13th Open Forum, Rome 2011
Rome, Italy. 9 Nov - 12 Nov 2011
Read 13th Open Forum, Rome 2011 Working Programme
Working Programme — Day One
| Session Number | Session Name | Presenter Name | Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Privilege: Is it necessary? What have we been fighting for? | Leo Jessen (NL) Moderator | Download |
| Greg Chambers (AU) | Download | ||
| Judge Arthur Gajarsa (US) | |||
| Maxim Waldbaum (US) | Download | ||
| 2.1/2.2 | Electronic disclosures as source of: prior art and infringement | Stephen Krouzecky (AU) Moderator | |
| Mauro Eccetto (IT) | Download | ||
| Michele Provera (IT) | Download | ||
| Wouter Verburg (OHIM) | Download | ||
| 2.3 | Business software and office systems: how do you run an IP practice efficiently in the e‐age | Roberto Pistolesi (IT) Moderator | |
| Stephen Perry (CA) | Download | ||
| Bill McFarlane (AU) | Download | ||
| 3.1 | Requirements for obtaining grant and infringement ‐ are they balanced in US, EP and JP | Robert Storey (CA) Moderator | |
| Shogo Ohnishi (JP) | Download | ||
| Alessandro Steinfl (EP, US) | Download | ||
| 3.2 | Search Engine Keywords –Google and Beyond | James Fish (GB) Moderator | Download |
| Benjamin A. du Chaffaut (Google, FR) | |||
| James Fish (GB) | |||
| Alexandra Neri (FR) | |||
| 3.3 | Start up companies, alternative fee arrangements: how can we help them? | R. Danny Huntington (US) Moderator | Download |
| JoAnna Esty (US) | |||
| Fernando Triana (ASIPI, CO) | |||
| 4.1 | Patent disclosure: meeting expectations | Len Svensson (US) Moderator | |
| Robert W. Bahr (US USPTO) | Download | ||
| Markus Hössle (DE) | Download | ||
| 4.2 | Register clogging and goods/services designation: US versus the European model | James Fish (IT) Moderator | Download |
| Neville Cordell (GB) | Download | ||
| Bob Sacoff (US) | Download | ||
| Imogen Wiseman (GB) | Download | ||
| 4.3 | IP Audits and managing intellectual assets: opportunities for the profession | Christian Schieber (AU) Moderator | Download |
| Sandra Clelland (ZA) | Download | ||
| Jérôme Collin (FR) | Download | ||
| Thomas Waldbaum (US) | Download |
Working Programme — Day Two
| Session Number | Session Name | Presenter Name | Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | Standards and professionalism: conflicts of interest, ethical walls and PI Insurance ‐why is it important for FICPI? | Doug Deeth (CA) Moderator | |
| Mark Wilson (US) | Download | ||
| 6.1 | Filing and prosecution strategies: PPH et al | Daniel Alge (AT) Moderator | |
| Charles Eloshway (US) | Download | ||
| Claus Matthes (WIPO) | Download | ||
| 6.2 | The overall functioning of the trade mark system in Europe. The Max Planck Institute study and the European Commission proposals | Louis-Alfonso Duran (ES) Moderator | Download |
| James Fish (GB) | Download | ||
| Elia Sugrañes (ES) | Download | ||
| 6.3 | Social networks and marketing in the e‐age: is there any value in them for us? | Eric le Forestier (FR) Moderator | |
| Gayatri Bhalla (US) | Download | ||
| Catherine Douglas (CA) | Download | ||
| 7.1 | Damages/compensation for patent infringement: Does the patent system currently deliver appropriate protection for the patentee? | Sandro Hassan (IT) Moderator | Download |
| Colin Birss (GB) | Download | ||
| Barry Graham (US) | Download | ||
| 7.2 | Design Rights: When Designs are Valid in Some Regions and Not in Others | Robert S. Katz (US) Moderator | Download |
| Matthias Bosch (DE) | |||
| Jay Sha (CN) | |||
| 7.3 | Incentive schemes: do they really improve performance? | Werner Roshardt (CH) Moderator | Download |
| Alain Leclerc (CA) | Download | ||
| Yves Van Durme | Download | ||
| 8. | How will the USPTO implement patent law reform? | Peter Huntsman (AU) Moderator | |
| David J. Kappos (Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)) (US) | Download |