Coming conference on patent reforms

On March 26 and 27 2009, TILEC will host a conference on patent reforms in Hotel Krasnapolsky, Amsterdam. The main topics of the conference will be: patents and innovation; trivial patents, the laxity of patent offices; IP Licensing in the context of standard-setting organizations; IP enforcement; abuse of patents; and the problem of uncertainty in patent law. The conference intends to foster discussion on the links between patents, innovation and competition policy among lawyers, economists and practitioners. Speakers include: the Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Jacob (UK Court of Appeal); Prof. J. Pagenberg (Bardehle Pagenberg); Mr. R. Buttrick (Senior Vice-President, Philips Intellectual Property & Standards); Prof. J.L.R.A. Huydecoper (advocate-general to the Dutch Supreme Court); Prof. P. Véron (Robert Schuman University and Véron & Associés Avocats); Mr. G.R.B. van Peursem (Vice-President, District Court of The Hague); Prof. H. Shelansky (U.C. Berkely School of Law); Prof. V. Denicolo (University of Bologna); Prof. D. Harhoff (University of Munich); Prof. S. Kieff (University of Washington and Stanford University); Prof. W.A. Hoyng (TILEC and Howrey); Prof. D. Geradin (TILEC and Howrey). Further details will follow shortly and can be found here. Be sure to block the date in your calendar.