De Clercq & Partners IP Seminar 2024
We are excited to announce the date of the 2024 De Clercq & Partners Intellectual Property seminar.
On Friday June 14, 2024, we will be taking over Auberge du Pêcheur once again for an engaging day full of thought-provoking talks and invaluable networking opportunities! By good custom, we aim to provide you with the latest updates in patent and trademark prosecution.
PROGRAMME
Morning session
Chaired by Caroline Hennin (European & Belgian Patent Attorney – De Clercq & Partners)
08.30h Registration and Coffee
09.10h Welcome and introduction
Ann De Clercq (Founding Partner – De Clercq & Partners)
09.15h Evolving Patent Description in the US and Other Challenges
Dan Morath (Partner, Patent Law Works, US)
10.05h Evolutions in Patenting at the EPO and EU level
European & Belgian Patent Attorneys – De Clercq & Partners
- G 1/22 and G2/22 regarding formal priority entitlement and impact on recent cases
- NGT plants patent ban in the EU
- Broader definition of substance or composition in second medical use claims
- New referrals to the EPO Enlarged Board
10.55h Coffee break
11.20h Harmonization of IP Rights and Their Enforcement Through Effective Measures, Procedures and Remedies in BE and Elsewhere: Room for Improvement – Call To Action.
Dieter Delarue (Partner, Van Innis & Delarue, BE)
12.00h Walking lunch, served in Auberge du Pêcheur
Afternoon session
Chaired by Sakina Bounaga (Partner– De Clercq & Partners)
13.30h The Unified Patent Court – A Year in Review and Future Horizons
Christophe Ronse (Partner – Altius, BE)
14.30h Research in an Open Innovation Environment
André Clerix (Director IP - IMEC)
15.10h Coffee break
15.40h Flexible Research and Commercial License Agreements for Innovative Biologics
Dimor Elbers (Business Development Licensing - Lonza Benelux BV)
16.10h Regulatory Exclusivity Provisions and the Interplay with Patent/SPC Protection
Tine Carmeliet (Lawyer – Allen & Overy)
16.55h Closing remarks
17.05h Closing reception at the Conference Venue, Auberge du Pêcheur
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
• Practitioners involved in drafting, prosecuting and litigating patents
and trademarks
• Representatives from technology transfer offices
• Legal representatives
• Policymakers
• Inventors
• Investors
• CEOs
LOCATION
Auberge du Pêcheur
Pontstraat 41
9831 Sint-Martens-Latem
BELGIUM
REGISTRATION
Registration fee (excl. VAT):
- € 200.00 for companies and private practitioners
- € 100.00 for universities and non-profit organizations
Please note that all invoices will be issued after payment of the registration fee.
To register for our one-day seminar in Sint-Martens-Latem, please click here or send us an email at seminar@dcp-ip.com.