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 Challenges of Functional Claiming in the US and Increasing Your Protection
Dan Morath (Partner, Patent Law Works, US) 

10.05h Evolutions in Patenting at the EPO and EU level 

• NGT plants patent ban in the EU 
  Jan Desomer (Senior Patent Counsel, Bayer CropScience SA-NV, BE)
• G 1/22 and G2/22 regarding formal priority entitlement and impact on recent cases 
  Giel Vandemoortele (European & Belgian Patent Attorney - De Clercq & Partners)
• Broader definition of substance or composition in second medical use claims
  Annelies De Clercq (European Patent Attorney - De Clercq & Partners)
• New referrals to the EPO Enlarged Board
  Delphine Debruyne (European Patent Attorney - De Clercq & Partners)

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 Manager Licensing - Lonza Benelux BV)

16.10h Regulatory Exclusivity Provisions and the Interplay with Patent/SPC Protection  
Tine Carmeliet (Head of Life Sciences Practice – A&O Shearman)

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.