Chemistry and Intellectual Property - Catalysing Innovation
Location:
Malta Council for Science and Technology (MCST),
Villa Bighi, Kalkara
Date:
15 February 2011
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Start
Content
09:00
Setting the Scene
Dr. Emmanuel Sinagra, Head, Department of Chemistry, University of Malta
Mr. Godwin Warr, Director General (Commerce Department), Comptroller of Industrial Property
09:40
Journey towards success: from idea to market, a real case study
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Research and innovation
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Filling patent
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Marketing Intellectual Property
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Forming a spin-off company
• Patents as a company asset
Wolfram Meyer, European Patent Office (EPO)
10:10
Coffee Break
10:30
Patents: a protection tool
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Introduction to Intellectual property rights
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Why do patents exist?
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Patentability requirements
• National International and the European patent grant procedures
Michelle Bonello, Commerce Department
Peter Burkhardt, EPO
Wolfram Meyer, EPO
12:00
Importance for searching the prior art
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esp@cenet a database of 60 million records
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Keyword search
• Classifications search
Peter Burkhardt, EPO
12:30
Search in Chemistry
• Introduction to search strategies the view of an examiner
Peter Burkhardt, EPO
13:00
Lunch
14:00
Addresses
Hon. Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando, Chairman MCST
Hon. Jason Azzopardi, Parliamentary Secretary for Revenues and Land in the Ministry of Finance,
Economy and Investment
14:15
Introduction to Managing Intellectual Property
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Exploitation possibilities of Intellectual Property
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Roles and Responsibility of key stakeholder
• Patent strategy
Wolfram Meyer, EPO
14:45
Intellectual Property issues in the Local Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Industry
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The relevance of Intellectual Property for the operations of the company
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The implications of Malta’s Intellectual Property regime
• The impact of Malta’s accession to the EPO
Ragnheidur Sigurdardottir, Patent Specialist, Actavis
Karin Pramberger, Head of Intellectual Property, Medichem
15:30
Panel Discussion
Chair: Claude Farrugia, Department of Chemistry, University of Malta
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Brief introduction on the role of each organisation within the local Intellectual Property ecosystem
Points for discussion:
o Is the “Idea to Market” progression adequately supported in Malta?
o What Intellectual Property strategy should Malta adopt to further encourage Research and
Innovation?
Panellists include representatives from: the Commerce Department; the University Office for Corporate
Research and Knowledge Transfer; Malta Enterprise; the Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and
Industry.
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16:45
Closing remarks and outlook
Emmanuel Sinagra, Head, Department of Chemistry, University of Malta
17:00
Coffee and informal discussion
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