Program

Geneva, March 1 to 3, 2006

Wednesday, March 1, 2006
Thursday, March 2, 2006
Friday, March 3, 2006

Wednesday, March 1, 2006
9.00 - 10.00	Registration
10.00 - 10.15	Welcome Addresses
	Dr. Kamil Idris Director General World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) H.E. Ambassador Enrique Manalo Chair of the WIPO General Assembly
	Theme I: Harmonization of Substantive Patent Law: Purpose, Approaches and Limits
10.15 - 10.35	International Patent Law Harmonization, Development and Policy Space for Flexibility
	Speaker: Sir John Sulston Vice Chair Human Genetics Commission London
10.35 - 10.55	The Rationale and Benefits of Patent Law Harmonization
	Speaker: Mr. Kenji Kamata Member Standing Committee on International Patent Japan Intellectual Property Association Tokyo
10.55 - 11.25	Discussion
11.25 - 11:40	Coffee Break
11.40 - 12.00	International Patent Law Harmonization: The View of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)
	Speaker: Mr. Jonathan Zuck President Association for Competitive Technology Washington, D.C.
12.00 ? 12.20	International Patent Law Harmonization and Development: The Experience of the Republic of Korea
	Speaker: Mr. Daeshik Jeh Director Patent Examination Policy Team Korean Intellectual Property Office Daejon
12.20 - 12.40	Patent Law Harmonization and the Draft SPLT
	Speaker: Mr. Jerome H. Reichman Bunyan S. Womble Professor of Law Duke Law School Durham North Carolina
12.40 - 13.00	Discussion
13.00 - 14.30	Lunch
	Theme II: Subjects of Patent Law Proposed for Harmonization
14.30 - 15.10	Prior Art-related Issues (definition of prior art, novelty and inventive step)
	Speakers: Ms. Anne Rejnhold Jørgensen Director International Affairs Danish Patent and Trademark Office Taastrup Mr. Carlos Correa Director Faculty of Law and Social Sciences University of Buenos Aires Buenos Aires
15.10 - 15.30	Discussion
15.30 - 15.45	Treatment of Traditional Knowledge in the Definition of Prior Art
	Speaker: Ms. Begoña Venero Chair Intellectual Property Board Peruvian Institute for the Defense of the Consumers, Competition and Intellectual Property Lima
15.45 - 16.00	Discussion
16.00 - 16.15	Coffee Break
16.15 - 17.15	Disclosure of Origin of Genetic Resources, Including Compliance with Prior Informed Consent and Benefit Sharing
	Speakers: Mr. Benjamin Zycher Senior Fellow in Economics Pacific Research Institute California Mr. Joshua Sarnoff Assistant Director Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Law Clinic Washington College of Law American University Washington, D.C. Mr. André Bourgouin Vice President Corporate Intellectual Property IPSEN - SCRAS Paris Mr. Yin Xintian Director General, Legal Affairs Department State Intellectual Property Office Beijing
17.15 - 17.50	Discussion
18.00	Reception at WIPO Lobby
Thursday, March 2, 2006
9.30 - 10.00	Sufficiency of Disclosure (enabling disclosure, disclosure of prior art, best mode)
	Speakers: Mr. Carlos Correa Mr. Tim Roberts Council Member The Chartered Institute of Patent Agents London
10.00 - 10.15	Discussion
10.15 - 10.30	Coffee Break
10.30 - 11.30	Exclusions from Patentability, Industrial Applicability and Technical Effect
	Speakers: Mr. Graham Dutfield Herchel Smith Senior Research Fellow in Intellectual Property Law Centre for Commercial Law Studies Queen Mary University of London London Mr. Jeffrey Hawley Immediate Past President Intellectual Property Owners Association New York Mr. Hugh Laddie IP Consultant Rouse & Co. International London
11.30 - 12.00	Discussion
12.00 - 12.40	Exceptions to Patent Rights
	Speakers: Mr. Sisule Musungu Team Leader Intellectual Property, Investment and Technology Transfer South Centre Geneva Mr. Alain Gallochat Adviser for Intellectual Property Ministry for Higher Education and Research Paris Representative of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property
12.40 - 13.00	Discussion
13.00 - 14.30	Lunch
14.30 - 15.10	Effective Mechanisms to Challenge the Validity of Patents (pre- and post-grant opposition, revision of the presumption of validity of patents, etc.)
	Speakers: Mr. Walter Holzer Patent Attorney Schütz and Partners Vienna Mr. Narendra Zaveri Advocate Mumbai
15.10 - 15.30	Discussion
15.30 - 15.45	Coffee Break
	Theme III: Patents as a Source of Information and Innovation, Transfer of Technology and Licensing Practices
15.45 - 16.05	Accessing the Technology Disclosed in Patent Data and Publications
	Speaker: Mr. Johan Amand Director International Affairs European Patent Office Munich
16.05 - 16.25	Freedom to Operate: Patent Landscapes
	Speaker: Mr. David E. Martin Chief Executive Officer M CAM Virginia
16.25 - 16.45	The Role of Patent Statistics
	Speaker: Mr. Dominique Guellec Senior Economist Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Paris
16.45 - 17.00	Discussion
17.00 - 17.40	Contractual Licenses and Transfer of Technology
	Speakers: Mr. Francesco Macchetta Director, Intellectual Property Bracco Imaging SpA Milan Mr. Frederick M. Abbott Edward Ball Eminent Scholar Professor of International Law Florida State University College of Law Tallahassee Florida
17.40 - 18.00	Discussion
Friday, March 3, 2006
	Theme IV: New Technologies and their Specificities
9.00 - 10.00	Biotechnological Inventions: Patenting of Genes and Life Forms, and the Impact of Patenting on Upstream Science
	Speakers: Mr. Joseph Straus Director and Professor of Law Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law Munich Sir John Sulston Ms. Nancy Linck Deputy General Counsel for Intellectual Property and Trade Biotechnology Industry Organization Washington, D.C.
10.00 - 10.30	Discussion
10.30 - 10.45	Coffee Break
10.45 - 11.45	Software Patents
	Speakers: Mr. Jonathan Zuck Mr. Rishab Aiyer Ghosh Senior Researcher United Nations University-MERIT Maastricht Mr. Jules Theeuwes University of Amsterdam & WRR Amsterdam
11.45 - 12.15	Discussion
12.15 - 12.45	Patents and Standards
	Speakers: Mr. Rigo Wenning World Wide Web Consortium Sophia Antipolis Mr. Benoît Mueller Director, Software Policy – Europe Business Software Alliance Brussels
12.45 - 13.00	Discussion
13.00 - 14.30	Lunch
	Theme II continued
14.30 - 14.50	Grace Period
	Speaker: Mr. Joseph Straus
14.50 - 15.10	Discussion
	Theme V: The Interface of the Patent System with Other Areas of Public Policy
15.10 - 15.50	Patents and Public Health, including Second Use Patents
	Speakers: Mr. James Love Director Consumer Project on Technology Washington, D.C. Mr. Eric Noehrenberg Director Intellectual Property and Trade Issues International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations Geneva
15.50 - 16.30	Discussion
16.30 - 16.45	Coffee Break
16.45 - 17.25	Scope of the Patent System and Alternative Models to Promote Innovation
	Speakers: Mr. Leonardo Burlamaqui Professor Candido Mendes University Rio de Janeiro Mr. Jonathan Zuck
17.25 - 17.40	Discussion
17.40	Closing

Program

Geneva, March 1 to 3, 2006

Wednesday, March 1, 2006

Thursday, March 2, 2006

Friday, March 3, 2006