AGENDA – IP Summit 2013 : 9-11 décembre PARIS

(9-11/12/2013)
AGENDA – IP Summit 2013 : 9-11 décembre PARIS

After a century-long industrial revolution and a few decades matter of years – shifted into a knowledge era. This era, which political and business leaders still have to apprehend, hasstarted with innovation at a pace and in  proportions never seen before, and drives the increasing importance of intangibles on the corporate balance sheets, in international trade, in states productivity competition. This is the beginning of an IP Economy. The ambition of this 8th pan-European IP Summit is to showcase the best practices and debate the emerging trends with Corporate Leaders and Policy Makers, giving you the keys to succeed in this IP Economy.

Format 3-day conference:

• The first 2 days will be devoted to Patents
• The third day will be devoted to Trademarks
• 16 plenary sessions
• 18 workshops
• 500 IP professionals expected
• 55 countries represented
  

Speakers confirmed:

• Francis Gurry, Director General, WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE
• Joaquin Almunia, Vice President and Commissioner for Competition, EUROPEAN COMMISSION
• Benoit Battistelli, President, EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE
• Akram Atallah, Chief Operating Officer, INTERNET CORPORATION FOR ASSIGNED NAMES & NUMBERS

Currently, representatives of the following companies and organizations have agreed to participate as speakers:

24IP LAW GROUP, AIRBUS, ALCATEL-LUCENT, ALKERMES PHARMA IRELAND, AWAPATENT, BASF, BAVARIAN NORDIC GROUP, BOSCH GROUP, COACH, COMMITTEE ON VALUATION OF PATENTS, DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE, DUPONT PIONEER, EADS, ESTEVE LABORATORIES, FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE, GE HEALTHCARE, HOYNG MONEGIER, ICE WATCH, INTEL CORPORATION, INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF LIMA, INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL SERVICES CENTRE, KENYON & KENYON, KPN, LACOSTE, LICENSING INDUSTRY MERCHANDISERS ASSOCIATION, LOUIS VUITTON MALLETIER, MARKS & CLERK, MICROSOFT, NEW MORNING IP, ORANGE, PSA, POWELL GILBERT, REED SMITH LLP, REIMANN OSTERRIETH KÖHLER HAFT, RICHEMONT, SAFRAN, SCOTCH WHISKY ASSOCIATION, SIDEL, SISVEL, TEQUILA REGULATORY COUNCIL, VALUATION CONSULTING CO, WILLKIE FARR & GALLAGHER LLP as well as: CHARTERED INSITUTE PATENTS ATTORNEY (CIPA), EUROPEAN COMMISSION, EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE, FRENCH INSTITUTE OF PATENT AND TRADEMARK ATTORNEYS (CNCPI), HUNGARIAN IP OFFICE, FRENCH IP OFFICE (INPI), IRPI, OFFICE OF HARMONIZATION FOR THE INTERNAL MARKET, PREPARATORY COMMITTEE, SERLE COURT, UK IP OFFICE, WORLD IP OFFICE …

See the program, click here
More information on IP Summit’s website, click here