The Institute of European and Comparative Law at the University of Oxford, and the ESRC Centre for Competition Policy at the University of East Anglia, present a conference entitled Perspectives on the Unitary (EU) Patent System, to be held on 4 & 5 October 2013, at the Ship Street conference centre, Jesus College, Oxford, UK.
The conference is CPD accredited by the Bar Standards Board and the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
PROGRAMME
Day 1 – Friday 4 October
- Opening Remarks Sir David Kitchin (EWCA)
- Historical Perspectives Dr Justine Pila (Oxford), Prof. Christopher Wadlow (UEA)
- Competition Perspectives Prof. Stefan Enchelmaier (Oxford), Marleen Van Kerchkhove (Arnold & Porter LLP)
- International Perspectives Prof. Rochelle Dreyfuss (NYU), Prof. Paul Torremans (Nottingham)
- Economic Perspectives Dr Georg Von Graevenitz (UEA), Prof. Bruno Van Pottelsberghe (SBS-EM)
- Constitutional Perspectives Prof. Tuomas Mylly (Turku), Prof. Steve Peers (Essex)
Day 2 – Saturday 5 October
- Institutional Perspectives Dr Angelos Dimopoulos (QMUL), Dr Stefan Luginbühl (EPO)
- Forward-Looking Perspectives Prof. Willem Hoyng (Hoyng Monegier LLP/Tilburg), Alan Johnson (Bristows LLP)
- Closing Remarks Alison Brimelow CBE (former President of the EPO)
For further information and to register, see the Oxford website. Last booking date for the event is 27 September 2013.
Pingback: Conference – Italian interpretations of new EU patent regime | From Words to Deeds: translation & the law