9.00 a.m. – 9.30 a.m. Coffee break
9.30 a.m. – 9.40 a.m. OPENING SESSION
Welcome addresses by:
– Mr. Wouter Pijzel, Director, Dutch Association of Inventors (NOVU), Utrecht
– Mr. Derk-Jan de Groot, Director, Netherlands Patent Office (NPO), The Hague
– Mr. Hugues Derème, Deputy Director General, Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP), The Hague
– Mr. Yo Takagi, Assistant Director General, Global Infrastructure Sector, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva
9.40 a.m. – 10.00 a.m. SESSION I
Topic 1: Introduction to WIPO
Development of the International Legal Framework
Major Intellectual Property Economic Studies
Speaker: Mr. Erik Wilbers, Director, Arbitration and Mediation Center, Global Issue Sector, WIPO
10.00 a.m. – 10.25 a.m. Topic 2: The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) –
Introduction and Future Developments
Speaker: Mr. Claus Matthes, Director, PCT Business Development Division, Innovation and Technology Sector (ITS), WIPO
10.25 a.m. – 10.40 a.m. Topic 2: The PCT – The actual practice (questions, experiences, discussion):
Moderator: Mr. Robbert-Jan de Lang, Partner, Dutch & European Patent Attorney (EP&C), Utrecht
Speakers: Mr. Claus Matthes
Ms. Eva van Wanrooij, Director Patent Law, Janssen Insectious Diseases & Diagnostics, Eindhoven
Questions and Answers
10.40 a.m. – 11.00 a.m. Coffee break
11.00 a.m. – 11.25 a.m. Topic 3: Global Intellectual Property Systems:
(a) The Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks
(b) The Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs
Speaker: Mr. David Muls, Madrid Registry, Brands and Designs Sector, WIPO
11.25 a.m. – 11.40 a.m. Topic 3: Global Intellectual Property Systems: The actual practice (questions, experiences, discussion)
(a) The Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks
(b) The Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs
Moderator: Huib Berendschot, Partner, AKD Advocaten - IP & Technology Practice Group), Amsterdam
Speakers: Mr. David Muls, Dutch entrepreneur
Questions and Answers
11.40 a.m. – 12.05 p.m. Topic 4: Global Databases for Intellectual Property Platforms and Tools for the Connected Knowledge Economy
Speaker: Mr. Yo Takagi
12.05 p.m. – 12.25 p.m. Topic 5: Practical Tips on Alternative Dispute Resolution
Speaker: Mr. Erik Wilbers
12.25 p.m. – 12.45 p.m. CLOSING SESSION
Questions and Answers
12.45 p.m. – 2.00 p.m. Lunch break with specific Sessions (Patents, Trademarks and Databases)