Presentation Intro

Making IP attorneys better at what they do

The FICPI World Congress 2022 brought the FICPI global community of independent IP attorneys together in Cannes, France for the first time in three years. 

High level speakers from the profession, IP Offices and judiciary give updates on important developments in global patent, trade mark and design laws and procedures.

Leading practitioners and experts explore how best to adapt your practice to face new challenges and take advantage of new opportunities. 

Highly relevant plenary sessions on managing home-working IP staff, training IP attorneys in the 21st Century, the relationship between IP Offices and the profession and the impact of moving online on Office and court hearings and other procedures, 

Break-out sessions on the UPC, social awareness and brands, patent-eligible subject-matter in the US and elsewhere, IP in M&A transactions, a marketing masterclass for IP attorneys, getting things done in a busy IP practice, financing IP litigation, running a virtual IP firm and an in-depth look at minor procedural errors with possibly fatal consequences for IP rights, 

The FICPI World Congress 2022 was an exciting festival of IP, making you just a little bit better at what you do.

Event Title 2022 FICPI World Congress Cannes
Session: Day 1
PLENARY 1 // Managing Mental health Issues in an IP Firm in 2022 and beyond Buy Session Content

Issues associated with personal health and wellness continue to rise, reaching
critical levels, with mental health particularly impacted. The global pandemic and
an increase in remote working are contributing to these challenges. Attorneys and
staff in IP firms are not exempt.

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Robert S. Katz, Clare Davis & Simon Rees
 
PLENARY 2 // The IP Courts Online Buy Session Content
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Dr. Patrick P. Erk, Richard Davis, Gerjan Kuipers, Wolfgang Sekretaruk & Scott C. Weidenfeller
 
BREAKOUT SESSION 3.1 // Financing IP Litigation for SMEs Buy Session Content

Your SME client has spent years developing their new product or technology. You have assisted them with the time-consuming, costly process of filing a provisional patent application and then a PCT application and later with national phase entry and parallel prosecution in the EPO, USPTO, JPO
and CNIPA. They are pleased with your work but have exhausted their IP budget. The resulting patents must protect their inventions for them to generate the profits they deserve.

Then comes the unexpected: a challenge to the validity of the patents, or an infringer who hopes your client will be unable to afford the cost of infringement proceedings.

This session will explore:

  • Options for financial assistance to help your client enforce or defend their rights
  • The pros and cons of contingency fee arrangements and litigation funders, which might make an infringement action possible but will take a substantial share of the proceeds in return 
  • Litigation insurance, and FICPI’s role in possible new arrangements to help small and medium size clients enforce their IP 
  • Speakers will include a contingency fee lawyer, representatives of a litigation funding firm and an IP insurance firm, as well as attorneys experienced in this area. 

Why watch? At the end of this session you will have a more informed idea of which route might be right for your client to best defend or enforce their IP rights, plus greater knowledge to continue to work with your client proactively while these unexpected, but very real challenges are resolved.

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Doug N. Deeth, James Blick, David Bloom, C. Gregory Gramenopoulos & Dr. Emily O'Neill
 
BREAKOUT SESSION 3.2 // Putting the IP in M&A Buy Session Content
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Naresh Kilaru, Prof. Dr. Christian Czychowski, Gary Daniel & John McNight
 
BREAKOUT SESSION 3.3 // Getting Things Done - Implementing Strategic Objectives Buy Session Content
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Ian Gill, Chris Bull & Ekaterina Tsimberis
 
WORKSHOP 2 // Scope of registered designs and the 7-view requirement
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Jürgen Buchhold
WORKSHOP 8 // Knock, Knock: Who’s There? A discussion of “Straw Person” proceeding
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Session: Day 2
PLENARY 4 // IP Offices and the Profession Buy Session Content
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Julian Crump, Michael Caine, Andrea Di Carlo, Pascal Faure, Steve Rowan & Robert Watson
 
PLENARY 5 // Training IP Attorneys in the 21st Century Buy Session Content
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Eric Le Forestier, Marco M. Alemán, Geoffrey de Kleine & Chris Mercer
 
BREAKOUT SESSION 6.1 // Marketing Masterclass for IP Professionals Buy Session Content
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Mike Hatcliffe, Dima Litvak, Gustavo Piva de Andrade & Rebecca Sandland
 
BREAKOUT SESSION 6.2 // Social awareness and brands Buy Session Content
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Marion Heathcote & Riikka Joukio
 
BREAKOUT SESSION 6.3 // The Unified Patent Court Buy Session Content
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Dr. Daniel Alge, Dr. Silvia Dondi, Judge Dr. Klaus Grabinski & Katalin Lubóczki
 
BREAKOUT SESSION 7.1 // Tooling Up Buy Session Content
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Georg Puchberger, Marek Łazewski, Philip Mendes da Costa & Ahmad Saleh
 
BREAKOUT SESSION 7.2 // Out on a technicality Buy Session Content
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R. Danny Huntington, Eduardo Mello e Souza, Hugh O'Neill & Shunsuke Shikato
 
BREAKOUT SESSION 7.3 // Eligibility: whither the patent system? Buy Session Content
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Dr. Sharon E. Crane, Dr. Daniela Kinkeldy, Corey Salsberg, Dr. Deepa K. Tiku