TILEC
Tilburg Law and Economics Center
CONFERENCE ON PATENT REFORMS
26 and 27 March 2009
On 26 and 27 March 2009, TILEC – Tilburg Law and Economics Center – hosts an international Conference on Patent Reforms in Hotel Krasnapolsky, Amsterdam. The conference features internationally renowned speakers and intends to foster discussion on patents, innovation and competition policy between lawyers, economists and practitioners.
TOPICS:
The conference addresses current topics:
– Patents and Innovation
– Trivial Patents, Laxity of Patent Offices
– IP Licensing in the Context of SSO’s
– IP Enforcement
– Abuse of Patents
– The Problem of Uncertainty in Patent Law
TOPICS – DAY ONE:
PATENTS AND INNOVATION
Prof. H. Shelanski, U.C. Berkeley School of Law
Do patents contribute to or restrict innovation?
Prof. V. Denicolo, University of Bologna
Do patents under- or over-compensate innovators?
TRIVIAL PATENTS, LAXITY OF PATENT OFFICES
Prof. D. Harhoff, University of Munich
Patent portfolio constructionism and strategic patenting
Prof. B.H. Hall, U.C. Berkeley Graduate School
Strategic patenting
IP LICENSING IN THE CONTEXT OF SSO’S
Mr. R. Buttrick, Senior Vice President of Philips
Intellectual Property & Standards Essential patents –
access for users and reward for owners: Overcoming
hang-up about hold-up
Dr. J. Padilla, Managing Director, LECG
Complementary patents and royalty stacking
Ms. A. Marasco, General Manager, Standards Strategy at
Microsoft
The concept of FRAND
IP ENFORCEMENT
Prof. J. Pagenberg, Bardehle Pagenberg
The problem of effective enforcement
Mr. G.R.B. van Peursem, Vice President, District Court of
The Hague
The (new) European patent litigation system
TOPICS – DAY TWO:
ABUSE OF PATENTS
Prof. P. Veron, Robert Schuman University and Veron & Associes
Avocats
The problem of misuse of divisionals
Prof. S. Kieff, University of Washington and Stanford
University
Patent trolls: Myths or reality?
Prof. D. Geradin, Tilburg University and Howrey LLP
Abuse of patents and EC competition law
Prof. J.L.R.A. Huydecoper, Advocate-General, Dutch Supreme
Court
The problem of misuse (apart from misuse of a dominant
position)
THE PROBLEM OF UNCERTAINTY IN PATENT LAW
Prof. W.A. Hoyng, Tilburg University and Howrey LLP and the
Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Jacob, UK Court of Appeal
INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION:
For the complete programme and registration, please visit:
http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/tilec/events/conferences/
Email: MAILTO:Tilec@uvt.nl
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