP system D2: IP rights and open innovation Speakers: John Rigby, Manchester Business School Presentation Stuart Smith, 3 Sheep (SME) Presentation Jako Eleveld, Philips Presentation Chair: Ian Miles, Manchester Business School E. Ethics E2: Nanotechnology: miracle or menace - is uniform IP protection feasible? Speakers: Claudio Germinario, Società Italiana Breveti Presentation Stefan Rolf Huebner, Hinkelmann & Huebner Christian Kallinger, EPO Presentation Chair: Richard Michalitsch F. Standards F2: IPTV, ubiquitous access to multimedia and DRM Speakers: Leonardo Chiariglione Presentation Touradj Ebrahimi, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne Presentation Fulvio Moschetti, EPO Presentation Chair: Koen Lievens, EPO
15.00 - 15.30	Coffee break
15.30 - 16.45	A. Crossing technological boundaries A3: The development of electronic paper: co-operation between SMEs and established industry Speakers: Alex Henzen, iRex Presentation Cecile Joubert, Nemoptic Presentation Richard Gill, EPO Chair: Marco Montanari, EPO B. Patents and Software B3: IP rights for computer games: where does patenting stop and copyright begin? Speakers: Frank Campbell, Mindark Presentation Barry Quest, Wilson Gunn Presentation Peter Verhoef, EPO Presentation Chair: Christian Platzer, EPO C. Knowledge transfer C3: Flat panel displays and the relevance of Asian patent information Speakers: Andrea Wechsler, Max Planck Institute Presentation Jose Magarino, Thales Group Presentation Irene Schellner, EPO Presentation Laurence Kiernan, EPO Presentation Chair: Martin van Staveren, EPO D. Evolution of the IP system D3: Scenarios for the future Speakers: Keith Bergelt, Open Invention NetworkSM Presentation Kaitlin Mara, IP Watch Presentation Clara Neppel, EPO Presentation Chair: Christoph Wirner E. Ethics E3: Biometrics: privacy and identity theft Speakers: David Birch, Consult Hyperion Presentation Max Snijder, European Biometrics Group Presentation Ivo Teutloff, EPO Presentation Chair: Fulvio Moschetti, EPO F. Standards F3: From fixed to mobile communications - what is the appropriate form of IP protection and how can innovation be stimulated? Speakers: Yann Dietrich, LiMo Foundation Francisco Mingorance, BSA Knut Blind, Professor Berlin Chair: Anne Marie Lehouck, European Commission
16.45 - 17.15	Coffee break
Plenary session
17.15 - 17.45	Wrap-up Karin Seegert, Principal Director EPO, Stephan Hey, Principal Director EPO Tiit Jurimae, Head of Unit at DG Research, European Commission
19.30	Depart for drinks reception and evening programme

Thursday 30 April
08.30 - 09.00	Registration
Plenary session
09.00 - 09.30	Welcome Peter Vermeij, Vice-President Directorate-General Operational Support, European Patent Office T he evolution of the IP system Paul-Alexander Wacker, founder and managing director, and Rainer Kuhnen, founding partner, of Kuhnen & Wacker, Germany Biographies Abstract Presentation
Workshops
09.45 - 11.00	Workshop G: Computer-implemented inventions: status quo of case law Speaker: Stefan Steinbrener, EPO Workshop H: The road to publication of the European patent Presentation Speaker: Sabine Menrath, EPO Workshop I: Fee changes 2009 - an overview Presentation Speaker: George van Rosmalen, EPO Workshop J: EPC 2000 - the first 12 months Presentation Speaker: Carlo Sala, EPO Workshop K: Accessing Asian patent information Presentation Speakers: François Boubal, EPO Christoph Wirner, EPO Irene Schellner, EPO Workshop L: The life cycle of a European patent application Presentation Speaker: Hans-Georg Vogler, EPO Workshop M: Online Filing with the EPO (practical session) Presentation Speaker: Alex Surmann, EPO
11.00 - 11.30	Coffee break
11.30 - 12.45	Workshop N: IT meets IP Presentation Speaker: Alexander Gardiner, EPO Workshop O: Electronic filing in Proceedings before the EPO Presentation Speakers: Brigitte Scholz-Nieuwdorp, EPO Doris Thums, EPO Workshop P: Future patent tools - how will the EPO work in the future? Speaker: John Bambridge, EPO Workshop Q: Legal remedies under the EPC in daily practice Presentation Speaker: Luise Zimmermann, EPO Workshop R: Nanotechnology - the EPO approach Presentation Speakers: Richard Michalitsch, EPO Workshop S: Opposition and the new limitation and revocation procedures Presentation Speaker: Hans Looijen, EPO Workshop M: Online Filing with the EPO (practical session - continued) Presentation Speaker: Alex Surmann, EPO
12.45 - 14.15	Lunch buffet
14.15 - 15.30	Workshop T: Exclusions from patentability Presentation Speaker: Karin Dixon-Hundertpfund, EPO Workshop U: Internet citations and case law Presentation Speaker: Martin Müller, EPO Workshop V: Raising the bar - quality at the EPO Speaker: John Beatty, EPO Workshop W: Standards - how and when do they form part of the prior art? Speaker: Martin Van Staveren, EPO Workshop X: Oral proceedings Presentation Speaker: Peter Verhoef, EPO Workshop Y: What happens to European patents after grant? Speaker: Nigel Clarke, EPO Workshop Z: Online Fee Payment (practical session) Presentation Speaker: Alex Surmann, EPO
Plenary session
15.45 - 16.15	Closing session Thomas Hammer, Vice-President Directorate-General Operations, European Patent Office Biography
16.15 - 17.00	Farewell drinks
17.00	End of conference

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