Organized by:
- Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano
- AICT, Italian Society for the Information and Communication Technology, a Society of AEIT,
Sister Society of IEEE
- NOC2014, European Conference on Networks and Optical Communications
Giornata di Studio AICT / Workshop NOC2014
(held in English)
Innovation Protection in the ICT
June 3, 2014
Room De Donato at Politecnico
Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32, Milano
Intellectual products of the individuals and of the research carried out by public institutions and
industries, have always been essential for building up an economic asset for nations. In the global society
and economy, protection of the intellectual properties (IP) with patents plays an increasing role in
competitiveness of individuals, research organizations, enterprises and countries, with relevant geopolitical
implications.
Protection of IP is crucial in information and communication technologies (ICT), for their relevant role in
society and economy. Outstanding examples of the stakes in this area are the big cases and commercial
agreements, which are reported almost daily, between main players of the mobile communications market.
Notwithstanding the above not all research organizations, not all enterprises, not all countries and
continental economies have got the same level of awareness of the value of IPR, or not all of them turn
awareness into policies that stimulate patent practice in the same amount. Nor is it always true that the
number of patents is proportional to the level of investment in R&I. Cultural factors and industrial policies
often contribute to a large extent.
Developing patents is an opportunity, and it should be a priority, particularly for those countries - such
as Italy – characterized on one end by high capacity on invention and on the other by decline of
manufacturing. Such decline should be compensated to a large extent by the creation of intangible assets
such as patents.
Nevertheless the path from idea to patent is a long and not an easy one: specific competences are
needed to turn an invention into a good patent. Furthermore it is necessary to reconcile the discrepant
needs of patents and standards, the latter dominating particularly the ICT world.
The workshop will be an opportunity to confront the views of academic and industrial researches,
characterized by objectives that are sometimes incompatible each other, but must and can be reconciled
for common success. It will present the key elements of the patent process and the main national and
international bodies involved in it. The topic will also be addressed of the relation between patents and
standards and the available tools for their reconciliation. Eventually some recent cases of “planetary war
and peace” on ICT patents will be presented.
The workshop will conclude with a round-table, which will debate with the contribution of attendees
the main elements come out from the presentations, addressing particularly the prospects of positive
developments in this domain in the EU countries.
AGENDA
8.30 – 9.00 Registration
9.00 – 13.45
IP and innovation: the academic view
U. Spagnolini – Politecnico di Milano
The view of industrial research
G. Parladori – Alcatel-Lucent
The beginning in patent roadmap: the patenting process
F. Postiglione – Gregorj
Tools to manage conflicts between patents and standards
F. Battipede – Telecom Italia
(t.b.d.)
V. Hamelin – Orange
Patents as items for legal fights and commercial agreements
M. Mostardini – Bird&Bird
Round Table: Prospects of ICT IPR in the EU countries as compared with R.O.W.
Chairman: M. Maggi – PhD lawyer on IP-ICT, author at Gruppo Sole24Ore
13.45 End of GdS/Workshop