American Intellectual Property Law
Association
IP Practice in Europe Committee
March 9-15, 2014
Delegation to Europe
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Intellectual Property Practice in Europe Committee
Dear Delegates,
The materials below include a delegation name-list, delegate photo-list, travel and
accommodation information, the agenda at a glance, and the details for each meeting
including maps. Please familiarize yourself with the materials and keep them with you
during the week in the event you find yourself making your own way to a meeting.
Delegation Ground Rules/Code of Conduct:
Remember that this is a professional trip, not a vacation. Your conduct reflects on the
Association as a whole, and your full participation is needed to support the other
members of the delegation.
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Arrive on time and attend all meetings/events
Maintain professionalism during all meetings
Take turns paying for taxis
Have fun
Please review the next day’s agenda and notes the night before so you have an idea
what is about to happen next. We will gather each morning in the hotel lobby to leave
for our day of meetings. However, there may be times when the morning meeting time
changes, and there are days where the transfer time between meetings will be tight.
Please also be alert for unexpected changes as circumstances dictate during the week.
In any case, it is important that we arrive at meeting locations with enough time
remaining to exchange business cards and still be sitting down to start the meeting on
time. If for any reason, you will not be attending a particular session, please alert me at
once. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.
Have fun and let us know if you have questions or suggestions. I can be reached at the
contact information below.
Regards,
Laura Brutman
Iris Mok
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Delegation Members
AIPLA Leadership (Executive Director, Exco and Board Members)
Name
AIPLA Position
Name of Law Firm
AIPLA No.
Wayne P. Sobon
Q. Todd Dickinson
President
Executive Director
Inventergy
AIPLA
021260
Committee (Chair/Co-Chairs)
Laura Brutman
Iris Mok
Schiff Hardin LLP
Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
009392
052870
Powell Gilbert LLP
Phillips & Leigh
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
DeAnna-Patent
H. Lundbeck A/S
Patentbar International P.C.
Draeger
Carter Deluca Farrell & Schmidt LLP
RGC Jenkins & Co.
Goldstein Patent Law
The Harris Firm
Draeger
Crucell at Johnson & Johnson
Sughrue Mion LLP
Reimann Osterrieth Kohler Haft
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Westerman Hattori Daniels & Adrian LLP
Fish & Richardson, P.C.
Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP
Arnold Ruess Rechtsanwälte
DTS Munich
Lily UK
Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg LLP
Powell Gilbert LLP
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Delegation Members
Simon Ayrton
Jim Boff
Joseph Calvaruso
Pier Luigi DeAnna
Mary Catherine DiNunzio
Maria Eliseeva
Jessica Ergmann
Raymond Farrell
Angela Fox
Richard Goldstein
Ron Harris
Dewayne Hughes
Andrea (Andy) Kamage
Alan Kasper
Martin Köhler
Kathleen Lemieux
Andrew Melick
John Pegram
Jack Penny
Peter Ruess
Robert Schnekenbuhl
Andrew G. Smith
Anthony Venturino
Alex Wilson
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053678
019740
067184
007606
014254
038262
069053
055476
035132
003452
053770
045214
019428
004688
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Delegation Members
Delegate Name
(Photo)
Law Firm/ AIPLA
Position
Delegate Name
(Photo)
Law Firm/AIPLA
Position
Q. Todd Dickinson
Executive Director,
AIPLA
Wayne Sobon
President, AIPLA
Senior VP, General
Counsel, Inventergy
Laura Brutman
AIPLA IP in Europe
Committee Co-Chair
Iris Mok
Partner, Schiff Hardin
LLP
Simon Ayrton
Powell Gilbert LLP
AIPLA IP in Europe
Committee Co-Chair
Intel Mobile
Communications
GmbH
Jim Boff
Phillips & Leigh
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Joseph Calvaruso
Orrick, Herrington &
Sutcliffe LLP
Pier Luigi DeAnna
DeAnna-Patent
Mary Catherine
DiNunzio
H. Lundbeck A/S
Maria Eliseeva
Patentbar
International P.C.
Jessica Ergmann
Draeger
Raymond Farrell
Carter Deluca Farrell
& Schmidt LLP
Angela Fox
RGC Jenkins & Co.
Richard Goldstein
Goldstein Patent Law
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Ron Harris
The Harris Firm
Dewayne Hughes
Draeger
Andrea (Andy)
Kamage
Crucell at Johnson &
Johnson
Alan Kasper
Sughrue Mion LLP
Martin Köhler
Reimann Osterrieth
Köhler Haft
Kathleen Lemieux
Borden Ladner
Gervais LLP
Andrew Melick
Westerman Hattori
Daniels & Adrian LLP
John Pegram
Fish & Richardson
P.C.
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Jack Penny
Nutter McClennen &
Fish LLP
Peter Ruess
Arnold Ruess
Rechstanwälte
Robert
Schnekenbuhl
DTS Munich
Andrew G. Smith
Eli Lilly Company
Limited
Anthony Venturino
Novak Druce
Connolly Bove &
Quigg LLP
Alex Wilson
Powell Gilbert LLP
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Event Delegate List - London
London
Sunday March 9 - Dinner with CIPA
Wayne P. Sobon
Q. Todd Dickinson
Laura Brutman
Iris Mok
Joseph Calvaruso
Mary Catherine DiNunzio
Maria Eliseeva
Jessica Ergmann
Raymond Farrell
Angela Fox
Richard Goldstein
Ron Harris
Dwayne Hughes
Alan Kasper
Kathleen Lemieux
Andrew Melick
John Pegram
Jack Penny
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Event Delegate List - London
London
Monday March 10 – IPLA
Wayne P. Sobon
Q. Todd Dickinson
Laura Brutman
Iris Mok
Simon Ayrton
Joseph Calvaruso
Mary Catherine Dinunzio
Maria Eliseeva
Jessica Ergmann
Raymond Farrell
Angela Fox
Richard Goldstein
Ron Harris
Dwayne Hughes
Alan Kasper
Martin Köhler
Kathleen Lemieux
Andrew Melick
John Pegram
Jack Penny
Anthony Venturino
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Event Delegate List - London
London
Monday March 10 - CIPA and ITMA
Wayne P. Sobon
Q. Todd Dickinson
Laura Brutman
Iris Mok
Simon Ayrton
Joseph Calvaruso
Mary Catherine DiNunzio
Maria Eliseeva
Jessica Ergmann
Raymond Farrell
Angela Fox
Richard Goldstein
Ron Harris
Dwayne Hughes
Alan Kasper
Martin Köhler
Kathleen Lemieux
Andrew Melick
John Pegram
Jack Penny
Anthony Venturino
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Event Delegate List - Paris
Paris
Tuesday March 11 - APRAM and CNCPI Meetings
Wayne P. Sobon
Q. Todd Dickinson
Laura Brutman
Iris Mok
Joseph Calvaruso
Mary Catherine DiNunzio
Maria Eliseeva
Jessica Ergmann
Raymond Farrell
Richard Goldstein
Ron Harris
Dwayne Hughes
Alan Kasper
Kathleen Lemieux
Andrew Melick
John Pegram
Jack Penny
Anthony Venturino
Alex Wilson
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Event Delegate List - Munich
Munich
Wednesday and Thursday March 12-13 - EPO, EPI and Patentanwaltskammer
Wayne P. Sobon
Q. Todd Dickinson
Laura Brutman
Iris Mok
Jim Boff
Joseph Calvaruso
Pier Luigi DeAnna
Mary Catherine DiNunzio (Wednesday only)
Maria Eliseeva
Jessica Ergmann
Raymond Farrell
Richard Goldstein
Ron Harris
Dwayne Hughes
Andrea (Andy) Kamage (EPO meetings only)
Alan Kasper
Martin Köhler
Kathleen Lemieux
Andrew Melick
John Pegram
Jack Penny
Robert Schnekenbuhl (not Wednesday am)
Andrew Smith
Anthony Venturino
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Event Delegate List - Geneva
Geneva
Friday March 14 - Geneva - WIPO
Wayne P. Sobon
Q. Todd Dickinson
Laura Brutman
Iris Mok
Maria Eliseeva
Jessica Ergmann
Raymond Farrell
Richard Goldstein
Ron Harris
Dwayne Hughes
Alan Kasper
Kathleen Lemieux
Andrew Melick
John Pegram
Jack Penny
Peter Ruess
Robert Schnekenbuhl
Andrew Smith
Anthony Venturino
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Agenda At-A-Glance
Sunday
9 Mar 2014
London
Monday
10 Mar 2014
London
Tuesday
11 Mar 2014
Paris
Wednesday
12 Mar 2014
Munich
Travel to Paris
Travel to Munich
8:30-10:00
IPLA
@ Bristows, at
100 Victoria
Embankment,
London EC4Y
0DH
10:30-13:00
Closed Meeting
with CIPA/ITMA
@ Honourable
Society of
Gray’s Inn
8 South Sq.
17:30-18:45
Drinks
Reception
18:00
Meet in
Kingsway
lobby
19:30
CIPA Dinner
Goring Hotel
19:00
Informal Dinner
with CIPA/ITMA
@ White Swan,
108 Fetter
Lane, London
EC4A 1ES
Kingsway Hall Hotel
66 Great Queen Street
London WC2B 5BX
020 7309 0909
Friday
14 Mar 2014
Geneva
Travel to Geneva
8:30-13:00
EPI Meeting
@ EPO Munich
Isar, Room 103
Bob-vanBenthem-Platz 1,
80469
12-14:30pm
APRAM
@ Hogan Lovells
17 avenue Matignon
13:00-14:00
Lunch
14:00-17:30
CIPA/ITMA
Seminar
Thursday
13 Mar 2014
Munich
15:00 – 18:00
CNCPI
@ 13 rue du Quatre Septembre
18:00-XX:XX
Cocktail reception
12:00-14:30
EPO
Discussion and Lunch
hosted by the President
@ EPO Munich Isar
Bob-van-Benthem-Platz
1, 80469
15:00-XX:XX
Patentanwaltskammer
@
Patentanwaltskammer’s
offices, Tal 29, 30331
Munich
Dinner with
Patentanwaltskammer
Casual Dinner
(OPEN)
Westin Paris Vendome
3 Rue De Castiglione, Paris, 75001
33-1-44771111
OR
Hôtel Mercure Paris T Nord
12 Boulevard de Denain 75010
+33 1 42 80 20 00
13:00 -14:00
Lunch in EPO
Canteen
14:00 – 18:00
EPO Meeting
@ EPO Munich
Isar
(same address as
morning meeting)
19:30-XX:XX
Casual Dinner
@ Ratskeller
Marienplatz 8
+49 89 21 99 8933
(AIPPI-DE
members invited)
Mercure Hotel Muenchen City Center
Senefelder Str. 9, 80336 Munich
(+49)89/551320
13:00-15:00
WIPO
Lunch with DG
Intercontinental,
Restaurant Woos,
7-9 Chemin du
Petit Saconnex,
Geneva
15:15-16:00
Tour of PCT
16:00-16:30
PCT Update
16:30-17:30
Hague and
Madrid Systems
Casual Dinner
(OPEN)
Novotel Genève
Centre
Rue de Zurich 19,
1201 Geneva
(+41)22/9099000
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Airport Information - London
London, England
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London Airport - Heathrow
o General Airport information - Heathrow Airport
o Distance to Hotel Kingsway Hall Hotel – 18 miles
o Airport Transportation Options
 Taxi – 50 minutes
 Subway – 50 minutes (Piccadilly Line to Holborn)
London Tube map
London journey planner
 Train – Heathrow to Paddington (15 minutes)
Heathrow Express £21-26
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London St Pancras International Railway Station
o General Railway Information - London St Pancras International
o Distance from Hotel 1.4 miles
 Taxi – approx. 10 mins in taxi
 Subway – approx. 10 mins on Piccadilly Line from Holborn
London Tube map
London journey planner
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Train 1 – EUROSTAR from London, UK to Paris on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 –
http://www.eurostar.com/us-en/book/train/outbound-train
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Airport Information - Paris
Paris, France
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Paris Train Station - Gare du Nord
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General Railway Information - Gare du Nord
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Option 1 - Hotel Mercure Paris Terminus Nord
Distance to Hotel Option 1 - Hotel Mercure Paris Terminus Nord
 Directly adjacent to the Railway Station
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Option 2 - Hotel Westin Paris Vendome
Distance to Hotel Option 2 - Hotel Westin Paris Vendome
 Taxi – 10 mins depending on traffic – approx. €15-20
 Closest Metro stop to hotel Tuileries or Concorde
Paris Airport - Charles de Gaulle (CDG)
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General Airport Information - Charles de Gaule (CDG)
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Option 1 - Hotel Mercure Paris Terminus Nord
Airport (Roissy-Charles de Gaulle) Transportation Options:
Distance from Hotel Option 1 - Hotel Mercure Paris Terminus Nord – 13 miles
 Taxi – 30 mins depending on traffic – approx. €50-70
 Subway/Train – approx. 25 mins - RER B from Gare du Nord –€9.75
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Option 2 - Hotel Westin Paris Vendome
Distance from Hotel Option 2 - Hotel Westin Paris Vendome – 16 miles
Airport (Roissy-Charles de Gaulle) Transportation Options :
 Taxi – 40 mins depending on traffic – approx. €50-70
 Subway/Train – approx. 50 minutes from Concorde or Tuileries on M1 to
Châtelet-Les-Halles then transfer to RER B to CDG. €9.75
Metro Map http://www.ratp.fr/plan-interactif/
Alternative RoissyBus from Opera to Charles de Gaulle €11,60
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Airport Information – Munich & Geneva
Munich, Germany
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Munich Airport (MUC)
o General Airport information – Munich Airport (MUC)
o Distance from Hotel - Mercure Hotel Munchen City Centre – 22 miles
o Airport Transportation Options
 Taxi - approx. €70
 Train - 35 mins – MVV from Flughafen (Airport) to Hauptbahnhof (Central
Station) (2 blocks from hotel) €11,70
Munich transportation map: http://www.mvv-muenchen.de/en/tickets-fares/tariff-maps/index.html
Munich City Map (pdf)
Geneva, Switzerland
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Geneva Airport - Genève Aéroport (GVA)
o General Airport information – Geneva International Airport (GVA)
o Distance from Hotel - Novotel Genève Centre – 3.4 miles
o Airport Transportation Options
 Taxi - approx. 10mins - CHF 30-35
 Train - approx. 6mins
Free public transportation from Geneva International Airport. When you stay in a hotel, you
receive free of charge a Geneva Transport Card (for tram, bus, train and taxi boats).
More information
Geneva City Maps
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Hotel Information
March 9-15, 2014
Date(s)
Hotel Information (English)
London, UK
Sunday March 9 and
Monday March 10, 2014
Kingsway Hall Hotel
66 Great Queen Street
Covent Garden
London, UK
WCB 5BX
Telephone:+44 (0)207 309 0909
Fax: +44 (0)207 309 9696
www.kingswayhall.co.uk
Paris, France
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Option 1
Option 1
Hôtel Mercure Paris Terminus Nord
12 Boulevard de Denain
75010 Paris, France
Telephone: +33 1 42 80 20 00
Fax: +33 1 42 80 63 89
www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-2761-mercure-paristerminus-nord/media.shtml
Paris France
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Option 2
Option 2
Hotel Westin Paris Vendome
3 rue de Castiglione
75001 Paris, France
Telephone: +33 1 44 77 11 11
www.thewestinparis.com
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Munich, Germany
Wednesday, March 12,
Thursday, March 13,
2014
Mercure Hotel Munchen City Centre
Senefelder Str. 9
D-80336 Munchen
Germany
Telephone: +49 (0) 89 55132-0
Fax: +49 (0) 89 596444
www.mercure.com/gb/hotel-0878-mercure-hotelmuenchen-city-center/
Geneva, Switzerland
Friday, March 14,
2014
Novotel Genève Centre
19 Rue de Zurich, Genève 1201
Switzerland
1 866 599 6674
www.novotel.com/gb/hotel-3133-novotel-geneve-centre/
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London, UK
Kingsway Hall Hotel
March 9-10, 2014
DIRECTIONS:
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Hotel Address: 66 Great Queen Street, Covent Garden
Distance from Airport to Hotel Kingsway Hall Hotel – 18 miles
o Airport Transportation Options from Airport to Hotel
 Taxi – 50 mins
 Subway – 50 mins (Piccadilly Line to Holborn)
London Tube map
London journey planner
 Train – Heathrow to Paddington (15 minutes)
Heathrow Express £21-26
Hotel to London St Pancras International Railway Station:
o Distance from Hotel 1.4 miles
 Taxi – approx. 10 mins in taxi
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Paris, France
Option 1
Hôtel Mercure Paris Terminus Nord
March 11, 2014
DIRECTIONS:
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Hotel Address Option 1: Hotel Mercure Paris Terminus Nord, 12 Boulevard de Denain,
75010 Paris, France
Distance from Train Station to Hotel – Adjacent
Distance from Hotel to Airport
o Taxi – 13 miles; 30 minutes depending on traffic; approx €50-70
o Subway/Train – approx. 25 minutes RER B from Gare du Nord – €9.75
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Paris, France
Option 2
Hotel Paris Westin Vendome
March 11, 2014
DIRECTIONS:
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Hotel Address Option 2: Hotel Westin Paris Vendome, 3 rue Castiglione, 75001 Paris,
France:
The hotel is close to the Concorde and Tuileries metro stations (lines 1, 8 & 12).
Distance from Train Station to Hotel Westin
o Approximately 2.67 miles; Taxi – 15 minutes depending on traffic; approx €15-20
Distance from Hotel Westin to Airport Charles de Gaulle
o Taxi – 16 miles; approx. 40 minutes depending on traffic; approx. €50-70
o Private car services costs approximately 165 EUR and takes approximately 40
Minutes. Private car service can be arranged through the hotel concierge and could
be worth it if 3 people travel together. Contact for private car service is +33(1) 4477
1004 (and reservation is required).
o Subway/Train – approx. 50 minutes from Concorde or Tuileries on M1 to ChâteletLes-Halles then transfer to RER B to CDG. €9.75
o Alternative: RoissyBus from Opera to Charles de Gaulle Airport €11,60
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PARIS OPEN DINNER RESTAURANT OPTIONS
Unless you are planning on eating in Café style restaurant, reservations are generally required.
Chez les Anges – RESERVATION ALREADY MADE FOR 12 people at 20:30 – OPEN TO
ANY DELEGATE
54 Boulevard de la Tour-Maubourg 75007 Paris
Phone: +33 1 47 05 89 86
Food: French
Website: www.chezlesanges.com
Location: taxi from Westin Hotel – 7th arrondissement
Price: €35 to €78
Le Souffle
36 Rue du Mont Thabor; Paris, France 75001
Phone: +33 1 42 60 27 19
Food: known for its … souffle!
Website: www.lesouffle.fr
Location: very close to the Westin hotel
Price: €44
L’Arpege
84 rue de Varenne, 75007 Paris
Phone: +33 1 47 05 09 06
Food: French; suitable for vegeratiran and vegan dining
Website: www.alain-passard.com
Location: Taxi from Westin hotel – in the 7th Arrondissement
Price: expensive (€200)
Kinugawa
9 rue du Mont Thabor, 75001, Paris
Phone: +33 1 42 60 65 07
Food: Japanese
Website: www.kinugawa.fr
Location: very close to the Westin hotel
Price: €32-€110
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Brasserie Chez Flottes
2 rue Cambon 75001, Paris
Phone: +33 1 42 60 80 89
Food: French brasserie
Website: www.brasserie-flottes.com
Location: close to the Westin hotel
Price: €29-€100
Goumard (Fish and Seafood)
9 r. Suphot 75001, Paris
Phone: +33 1 42 60 36 07
Food: Seafood and fish
Website: www.goumard.com
Location: close to the Westin hotel
Price €44-€86
Drouant
16 pl. Gaillon, 75002
Phone: +33 01 42 65 15 16
Food: French
Website: www.drouant.com
Location: close to the hotel – in the 2nd arrondissement
Price: €45 to €75
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Munich, Germany
Mercure Hotel München City Center
March 12-13, 2014
DIRECTIONS:
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Hotel Address: Mercure Hotel Munchen City Centre, Senefelder Str. 9, D-80336,
Munchen, Germany
Distance from Hotel to Airport
o Taxi – 22 miles; approximately €70
 Train – approx. 35 minutes by MVV from Flughafen (Airport) to Hauptbahnhof
(Central Station) (2 blocks from hotel) €11,70
o Munich transportation map: http://www.mvv-muenchen.de/en/tickets-fares/tariffmaps/index.html;
o Munich City Map (pdf)
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Geneva, Switzerland
Novotel Genève Centre
March 14, 2014
DIRECTIONS:
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Hotel Address: Novotel Geneve Centre, 19 Rue de Zurich, Geneve, 1201 Switzerland
Distance from Hotel to Airport Geneva International Airport (GVA)
o Taxi – 3.4 miles; approximately 10 minutes; CHF 30-35
o Train - approx. 6mins
Free public transportation from Geneva International Airport. When you stay in a hotel, you
receive free of charge a Geneva Transport Card (for tram, bus, train and taxi boats). More
information; Geneva City Maps
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GENEVA OPEN DINNER RESTAURANT OPTIONS
Note: Reservations are highly recommended. The 84th International Motor (Auto) Show is taking
place the same weekend. Reservations can be made through the hotel (Novotel Geneve: 1 866
599 6674)
Restaurant Edelweiss in the Edelweiss Hotel
2, place de la Navigation
CH-1201 Genève
Tel. +41 (0)22 544 51 51
http://www.hoteledelweissgeneva.com/en/restaurant-1
Traditional Swiss cuisine, traditional music
Folkloric alpine-style restaurant
2 blocks from hotel
Price: Main courses 22F-43F; fixed-price menus 46F-75F
Café de Paris
Rue du Mont-Blanc 26, 1201 Geneva
Phone : +41 22 732 84 50
http://www.cafe-de-paris.ch/
French brasserie
5 or 6 blocks from hotel
French cuisine - steak, fries, salad
Price range: $45 - $90
Pad Thai
rue de Monthoux 50, Geneva
41 22 732 20 00
Thai food
1 block from hotel
Price: 25F
Brasserie de l'Hotel de Ville
Grand-Rue 39, 1204 Genève, Switzerland
Phone: +41 22 311 70 30
http://www.hdvglozu.ch/
Swiss cuisine
Historic restaurant
Old town area of Geneva; 8 minute drive
Price: Main courses 27F-45F; fixed-price menu 47F-67F
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Meeting Agendas
Day 0 – London – Sunday, March 9
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CIPA Dinner – Goring Hotel (www.thegoring.com) – CIPA will arrange for
transportation with pickup at Kingsway Hall Hotel; Dinner reservation at 19:30
Meet in hotel lobby at 18:00
Day 1 – London – Monday, March 10
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Intellectual Property Lawyers' Association (IPLA): 8:30 – 10:00
Location: Bristows, 100 Victoria Embankment, London
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Chartered Institute of Patent Agents (CIPA) and The Institute of Trade Mark
Attorneys (ITMA) – Closed Joint Meeting: 10:30 – 12:30
Location: The Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn, 8 South Sq., London
Lunch
CIPA/ITMA Seminar: 14:00-17:15
Drinks Reception : 17:30-19:00
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Informal Dinner – The White Swan – 108 Fetter Ln., London www.toptable.co.uk
Day 2 – Paris – Tuesday, March 11
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Association des Praticiens du Droit des Marques et des Modèles (APRAM)
Meeting: 12:00-14:30
Location: Offices of Hogan Lovells – 17 avenue Matignon, Paris, 08
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CNCPI Meeting: 15:00-18:00 plus cocktail reception
Location: Offices of CNCPI: 13 rue du Quatre Septembre (75002)
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Open Dinner > reservations are recommended
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Day 3 - Munich – Wednesday, March 12
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European Patent Office (EPO) Meeting and Buffet Lunch Hoted by The president
in Le Fleuron Room: 12:00-14:30
Location: Isar Building, Munich, Meeting in Room 103
Patentanwaltskammer Meeting: 15:00-XX:XX
Location: Offices of Patentanwaltskammer, Tal 29 30331, Munich
Dinner with Patentanwaltskammer
Day 4 – Munich – Thursday, March 13
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European Patent Institute (EPI) Meeting: 8:30-13:00
Location: EPO Munich Isar, Room 103
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Lunch in EPO canteen: 13:00-14:00
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EPO Meeting: 14:00-18:00
Location: EPO Munich Isar, Room 103
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Casual dinner for delegation at Ratskeller Munich, Marienplatz 8: 7:30-XX:XX
Day 5 – Geneva – Friday, March 14
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World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
o Lunch with Director General: 13:00-15:00
o Tour of PCT: 15:15-16:00
o PCT Update: 16:00-16:30
o Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs and
the Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks: 16:30-17:30
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Gathering Point
o Location – Meet in Hotel Lobby
o Time – 8:00 am
o Transportation to Meeting IPLA Meeting – Bristows LLP:
 Taxi 5 mins, walking 20 mins
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o Meeting with IPLA
o Time: 8:30-10:00
o Bristows LLP
100 Victoria Embankment, London EC4Y 0DH
+44 20 7400 8000
Time
8:30-9:15
9:15-10:00
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Presentation
IPLA presentation: Pan-European
remedies (based on the recent
Actavis v Eli Lilly case and attempts
to revive the Italian torpedo), which
will also touch on the issues arising
from the co-pendency of EPO
oppositions and national litigation,
and how the UPC will enable such
issues to be resolved.
AIPLA Presentation: status and likely
impact of the current various antiNPE initiatives and legislative
proposals.
Presenter
IPLA
Q. Todd Dickinson
Background Information
o IPLA – Intellectual Property Law Association – previously known as the Patent
Solicitors Association. Membership is open to any solicitors firm in England and
Wales with an established practice in intellectual property
o http://www.ipla.org.uk/
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Transportation to Meeting 2:
o Meeting with CIPA/ITMA
o The Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn, 8 South Street, London
o Taxi 5-10 mins, walking 16 mins
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Meeting 2
o Joint Meeting with CIPA/ITMA
o 10:30-12:30
o The Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn, 8 South Square
Time
Presentation
10:30-13:00
Closed Meeting CIPA/ITMA
Updates on Recent activities
EPO – Poisonous divisionals, priority
issues, etc.
New CTM Regulations; Unitary
Patent; Trade Secret Developments
Relevant Patent and Trademark
Topics

Presenter
CIPA/ITMA
CIPA/ITMA
CIPA/ITMA
CIPA/ITMA
Background Information
o Organization Information
 CIPA - Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys – CIPA was founded in
1882. It represents all of the 2,000+ registered patent attorneys in the UK.
http://www.cipa.org.uk/

ITMA – Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys – founded in 1934, is
responsible for the regulation of the Trade Mark Attorney profession,
nationally and internationally. The Institute has approximately 1600
members.
http://www.itma.org.uk/
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Meeting 3
o Seminar with CIPA/ITMA (cont.)
o 14:00 to 17:15
o The Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn, 8 South Square
Time
Presentation
Presenter
Topic
Name
Counseling Clients re New USPTO
Post Grant Proceedings and Interplay
with Litigation
A Snapshot of the AIA Two Years
After Signing
14:00 – 17:30
Alan Kasper
Examiner Points Allocation System
Ron Harris
AIPLA: Stricter Requirements
Regarding Bona Fide Intent to Use
and Requirements for Specimens of
Use at the US Trademark Office
Tony Venturino
Kathleen Lemieux
Color Trademarks
Joseph Calvaruso
17:30 –18:45
Reception
19:00
Informal Dinner
The White Swan, 108 Fetter Lane,
London EC4A 1ES

John Pegram
Transportation to Dinner – The White Swan
o To Restaurant - Taxi 5 mins, walking 8 mins
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Transportation from Restaurant to Hotel – Kingsway Hall
o To Hotel – Taxi 5 mins, walking, 15 mins

Map (From CIPA (A) to The White Swan (B) and from The White Swan (B) to Hotel (C))
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Informal Dinner – The White Swan
o 108 Fetter Ln, London, England
 Transportation from Meeting 3/Hotel Info – See above
 Metro Stations – Chancery Lane, Farringdon, Temple
o Phone: +44 20 72 42 9696
o www.toptable.co.uk
o Gastro pub – Modern British cuisine
o Dress Code – Business casual
o Host (If Applicable)
o Payment Information: AMEX, Mastercard, VISA
o Transportation to Hotel Info: Taxi – See above
o Map – See above
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London to Paris, France
Day 2 (Tuesday) March 11, 2014

Gathering Point
o Gather in Kingsway Hall Hotel Lobby at 5:30am for those taking the 7am Eurostar
o Taxi to Train Station - 10 mins 1.5 miles
o
Arrival in Paris at Gare du Nord around 10:20 (if taking 7 :00 train)
o
Transportation to Meeting 1 (APRAM) – Paris office of Hogan Lovells, 17 avenue
Matignon, 75008 from:
o Gare du Nord Train Station: Taxi 10-15 minutes (approx. 3 miles)
o Hotel Option 1: Taxi 10-15 mins (approx. 3 miles)
o Hotel Option 2: Taxi 5 mins, 16 minutes walking (approx. 1 mile)
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Meeting 1
o APRAM
o 12:00 to 14:30
o Offices of Hogan Lovells Paris LLP
17 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris, France
+33 1 53 67 47 47
Time
Presentation
APRAM
12:00-12:10
Welcome
12:10 – 12:35
12:35 – 13:00
13:00 – 13:25
13:25 – 13:50
13:50-14:30
AIPLA: Stricter Requirements Re
Bona Fide Intent to Use
European Trademark Reform:
Main Changes proposed by the
Commission: State of Play
AIPLA: Requirements for
Specimens of Use at US
Trademarks Office
French Law Propose for GI’s
Protection for Industrial Goods
and Rights of Local and Regional
Authorities on their Names
Presenter
AIPLA Tony Venturino
Patrick Boyle
AIPLA Kathleen Lemieux
Marie-Aimée Dompierre
Questions – Informal Discussion
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Background Information
o Organization Information
 APRAM – Association des practiciens du droit des marques et modèles.
Founded in 1978 APRAM is an international French speaking association
comprising leading trade mark and design practitioners.
http://www.apram.com/

Transportation to Meeting 2 (AIPLA – CNCPI)
o Taxi 5-10 minutes. Approx. 1.3 miles.
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Map (From Meeting 1 to Meeting 2)
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Meeting 2
o CNCPI (Compagnie Nationale Conseils Propriété Industrielle)
o 15:00 – 18:00 plus cocktail reception
o Offices of CNCPI
13 rue du Quatre Septembre, Paris 75002
33 (0)1 53 21 90 89
Time
15:00 – 18:00
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Presentation
Presenter
Topic
Name
UPC and the Unitary Patent, current
situation regarding FRAND licenses in
France, and either new law and rule
changes in TM practice or changes to
French infringement law.
Current trends/effects of AIA on US
patent practice
Current situation regarding FRAND
licenses in the US
U.S. Implementation of the Hague
Agreement For Designs
CNCPI
Anthony Venturino and John
Pegram
Wayne Sobon
John J. Penny
Background Information
o Organization Information
 CNCPI – Compagnie Nationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle – a
group of IP attorneys, law and technology professionals, European
experts. CNCPI’s missions include to represent the patent and trademark
attorney profession, whether in its relations to the public authorities,
national and international organizations, foreign professional bodies,
representatives of the business community or the public at large and to
defend the interests of the patent and trademark attorney profession.
http://uk.cncpi.fr/
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Day 2 (Tuesday) March 11, 2014
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Transportation from CNCPI to Hotels:
o
o
o
Hotel Mercure Paris Terminus Nord – 12 Boulevard de Denain, 75010 Paris:
Taxi: 2.3 km – approximately 6 minutes;
Walking: 2 km – aproximately 25 minutes
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o
o
o
Hotel Westin Paris Vendome – 3 rue de Castiglione, 75001, Paris
Taxi: 1.3 km, 3 minutes
Walking: 1 km, approximately 15 minutes
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Day 2 (Tuesday) March 11, 2014
PARIS OPEN DINNER RESTAURANT OPTIONS
Unless you are planning on eating in Café style restaurant, reservations are generally required.
Chez les Anges – Reservation Already made for 12 for 20:30 – open to any
delegate
54 Boulevard de la Tour-Maubourg 75007 Paris
Phone: +33 1 47 05 89 86
Food: French
Website: www.chezlesanges.com
Location: taxi from Westin Hotel – 7th arrondissement
Price: €35 to €78
Le Souffle
36 Rue du Mont Thabor; Paris, France 75001
Phone: +33 1 42 60 27 19
Food: known for its … souffle!
Website: www.lesouffle.fr
Location: very close to the Westin hotel
Price: €44
L’Arpege
84 rue de Varenne, 75007 Paris
Phone: +33 1 47 05 09 06
Food: French; suitable for vegetarian and vegan dining
Website: www.alain-passard.com
Location: Taxi from Westin hotel – in the 7th Arrondissement
Price: expensive (€200)
Kinugawa
9 rue du Mont Thabor, 75001, Paris
Phone: +33 1 42 60 65 07
Food: Japanese
Website: www.kinugawa.fr
Location: very close to the Westin hotel
Price: €32 to €110
Brasserie Chez Flottes
2 rue Cambon 75001, Paris
Phone: +33 1 42 60 80 89
Food: French brasserie
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Website: www.brasserie-flottes.com
Location: close to the Westin hotel
Price: €29 to €100
Goumard (Fish and Seafood)
9 r. Suphot 75001, Paris
Phone: +33 1 42 60 36 07
Food: Seafood and fish
Website: www.goumard.com
Location: close to the Westin hotel
Price €44 to €86
Drouant
16 pl. Gaillon, 75002
Phone: +33 01 42 65 15 16
Food: French
Website: www.drouant.com
Location: close to the hotel – in the 2nd arrondissement
Price: €45 to €75
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Paris to Munich, Germany
Day 3 (Wednesday) March 12, 2014
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Please make sure you get to Munich on time for our first Meeting.
Gathering Point
o Meet in Hotel Mercure Munchen City Centre – Senefelder Str. 9, D-80336,
Munchen, Germany
o Lobby at 11:30 am
o Transportation to Meeting 1
 Taxi 5 mins (approx. 1.5 miles)

Meeting 1
o Meeting with EPO – European Patent Office
o 12:00-14:30
o European Patent Office
Isar Building, Meeting in room 103
Bob-van-Benthem-Platz 1 80469 Munich
+49 (0)89 2399-0
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Time
Presentation
Presenter
12:00
Meet in lobby of EPO Isar Building
Niclas Morey
12:15-13:15
Recent Developments at the EPO
(Performance 2013, Unitary
Patent, Unitary Patent Court,
CPC, Machine Translation)
EPO President Benoît
Battistelli
Buffet Lunch hosted by President
Battistelli in Le Fleuron
13:15-14:30

Separate table for discussion re
general problem of resolving
inconsistent approaches
by various Boards of Appeal,
resulting in different precedents
being followed in different parts of
the EPO
Wim van der Eijk, VP3
AIPLA delegates to sit for
separate table discussion:
1. Boff, Jim
2. Brutman, Laura
3. Harris, Ron
4. Kasper, Alan
5. Pegram, John
6. Smith, Andrew
7. Lemieux, Kathleen
8. Venturino, Anthony
Background Information
o Organization Information
 EPO - http://www.epo.org/
Buffet Lunch 13:15-14:30pm > hosted by President Battistelli
o
Le Fleuron
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o Transportation to Meeting 2
 Taxi 2 mins, Walking 10 mins
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o Meeting with Patentanwaltskammer
o 15:00 – XX:XX
o Patentanwaltskammer
Tal 29
30331 München
Time
15:00 – XX:XX

Presentation
Presenter
Topic
Name
Counseling Clients Regarding the
New USPTO Post Grant Proceedings
and Interplay with Litigation
Someone Else’s Assignor Can Estop
You: When Consultants Block
Challenging Patent Validity
U.S. Implementation of the Hague
Agreement for Designs
Strategic Use of the Utility Model
System in German
Fees Applicable to the European
Unitary Patent: Facts and
Considerations
John Pegram
Dewayne Hughes and
Jessica Ergmann
John Penny (AIPLA)
Patentanwaltskammer
Patentanwaltskammer
Background Information
o Organization Information
 Patentanwaltskammer http://www.patentanwalt.de/
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 Dinner with Patentanwaltskammer
o
Location not yet provided by Patentanwaltskammer
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Day 4 (Thursday) March 13, 2014
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Gathering Point
o Meet in Hotel Lobby at 8:00 am
o Transportation to Meeting 1
 Taxi 5 mins (approx. 1.5 miles)

Meeting 1
o Meeting with EPI
o 8:30 – 11:30
o European Patent Office
Isar Building, Meeting in room 103
Bob-van-Benthem-Platz 1 80469 Munich
o +49 (0)89 2399-0
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Time
Presentation
Presenter
Topic
Name
Update on Unified Patent Court
(Representation by Patent
Attorneys)
8:30 – 13:00


EPI
Update on the Unified Patent
EPI
Other Developments On Patents
in the EU
EPI
Patent Inducement
Joseph Calvaruso
A Snapshot of the AIA Two Years
After Signing
Counseling clients regarding the
new USPTO post grant
proceedings and interplay with
Litigation
Confidential Patent Prosecution
Communication and the US
Attorney-Client Privilege
Someone Else’s Assignor Can
Estop You: When Consultants
Block Challenging Patent Validity
U.S. Implementation of the Hague
Agreement For Designs
Alan Kasper
John Pegram
Raymond Farrell
Dewayne Hughes and
Jessica Ergmann
John J. Penny
Background Information
o Organization Information
 EPI – The Institute of Professional Representatives before the European
Patent Office (EPI): http://www.patentepi.com/

Lunch in EPO Canteen: 13:00-14:00
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Meeting 2
o Meeting with EPO
o 14:00 – 18:00
o (NOTE: same location as morning meeting)
European Patent Office
Isar Building, Meeting in room 103
Bob-van-Benthem-Platz 1 80469 Munich
+49 (0)89 2399-0
Time
Presentation
Presenter
14:00 – 18:00
Topic
Name
14:00 – 14:30
14:30 – 15:00
Follow-up on Symposium on Article
123(2) EPC held in Munich on 7th
February 2014
Recent and future rule/
procedural changes
a.
Rule changes
b.
Procedural changes
Alfred Spigarelli,
Heli Pihlajamaa
Heli Pihlajamaa
Alfred Spigarelli
15:00 – 15:15
Coffee break
15:15 – 15:45
Certainty from Search (new priority
model in DG1)
Alfred Spigarelli
15:45 – 16:15
Asia documentation at the EPO
Niclas Morey
16:15 – 16:30
New complaints procedure
Wolfram Förster
16:30 – 17:30
Preparation for the EPO/AIPLA/IPO
quality meeting to be held in the US
on 28 April 2014
Wolfram Förster
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Transportation to Hotel and Dinner
o
o
Taxi to hotel 5 minutes
Taxi to dinner from hotel or meeting (approx. 5 minutes)
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Casual dinner for delegation. (19:30 – XX:XX).
o Location:
Ratskeller Munich
Marienplatz 8
80331 Munich
+49 89 21 99 89-33
http://www.ratskeller.com/
o
o
o
o
Description – specialties from Munich and Franconia (Bavarian and organic)
Dress Code: business
AIPLA Invited Jochen Bühling of AIPPI Germany and a few of his colleagues to
join
Transportation to Hotel Info: See above
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Geneva, Switzerland
Day 5 (Friday) March 14, 2014

Gathering Point
o Meet in Hotel Lobby 12:30pm
o Transportation from Hotel to Lunch
 Taxi 10 mins (approx. 1.7 miles)


Lunch with WIPO – Director General Gurry
13:00 – 15:00
o Restaurant Woods - InterContinental Hotel
7 - 9 Chemin du Petit Saconnex, CH - 1209 Geneva
41 22 919 39 39
http://intercontinental-geneva.ch/
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o
Transportation to Meeting 1 (WIPO)
 Walk 7 mins (approx.0.4 miles)
 Taxi 2 mins
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
Meeting 1
o Meeting with WIPO
o 15:00- 17:30
o World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
34 Chemin des Colombettes, 1211 Geneva, Room Uchtenhagen
+41 22 338 8338
Time
Presentation
Presenter
13:00-15:00
Luncheon
Director General Gurry
15:15 –16:00
Tour of the PCT
Gijsbert Beijer,
Mougamadou, Abidine, and
Dorothée Mülhausen
16:00 – 16:30
PCT Update
Christine Bonvallet
16:30-17:30
Hague System for the International
Registration of Industrial Designs and
the Madrid System for the
International Registration of Marks
David Muls, Gregoire
Bisson, and Alan Datri

Background Information
o WIPO http://www.wipo.int/
o PCT – The International Patent System http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/
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Geneva, Switzerland
Day 5 (Friday) March 14, 2014
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Dinner OPEN – Reservations are highly recommended
Restaurant Edelweiss in the Edelweiss Hotel – RESERVATION ALREADY MADE FOR 10
PEOPLE AT 19:00 – OPEN TO ANY DELEGATE
2, place de la Navigation
CH-1201 Genève
Tel. +41 (0)22 544 51 51
http://www.hoteledelweissgeneva.com/en/restaurant-1
Traditional Swiss cuisine, traditional music
Folkloric alpine-style restaurant
2 blocks from hotel
Price: Main courses 22F-43F; fixed-price menus 46F-75F
Café de Paris
Rue du Mont-Blanc 26, 1201 Geneva
Phone: +41 22 732 84 50
http://www.cafe-de-paris.ch/
French brasserie
5 or 6 blocks from hotel
French cuisine - steak, fries, salad
Price range: $45 - $90
Pad Thai
rue de Monthoux 50, Geneva
41 22 732 20 00
Thai food
1 block from hotel
Price: 25F
Brasserie de l'Hotel de Ville
Grand-Rue 39, 1204 Genève, Switzerland
Phone: +41 22 311 70 30
http://www.hdvglozu.ch/
Swiss cuisine
Historic restaurant
Old town area of Geneva; 8 minute drive
Price: Main courses 27F-45F; fixed-price menu 47F-67F
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FINAL REPORT PREPARED POST-TRIP
IPLA – Monday, March 10, 2014
IPLA presented UK and UPC updates and litigation stays in the UK.
Todd Dickinson presented legislative updates. The audience raised questions about sanctions
against lawyers who raised frivolous infringement suits and state preemption issue.
APRAM – Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Europe Committee plans to work with APRAM, hopefully in conjunction with the AIPLA
Trademark Treaties Committee, to form positions regarding legislation on Transit Issues.
APRAM said they will provide the Europe Committee with a translation of their position paper on
the Geographical Indication project. APRAM also wants to align with AIPLA on other policy
issues.
APRAM also proposed to involve the French Trademark Office for next year’s annual trip.
EPO – Wednesday, March 12, 2014
President Battistelli presented a report on activities at the EPO.
The number of EPO patents granted has increased by 2.8% to 266,000 applications.
Global activity ranking of EPO filings by country:
#1 US represents 25% of filers
#2 Japan represents 20% of filers with an increase of 1%
#3 Germany; reduction in pharma and biotech of 5%
#4 China, which accounts for 8% of total filings; 60% more filings than France
#5 South Korea
Strategy to deal with increase in filings: improving efficiency and quality. This strategy involves
stabilizing the EPO employees at the 2010 level, which is a level of 7,000 full-time equivalent
employees. Two drivers to meet this goal: (1) increase productivity (office wide unit cost index);
and (2) redeployment of people (IFRS has increased to 200 million euros)
Major projects for 2014:
1) Machine Translation:
- Finalized 1 year ahead of schedule
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- In 2017 machine translation will be able to convert 28 languages to English, French or
German in conjunction with Google
- Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Russian have been added free of charge; only office
in world providing this service
- The EPO receives 17,000 translation requests per day
- Machine translation is important because it gives the public and examiners access to
more prior art
- Battistelli refers us to the document on "Asian Documentation"
- Searches are now more comprehensive, leading to high quality patents
- Alan Kasper asked whether machine translations would be available for file wrappers
to assist with PPH. Battistelli said this service is already available, but it is an approximation
and not precise. The machine translation helps to select the pertinent documents to be used for
the file wrapper for information but without any legal value.
- There has been an increase in website visits for machine translation. The most
popular translation has been from Germany. The most frequent users are now USPTO
examiners
2) CPC Classification:
- China, Brazil, Korea, etc. have decided to join the CPC classification system, which is a
step forward in technical harmonization among IP offices
3) UPC and Unitary Patent:
- The Unitary Patent Agreement is almost completed
- The EPO is working on determining the level of fees. There is no hurry because the
first Unitary Patent can only be delivered after the Unitary Court is created
- Germany will launch certification process this spring and finalize at the end of 2014
- Ratified by 13 member states
- Austria, Malta, France and the UK are in process to ratify.
- John Pegram asked about unitary patent fees as companies need to forecast their
budgets. Battistelli said the EPO is working on fees and confident the model will be a success,
cost-effective, and attractive to business. A constraint is cost, such as translations and financial
compensation. The EPO is working on reducing financial compensation for translations. After
the EPO has an idea of its costs, the EPO will consider the revenue side. The first Unitary
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Patent may not be available until early 2016. If the EPO can fix fees by early 2015, Battistelli
believes that this is well in advance and will allow users to plan budgets. The Unitary Patent
Court will probably not be created before the beginning of 2016.
IP5:
First element of Global Dossier is the online electronic file wrapper. Through the EPO
site there will be access to the corresponding applications in the various offices. The EPO plans
to launch the online electronic file wrapper in June 2014.
IP5 Patent Prosecution Highway signing was a major achievement of 2013
Tegernsee:
Battistelli’s view is that the next step is to continue to discuss the issues but in a wider
forum.
EPI – Thursday, March, 13, 2014
Wayne Sobon suggested that AIPLA and EPI work together on webcasts to update AIPLA
members of progress on the Unitary Patent and the Unitary Patent Court. EPI said that EPI can
let users inform AIPLA members of trends, though EPI cannot present position papers.
EPO – Thursday, March 13, 2014
Global Dossier (Niclas Morey):
EPO's Global Dossier version will be live on June 5, 2014 in Korea. Other jurisdictions
will follow.
Two components:
1) Passive component
- file wrapper
- user goes to their own patent office (e.g., in Europe, go to EPO website and see
"Global Dossier for IP5")
- Goal is to have one site provide all of the corresponding information from the other
offices e.g. China, US, etc.
- Intention is that in the future unpublished documents will be available as well, but a
smart card or similar security measure will be required.
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2) Active component
- Simplify filing, which is a more difficult task.
- A future version of Global Dossier might include an email being sent when there is an
update to a file wrapper.
Unitary Patent Fees (Eugen Stohr):
To date the EPO is concentrating on an assessment of its expected costs. Fees must
be cost-neutral with regard to the EPO budget. The EPO is looking for a balance between
covering costs and benefit to users. A question is whether further renewal fee income will be
generated mainly by the Unitary Patent or the classic European Patent. Key factors are the
overall cost advantage of the Unitary Patent over the classic European Patent and the
attractiveness of the Unitary Patent Court. AIPLA suggested a sum of fees approach, lower
fees in earlier years, revenue neutral result for the EPO. The EPO thought the AIPLA proposal
was interesting and looked in particular to number of validations being granted during the
classic European Patent to date.
In 62% of the classic European Patents that are validated, there is no drop of any individual
validation. In 80% of European Patents only 3-5 countries are validated, so there is not much
room for dropping individual countries. This does not mean that the validated countries are
maintained until year 20, as the validated countries may be dropped after year 16. Patents with
up to 5 validations tend to keep all validations until the end. Patents with more than 10
validations generally reduced to 4 validations.
A lack of flexibility for dropping validated countries therefore does not appear to be a major
issue when considering the past statistics.
WIPO – Friday, March 14, 2014
PCT
148 members
205,000 applications filed in 2013
Universities are the new players
Practice tip since AIA: Important to name at least one applicant who is in the PCT contracting
states (Article 11 defects) e.g. Bermuda, Cayman Islands
3rd party observations
- Submission until 28 months of priority date
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- Can be anonymous
- Indication of availability for license during international phase
ePCT: web based filing available
Written opinion within 18 months instead of 30 months
Top up search – secret prior art
PCT training is available on youtube.com
Madrid System (David Muls):
1) Membership
92 members
Accession progressing rapidly; India joined last year; Mexico
Potential new members are Algeria, Jamaica, Tobago, Malaysia, etc. by end of 2015
Canada actively looking to join
Highest priority is to get membership numbers similar to PCT
Domestication problem is a sensitive issue. Some countries have joined when not fully
ready. Need to make sure the local legislation is sufficient prior to a member joining
2) Operations - filings and workload
Expect growth this year to be 7-8%
Workload not just based on filings, but lists of goods and services is growing.
Complexity of applications is increasing with growing complexity of rules in various
countries.
Madrid, like PCT in past, is on cusp of becoming a global system
3) WG topics
Question regarding basic mark or application, and then you go to Madrid registry with a
mark that is identical. Some countries find restriction to basic mark to be too restrictive (e.g.,
roman script and for china a transliterated version).
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Two groups of members, traditional members that prefer basic marks, and newer
members that want to move away from this. Questions of abolishing basic mark is not on the
agenda, but instead just information gathering.
Madrid Electronic Alert (MEA) is an alert system when an action happens,
The Europe Committee plans to work with WIPO, hopefully in conjunction with the
AIPLA Trademark Treaties Committee, to better inform users about online tools like MEA
Hague System (Alan Datri):
Registration system that is a one stop shop in that application does not need a first filing
because applicant can designate the home country.
Growing, but still euro-centric.
South Korea is expected to join in summer 2014, China early 2015; Japan in April 1,
2015.
There is a balance between a single application with sufficient elements to obtain
designations and align specifications in case of incompatible requirements.
System will necessarily become more complex because of local designated country
requirements, such as declarations sometimes requiring incompatible requirements.
90% of filings are electronic.
Electronic filing system - Can easily create a user name and password and create a
practice filing without victuals submitting the application.
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