Conference "IP Issues in ICT"

Due to their nature, Information and Communication Technologies present specific challenges regarding intellectual property. The interplay between open and proprietary codes, as well as the diverse views on copyrights and software patents, requires both awareness and expertise in order to fully exploit the advantages of the IP rights system.

INESC TEC would like to invite you to participate in the Conference IP Issues in ICT, specifically designed for Academia, where renowned international IP experts will be discussing the importance of IP and patents in the area of Information and Communication Technologies.

This is one of the initiatives organised as part of INESC TEC's 30th anniversary celebrations.

PROGRAMME

9.00 am – Registration
9.30 am – Opening session
                   INESC TEC President
10.00 am – Computer implemented inventions – the current view of the European Patent Office
                     EPO patent examiner for Computer Implemented Inventions, Munich, Germany
11.00 am – Coffee break
11. 30 am – IP strategy in IMEC: applied research in ICT and microelectronics
                     Kathleen De Belder, IP Business and Intelligence officer, IMEC, Leuven, Belgium
12.30 pm –  Lunch break
02.00 pm – Open source software issues: licenses, patents and defensive publications
                     Malcolm Bain, Partner, id law partners, Barcelona, Spain
03.00 pm – Industry trends in open innovation communities
                     Mirko Boehm, Director for Linux System Definition, Open Innovation Network, Berlin, Germany
04.00 pm – Closing session

Participation is free, but seats are limited. Register here.