Roundtable discussion

Topic: IP in rapidly developing industries - does it stimulate innovation?

Panel members:

• Ove Granstrand
• Leonardo Chiariglione, inventor of the MPEG format and European Inventor of the Year 2008 finalist
• Gillian McFadzean, chairman of the board of ProTon Europe, the European Knowledge Transfer Association
• Kenneth Cukier, Japan business and finance correspondent and former technology correspondent for The Economist
• Leo Baumann, Director Public Affairs and IPR policy of DIGITALEUROPE, the European digital technology industry association
• Eva Lichtenberg, Member of the European Parliament

Speakers:

• Alberto Barrionuevo, CEO OPENTIA and former President of the Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure (FFII)
• Leo Baumann, Director Public Affairs and IPR policy of DIGITALEUROPE, the European digital technology industry association

Chair: Wim Van der Eijk, acting Vice-President, EPO

Seminar 2:
Copyright and the internet  

Speaker:

• John Kennedy, chairman and CEO of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI)

Seminar 3:
The interface between ICT standardisation and IP competition law

Speakers:

• Karsten Meinhold, chair of the ETSI IPR Group
• Tim Frain, director of IPR, Regulatory Affairs, Nokia Corporation
• Rigo Wenning, head of Legal Counsel & Privacy Activities, W3C

Chairman: Jochen Friedrich, IBM

Seminar 4:
Do patents in Europe benefit society and the public, or does it stifle innovation? What contribution can public service institutions make?

• Ove Granstrand, Professor, Chalmers University
• Kenneth Cukier, journalist for The Economist
  

Closing speech
Heinz Zourek, Director-General European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry 

Award ceremony
The nominees and winners will be presented in four award categories:

• Industry
• Non-European Countries
• SMEs/Research
• Lifetime Achievement

Gala dinner

Future lounge
 

• Françoise Le Bail, Deputy Director-General of DG Enterprise & Industry, European Commission
  
• Jerzy Dryndos, CEO Logotec Engineering S.A., Poland

Speakers:

• Jean-Noel Rozac, STMicroelectronics
• Torsten Pfeifer, Ericsson
• Koen Lievens, EPO
  

Chair: Peter Verhoef, EPO

B. Patents and Software
B1: From terabytes to petabytes: exclusions from patentability

Speakers:

• Nicholas Wallin, Withers and Rogers
• Dimitris Karagiannis,University of Vienna
• Christian Platzer, EPO
  

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
  

Chair: Gillan McFadzean, ProTon Europe

D. Evolution of the IP system
D1: The impact of patent thickets on the protection of image-recording devices

Speakers:

• Marco Montanari, EPO
• Sabine Susstrunk, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
• Roger Burt, IBM
  

Chair: Richard Gill, EPO

E. Ethics
E1: Private copying levies - protecting culture or taxing technology?

Speakers:

• Tom Brookes, Apple
• Irina Bednarich, HP

F. Standards
F1: Standards for storage media

Speakers:

• Jako Eleveld, Philips
• Maurits Dolmans, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton
• Martin Van Staveren, EPO

Chair: Ivo Teutloff, EPO 

Speakers:

• Thomas Nickl, Harman/Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
• Richard Jelbert, Journey Dynamics
• Cillian Ó Donnabháin, EPO
  

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
  

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

D. Evolution of the IP system
D2: IP rights and open innovation

Speakers:

• John Rigby, Manchester Business School
• Ian Miles, Manchester Business School
• Stuart Smith, 3 Sheep (SME)
• Jako Eleveld, Philips

E. Ethics
E2: Nanotechnology: miracle or menace - is uniform IP protection feasible?

Speakers:

• Claudio Germinario, Società Italiana Breveti
• Stephan Rolf Huebner, Hinkelmann & Huebner
• Manfred Scheu, EPO
  

Chair: Richard Michalitsch

F. Standards
F2: IPTV, ubiquitous access to multimedia and DRM

Speakers:

• Leonardo Chiariglione
• Touradj Ebrahimi, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
• Fulvio Moschetti, EPO
  

Speakers:

• Alex Henzen, iRex
• Cecile Joubert, Nemoptic
• 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
• Barry Quest, Wilson Gunn
• Peter Verhoef, EPO
  

Chair: Christian Platzer, EPO

C. Knowledge transfer
C3: Flat panel displays and the relevance of Asian patent information

Speakers:

• Andrea Wechsel, Max Planck Institute
• Jose Magarino, Thales Group
• Irene Schellner, EPO
• Laurence Kiernan, EPO
  

Chair: Martin van Staveren, EPO

D. Evolution of the IP system 
D3: Scenarios for the future

Speakers:

• Keith Bergelt, Open Invention NetworkSM
• Kaitlin Mara, IP Watch
• Clara Neppel, EPO
  

Chair: Christoph Wirner

E. Ethics
E3: Biometrics: privacy and identity theft

Speakers:

• David Birch, Consult Hyperion
• Max Snijder, European Biometrics Group
• Ivo Teutloff, EPO
  

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 

• Karin Seegert, Principal Director EPO,
• Stephan Hey, Principal Director EPO 

Speaker:

• Stefan Steinbrener, EPO

Workshop H:
The road to publication of the European patent

Speaker:

• Sabine Menrath, EPO

Workshop I:
Fee changes 2009 - an overview

Speaker:

• George van Rosmalen, EPO

Workshop J:
EPC 2000 - the first 12 months  

Speaker:

• Carlo Sala, EPO

Workshop K:
Accessing Asian patent information

Speakers:

• François Boubal, , EPO
• Christoph Wirner , EPO
• Irene Schellner, EPO

Workshop L:
The life cycle of a European patent application  

Speaker:

• Hans-Georg Vogler, EPO

Workshop M:
Online Filing with the EPO (practical session)  

Speaker:

• Alex Surmann, EPO

Speaker:

• Alexander Gardiner, EPO

Workshop O:
Electronic filing in Proceedings before the EPO

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

Speaker:

• Luise Zimmermann, EPO

Workshop R:
Nanotechnology - the EPO approach  

Speakers:

• Christian Kallinger, EPO
• Richard Michalitsch, EPO

Workshop S:
Opposition and the new limitation and revocation procedures  

Speaker:

• Hans Looijen, EPO

Workshop M:
Online Filing with the EPO (practical session - continued)

Speaker:

• Alex Surmann, EPO

Speaker:

• Stefan Krischer, EPO

Workshop U:
Internet citations and case law  

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  

Speaker:

• Ivo Teutloff, EPO

Workshop Y:
What happens to European patents after grant?  

Speaker:

• Nigel Clarke, EPO

Workshop Z:
Online Fee Payment (practical session)

Speaker:

• Arie van Bart, EPO