De Clercq & partners ip seminar 2023

May 26, 2023

09:00 - 19:00

Auberge du Pêcheur
Pontstraat 41
9831 Sint-Martens-Latem
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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.

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

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
16.55h	Closing remarks
17.00h	Closing reception at the Conference Venue, Auberge du Pêcheur

• Practitioners involved in drafting, prosecuting and litigating patents
and trademarks
• Representatives from technology transfer offices
• Legal representatives
• Policymakers
• Inventors
• Investors
• CEOs

To register for our one-day seminar in sint-martens-latem, please click here or send us an email at seminar@dcp-ip.com.