Time | Description |
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Thursday, June 20, 2019 | |
8:30 AM - 9:10 AM | Welcome Coffee and Networking |
9:10 AM - 9:20 AM | Chairman's Welcome
Peter Scott, Group Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, World IP Review
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9:20 AM - 9:50 AM | Patenting Computer-Implemented Inventions in the Era of AI
Mike Jennings, Partner and Patent Attorney, AA Thornton |
9:50 AM - 10:10 AM | How to Get AI-Related Patents Past the EPO
Julia Gwilt, Partner, Appleyard Lees
Howard Read, Senior Associate, Appleyard Lees |
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM | Best Practice for In-House IP Counsel: Invention Harvesting Anne McAleer Director, Intellectual Property, IDEX Biometrics |
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Best Practice for In-House IP Counsel: Invention Harvesting Moderator: Matt Cassie, Partner, HGF Panellists: Anne McAleer Director, Intellectual Property, IDEX Biometrics David Galaun Senior Patent Attorney, Cisco David Melville, General Counsel, Smartmatic |
11:00 AM - 11:40 AM | Coffee & Networking in the Exhibition Area |
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM | Protecting Artificial Intelligence IP: Use of Patents or Trade Secrets?
Dr. Maria Anassutzi, Lead European IP Counsel, Intellectual Property, Canon Europe
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12:00 PM - 12:30 PM | Protecting Artificial Intelligence IP: Use of Patents or Trade Secrets?
Moderator: Ed Round, Partner, Marks & Clerk Panellists: Dr. Maria Anassutzi, Lead European IP Counsel, Intellectual Property, Canon Europe Kevin Fournier, Counsel, Intellectual Property Law, IBM David Melville, General Counsel, Smartmatic |
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | Day-to-Day In-House Counsel Challenges: How Are Corporations Protecting their Innovations?
Moderator: Ed Round, Partner, Marks & Clerk Panellists: Earl Nied, Program Director of Standards and IPR, Intel Corporation Anne McAleer, Director, Intellectual Property IDEX Biometrics Dr Chris Hardingham, Senior Director, Patent creation and operations NXP Semiconductors |
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM | Lunch & Networking in the Exhibition Area
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2:15 PM | Roundtable Discussion Groups |
2:15 PM - 3:45 PM | Patenting Autonomous Vehicles
Nikesh Patel, Partner, AA Thornton |
2:15 PM - 3:45 PM | Patenting Additive Manufacturing aka 3D Printing
Howard Read, Senior Associate, Appleyard Lees
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2:15 PM - 3:45 PM | Drafting Tips for AI Inventions
Richard Kennedy, Partner, Venner Shipley |
2:15 PM - 3:45 PM | Technology Patents Open Table: Solving Corporate Counsel Challenges
Julia Gwilt, Partner, Appleyard Lees |
2:15 PM - 3:45 PM | Best Practice for In-House IP Counsel: Invention Harvesting Matt Cassie, Partner, HGF |
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM | Afternoon Tea & Networking in the Exhibition Area |
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM | Drafting Considerations: An Interview with IBM
Kevin Fournier, Counsel, Intellectual Property Law, IBM Interview Hosted by:
Richard Kennedy, Partner, Venner Shipley |
4:45 PM - 5:15 PM | Tools and Techniques for IP Portfolio Management in Emerging Technologies
Moderator:
Peter Scott, Group Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, World IP Review
Panellists:
Eryl Hardman, Senior Legal Counsel, Nominet.
Dr Chris Hardingham, Senior Director, Patent creation and operations, NXP Semiconductors
Dr Robert Sackin, Partner, Reddie & Grose LLP |
5:15 PM - 5:20 PM | Chairman’s Closing Remarks & Close of Conference
Peter Scott, Group Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, World IP Review
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5:20 PM - 7:00 PM | Networking Drinks Reception |