epoline® Annual Conference 2003 Programme - Thursday, 11 december 2003
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| 8.30 - 9.00 | Coffee
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9.00 - 9.45
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The Economics of Patenting
Andy Bartlett, Deputy Director United Kingdom Patent Office
The role that patents play in stimulating the innovation process is
widely accepted and rarely challenged. Without solid evidence to
support assumptions, how do patent offices know that they are helping
rather than hindering the innovation process? In this talk I will outline
work that is currently underway to investigate which patent related
statistics we should measure to assess whether government policies
and patent office activities are effective in stimulating innovation and
the factors that drive innovation within companies.
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9.45 - 10.30
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The role of patents within small and medium sized companies (SME’s)
Thierry Sueur, Vice President, Intellectual Property and Vice President,
European & International Affairs of Air Liquide
People who are not familiar with the actual use of patents believe that
they are made for big enterprises. In fact, patents are an essential tool
for SMEs, since they may help them to counterbalance their small size
and contribute to improving their competitiveness in a global and ever
more competitive market.
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| 10.30 - 11.00 | Coffee
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11.00 - 11.45
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The importance of international technical co-operation in the automation of intellectual property offices
Doug Bourgeois, Chief Information Officer United States Patent and Trademarks Office
- technical co-operation at international level
- the role of global standards in Intellectual Property
- improve efficiency through harmonisation
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| 11.45 - 12.30 |
Rapporteur panel: reports and feedback from the conference, plus evaluation and outlook
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| 12.30 - 14.00 | Lunch and farewell drinks |
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epoline® Annual Conference 2003
9 to 11 December 2003 Barcelona, Spain
Introduction
Programme
Programme at-a-glance (PDF)
Registration form
Useful information and contacts
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