The Patent System of the Future: the role of the Trilateral Offices
Munich , 17 November 2005
Public Conference
Room 102
Moderator: Joff Wild, Editor, IAM magazine
| Time | Programme | |
|---|---|---|
| 09:30 - 11:00 | Presentations from the Trilateral Offices | |
| 9:30 - 9:50 | "Europe and Trilateral Co-operation: Challenges and Achievements" Alain Pompidou, President, European Patent Office | |
| 9:50 - 10:10 | "Patent reform in the USA- The comprehensive approach to IP" Jon Dudas, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of United States Patent and Trademark Office | |
| 10:10 - 10:30 | "An Intellectual Property-based Nation and New Route proposal" ( Handouts as PDF: New Route explanation, New Route figure) Makoto Nakajima, Commissioner, Japan Patent Office |
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| 10:30 - 11:00 | Questions and answers | |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Coffee break | |
| 11:30 - 13:00 | Presentations from industry in the trilateral regions | |
| 11:30 - 11:50 | UNICE: The position of the European industry Thierry Sueur, Vice-Chairman of UNICE's Patents Working Group | |
| 11:50 - 12:10 | JIPA: The position of the Japanese industry Naoto Kuji, President of JIPA | |
| 12:10 - 12:30 | AIPLA, IPO: The position of the US industry Melville Garner, AIPLA President; J. Jeffrey Hawley, IPO President | |
| 12:30 - 13:00 | Questions and answers | |
| 13:00 | Conclusions and closure of the meeting | |
| All day | Exhibition presenting the results of Trilateral Cooperation | |
Previous events:
- Washington, 18 November 2004
- Tokyo, 6 November 2003
- Vienna, 7 November 2002