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De Clercq & Partners IP Seminar 2023

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26 May 2023
09h00 - 19h00
Auberge du PĂȘcheur, Pontstraat 41, 9831 Sint-Martens-Latem

We are excited to announce the date of the 2023 De Clercq & Partners Intellectual Property seminar.

On Friday May 26, 2023, 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

Subject Matter Eligibility in the US and Practical Examples
Dan Morath, Partner - Patent Law Works, US

10.05h

G2/21 : White Smoke, let the Exegesis begin !
Filip De Corte, Head IP Crop Protection - Syngenta, CH

10.55h Coffee break
11.20h

The Limits of Design Protection
Kristof Neefs, Partner - Inteo, BE

12.00h Walking lunch, served in Auberge du Pêcheur

Afternoon session
Chaired by Sakina Bounaga (Partner– De Clercq & Partners)

13.20h    

Unified Patent Court and Unitary Patent: finally becoming a New Reality
Christophe Ronse, Partner – Altius, BE
Andrej Michalik, partner, European Patent Attorney - De Clercq & Partners, BE

All very well to have a Unitary Patent: but what about the Conundrum of Unitary SPCs?
Sven Bostyn, Associate Professor of Innovation Law - University of Copenhagen, DK and Filip De Corte, Head IP Crop Protection - Syngenta, CH

15.00h Coffee break
15.30h

Plant related Exceptions under the UPC
Philippe de Jong, Partner – Altius, BE

Brief Update on Patentability of Plants at the EPO
Ann De Clercq, Founding Partner, European & Belgian Patent Attorney – De Clercq & Partners, BE

Panel Discussion on UP, UPC and USPC
Panel: Christophe Ronse, Dan Morath, Filip De Corte, Andrej Michalik, Phillipe de Jong, Sven Bostyn, Ann De Clercq

Moderator: Liesbet Paemen, Partner, European Patent Attorney, De Clercq & Partners, BE

16.45h Brief update on Chinese IP
Wei Zhao - China Science Patent & Trademark Agent Ltd
17.00h 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

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