SPEAKERS

Benoît BATTISTELLI

Directeur général de l’Institut national de la propriété industrielle (jusqu’au 30 juin 2010) Président de l’Office européen des brevets (à compter du 1er juillet 2010) Benoît BATTISTELLI est Directeur général de l’Institut national de la propriété industrielle depuis mai 2004. Elu Président de l’Office européen des brevets en mars 2010, il prendra ses fonctions le 1er juillet 2010. Il a également été Président du Conseil de surveillance de l’Académie européenne des brevets de juillet 2005 à juillet 2008 et Président du Conseil d’administration de l’Organisation Européenne des Brevets (de mars 2009 à mars 2010). Ancien élève de l’ENA et administrateur civil, il a rempli plusieurs fonctions à la Direction générale de la concurrence et de la consommation ainsi qu’à la Direction des relations économiques extérieures au ministère de l’Economie et des Finances, notamment dans les missions économiques en Pologne, en Italie, en Inde et en Turquie. En 1997, il est Directeur régional du commerce extérieur de la région Ile-de-France et, en 1999, il est nommé chef de service en charge des politiques d’innovation et de compétitivité ainsi que de la propriété industrielle au ministère de l’Economie, des Finances et de l’Industrie. Avant de diriger l’Institut, il a été directeur adjoint du cabinet de Madame Nicole Fontaine, ministre déléguée à l’Industrie.

Dr. Miklós BENDZSEL

Graduated in 1976 from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Technical University of Budapest. He earned his second degree as an economist in 1983 and his PhD in 1984 at the Budapest University of Economics. He has more than 25 years of experience in industrial property protection holding different posts in the Hungarian Patent Office (HPO).
Since 1997 he is president of the HPO and president of the Hungarian Design Council set up in 2002. Between 1999 and 2000 he acted as Chair of the General Assembly of the Hague Union, in 2003 he was Chair of the General Assembly of the Madrid Union in the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). In 2002 and in 2009 he was elected Vice-Chair of the General Assembly of the PCT Union in WIPO. He has been representative of the Hungarian Republic in the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organization as observer between 1997 and 2003 and as member since 2003. Member of several social organizations and elected to different posts in a number of public administration and governmental bodies. Regular guest lecturer of graduate and post-graduate programs of Hungarian technical and economic higher education. Co-author, editor or consultant editor of nine manuals and university textbooks. Author and coauthor of around 100 studies and publications. Honours: 1996 – Jedlik Ányos Prize, 2002 Eötvös Loránd Prize, 2003 – Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic (civilian) Officer Cross, 2005 – Honorary Freeman of the University of West Hungary, Honorary Professor of the Moholy-Nagy Arts and Craft University, 2007 – Pro Universitas Prize, University of Miskolc.

Andrew BROWN MSc. EPA RPA(UK)

European Patent Attorney, Teva Patent Dept, United Kingdom, IP Director at Teva Europe

Experience:
Patent Attorney – GlaxoWellcome – 1993-1997
Patent Attorney – AstraZeneca – 199-2001
Deputy Head of Patents - Reckitt Benckiser, 2001-2005
Head of IP Europe PLIVA 2004-2009
IP Director, Teva Pharmaceuticals, 2009-Present

Having worked for the originator and generic industry he hopes to bring balance into the debate. Co-Author – “Patent-related Barriers to Market Entry for Generic Medicines in the European Union” – EGA Legal report – available at http://www.egagenerics.com/ega-barriers_rpt.htm. Still a good read, even after 2 years.

António Serge de Pinho CAMPINOS

Degree in Law, by the University of Montpellier, France; Post Graduation in European Studies, by the European University Centre (University of Nancy, France); Master in Public Law, by the University of Montpellier, France.
President of the Directive Council of the Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) since 2005; President of the Administrative Council of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) since 2008. President of the Working Group on the Legal Development of the Madrid System (WIPO) since 2005. Trademarks Director at the Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property (2000) Assistant of the Secretary of State Assistant to the Minister of Economy (1998) Jurist at the bank Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD) CGD/ Caixa Geral de Aposentações (1995) Chairman of the Working Group on Industrial Property during the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union (2007) Director of the Trademark Department of the Portuguese Industrial Property Institute from 2000 until 2005.

Roman CHOLIJ

Roman Cholij is a registered UK and European Trade Mark and Design Attorney and authorized to practice before the Intellectual Property Office of the UK, the Irish Patent Office, the European Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) and the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) in Geneva.
Roman is multi-lingual, holds two doctorates of which one is from Oxford University, is a committee member of the International Trademark Association, (INTA), co-chair of the Brands committee of the Licensing Executives Society (LES) Britain & Ireland and sits on the trade marks and character licensing committee of LES International. He is also a presenter, lecturer and writer on trade marks for the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys. He runs his own practice Cam Trade Marks & IP Services (www.camtrademarks.com) based in Cambridge.

Gez CROSS

Content Specialist, Global Editorial Operations (Life Sciences), Thomson Reuters, London, United Kingdom

Recent Work:
Researching and recording events affecting the lifespan of pharmaceutical patents,
including SPCs, patent extensions and litigation, especially in Europe, Japan
and the USA, for Thomson Reuters’ pharmaceutical databases and alerting services.
Work on patent portfolios also includes research into ownership and licensing
of pharma patents.

Affiliations:
Member of the American Chemical Society (ACS) and its Chemical Information
(CINF) and Chemistry and Law (CHAL) divisions; member of the Patent Information
Users Group (PIUG); former membership secretary of the Chemical Structure
Association (CSA).

Experience:
• Content Specialist, Thomson Reuters, April 2004-Present
• Product Manager, Thomson Scientific, 1998-2004
• Product Development, Derwent Publications (Thomson Scientific) 1989-1998

Education:
• University of Liverpool
• BSc (Hons), Chemistry, 1973-1977

Giustino DE SANCTIS

Giustino de Sanctis is the Managing Director of Sisvel Germany, GmbH and the Director of Licensing for the Sisvel Group. He has over fifteen years of experience in licensing Intellectual Property portfolios and is responsible for all licensing activities within the Group. Mr. de Sanctis’s experience includes setting up and managing some of the most important patent pools and joint licensing programs.
Before joining the Sisvel Group, he was an International Licensing Specialist in the Washington, DC office of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett, & Dunner, LLP, one of the largest IP law firms in the world. His responsibilities included analyzing patent portfolios and the commercial market, formulating strategies, and handling a wide range of other activities in support of the licensing activities of patent management companies.
His previous experience includes 6 years as an Italian attorney for the Law Firm of Franzosi, Dal Negro, e Associati in Milan, Italy where his activities focused on international enforcement and licensing projects.

Roberto DINI

In 1982 founded Sisvel Very experienced in protecting and licensing IP rights Presently CEO of the IP Firm Metroconsult European Patent and Trademark attorney
Member of: AIPPI, LES, ECTA, AICPI, EPI, AEIT, AIDA

Biography:
With more than 35 year experience, Mr. Roberto Dini is one of the best known and appreciated experts in the field of Intellectual Property in Europe and Worldwide. He began his career in the Intellectual Property field with Indesit. In Indesit he’s been Head of the Patent and Trademark Office. In 1982, Mr. Dini founded Sisvel, which has soon become a leader in the licensing field, where it has established itself as one of the main international players by maximizing the value of its patents as well as those of third parties. Recently with Sisvel he has developed an invaluable experience in arranging and managing patent pools. He has extensive expertise in filing and prosecuting patents, designs and trademarks; drafting contracts for the purchase or license of patents; negotiations with multi-national companies. Mr. Dini is assisting patent owners in enforcing their patent rights, especially in the consumer electronics field. He is presently the CEO of Metroconsult – Roberto Dini & Partners, an Industrial and Intellectual Property Consultancy Firm based in Turin, with branch offices in Milan and Genoa.

Area of Expertise:
• Filing and prosecuting patent, trademark and design applications.
• Assistance in patents and trademarks enforcement, comprising Border Seizure proceedings.
• Assistance in judicial and extra-judicial actions for infringement and nullity actions.
• Expert opinions on validity and infringement of patents
• Expert opinions on validity and infringement of trademarks
• Supporting clients in negotiating and drafting license and assignment agreements

Position in Firm
CEO of Metroconsult srl
Member of Associations (if Any)
Since 1981 he has been a Member of the Italian Industrial Property Consultants Association, and a registered Patent Attorney before the European Patent Office. Since 1996 he has been a representative before the European Trademark and Design Office.

He is a member of numerous other associations, especially in the field of Intellectual Property, such as the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), the Licensing Executives Society (LES), the European Communities Trade Mark Practitioners Association(ECTA), the Federazione Italiana di Elettrotecnica, Elettronica, Automazione, Informatica e Telecomunicazioni (AEIT), and the Italian Association of Advanced Documentation (AIDA).

Carter ELTZROTH

Carter Eltzroth has been Legal Director of the DVB Project, Geneva since 2002. He has assisted DVB, IEEE and others in activities relating to patent licensing, formation of licensing programmes, and other IPR issues linked to standards. He is also involved, on behalf of broadcasters, in the World Bank and other multilateral institutions, in regulatory, intellectual property, and public policy issues impacting broadcasting in Europe and in developing countries. He is former Secretary General of the Association Européenne pour la Protection des OEuvres et services Cryptés (AEPOC). He has also served as general counsel for Nethold when it was the owner of FilmNet and other pay services in Europe. Nethold was an affiliate of MIH, the South African media group. He is the author of Patent Pooling: Licensing of Standardised Technology, Oxford University Press (2011).

Here is a list of recent publications by Carter Eltzroth:
• Co-author with Charles Kenny, Broadcasting and Development, Options for the World Bank (World Bank Working Paper No 11), World Bank, 2003
• “Broadcasting in Developing Countries: Elements of a Conceptual Framework for Reform” in Information Technology & International Development, MIT Press, Fall 2006) http://itidjournal.org/itid/article/ view/216/86
• “IPR Policy of the DVB Project: Negative Disclosure, FR&ND Arbitration unless Pool rules OK” in International Journal of IT Standards and Standardization Research, Part I (2008), Part II (2009) (earlier version available at http://www.dvb.org
• Indian Broadcasting, New Technologies and the Copyright Industries, George Washington University Law School (2008) http://www.law.gwu.edu

Carter Eltzroth obtained an MA (Oxford) in literae humaniores and a JD (Columbia). A dual Belgian/US national, he is a member of the New York bar. He can be reached at celtzroth@helikon.net.

Hayley FRENCH

Hayley is a senior legal counsel at the Basel headquarters of Novartis Pharma AG where she is the lawyer responsible for transactions relating to the respiratory business. Hayley was previously a lawyer in the Life Sciences group of Bird & Bird, London practicing as an IP transactional lawyer and providing advice for a range of spin-outs, biotech and pharmaceutical industry clients. Prior to joining Bird & Bird, she was Head of Commercial Legal Affairs at the Centre for Applied Microbiology and Research (CAMR) in Salisbury UK.
Hayley is a graduate of the University of Liverpool, with a B.Sc. in Microbiology. After obtaining both a PhD in Microbiology and a M.Sc. in intellectual property from the University of London she then joined University College London Ventures for five years and was responsible for the commercialization of inventions in the life sciences sector. She is co-chair of the LES International Education Committee.

Marilena GARIS

Date of birth: June 10, 1976 Place of birth: Pinerolo, Turin, Italy Citizenship: Italian

Profile
• In depth knowledge and research in intellectual property law • Contributor to intellectual property law reviews (research ongoing) • Experiences on seminars, conferences and teaching at universities on current IP legal issues

Education:
• 2005: Trademark Attorney, Professional Representative before OHIM (Community Trademark and Design Office). Examination at the Italian Patent and Trademark Office, Rome, 2005 • 2004- 2005: Convey Intellectual Property (Milan, Italy) Post graduated course in Intellectual Property Law (Trademarks, Design, Copyright, Domain names) • 1996 - 2001: University of Turin, Italy Juris Doctor with specialization in International Law, EU Law Final mark 110/110
• 1996-2001: Scholarship from Fondazione Domenico Tardini, Rome • 2000: University of Montpellier I, France Summer School of International Law. Foreign Examination in International Law Final mark 30/30 cum laude • 1995: Liceo Maria Immacolata, Pinerolo, Turin, Italy Linguistic Diploma in English, French and German Final mark 60/60

Professional Experiences:
• From November 2009
IP Consultant at Metroconsult, Milan, Italy
Client manager on trademark, design, copyright matters
• January 2002 - October 2009
IP Consultant at Jacobacci & Partners, Turin, Italy - Associate since 2006
Counselling clients in the selection, registration, protection of trademarks on a world-wide basis; Providing analysis of comprehensive trademark searches and counselling on strategies to file trademark applications around the world; Securing world-wide trademark rights, preparing, filing and prosecution of trademark applications; Monitoring services; Preparing availability and infringement opinions; Filing and prosecuting CTM applications and handling litigation before the OHIM; Filing and prosecuting trademark applications before the USPTO; Prosecuting and defending trademark oppositions, cancellation and infringement actions worldwide; Preparing legal opinions, studies and advice on IP law; Negotiating disputes and developing enforcement programs; Negotiating assignment and licensing agreements
• September- December 2001
Trainee lawyer at Studio Nesca - Advisory on corporate law, civil law, insurance law and IP law

Publication and Research:
Author/co-author of the following articles- textbooks:
GARIS, Brand image and consumer’s perception in US and EC Law (ongoing); GARIS, Distinguendo tra forma e design in www.marchiocomunitario.it, 2008, n. 10, p. 1-24; GARIS, La denominazione «grana» non è generica e l’esistenza della DOP «Grana Padano» osta alla registrazione del marchio Grana Biraghi, in www.marchiocomunitario. it, 2007, n. 11, p. 1-25; JACOBACCI G., GARIS, Italy’s cautious approach to non-conventional trademarks in World Trademark Review, 2007, n. 8, p. 90-91; SANDRI, GARIS e AA.VV. Ricezione percettiva del marchio e ricettore molecolare in Il Diritto Industriale, 2007, n. 4, p. 1-7; SANDRI, GARIS e AA.VV., Una ricerca sperimentale sul valore semantico dei marchi in SANDRI, Percepire il marchio: dall’identità del segno alla confondibilità, Experta Edizioni, 2007, p. 363-370; GARIS, L’interpretazione della CDG del concetto di transito rischia di volatilizzare la prevenzione della contraffazione alla Dogana in www.marchiocomunitario.it, 2007, n. 3, p. 1-12; JACOBACCI G., GARIS, Da un dedalo di azioni in Polonia alla stesura di un accordo su base mondiale: i positivi risultati di una stretta collaborazione tra Riso Gallo e Jacobacci & Partners in Italia Oggi, n. 10, anno XVII, 22 marzo 2007, p. 99-100; GARIS, Tutelabilità della forma del prodotto non registrato contro la copia identica, commento al Decreto 2180 R.G. 17 gennaio 2006 Tribunale di Milano (Sezione specializzata PPI) in www.ip-italjuris.it, 2006, n. 11, p. 1-8;GARIS, Marchio tridimensionale – Principio di estraneità (estrinsicità) del marchio al prodotto, commento all’ordinanza 16 dicembre 2005 Tribunale di Napoli (Sezione specializzata PPI) in www.ip-italjuris.it, 2006, n. 6, p. 1-17; GARIS, Marchi tridimensionali e capacità distintiva, nota alla Sentenza CGE 29 aprile 2004, C-456/01 e C-457/01 in Il Diritto Industriale, 2005, n. 3, p. 2-5-7-270; GARIS, Suoni e melodie come oggetto di marchio, nota alla Sentenza CGE 7 novembre 2003, C-283/01 in Il Diritto Industriale, 2004, n. 3, p. 213-227

Conferences:
2009 (Turin, Unione Industriale) Lecture on “The design protection in the automotive field”; 2009 (Milan, Politecnico MIP) Lecture on “Brands and restyling” at Master IDEA CINA 2009 ICE (Italian Export Trade Agency); 2009 (Milan, Politecnico MIP) Lecture on Trademark issues at Master MIP on Intellectual Property 2008 (Copenhagen, Danish Patent and Trademark Office) Conference on “Trademarks and Marketing projects: Brand turnarounds” (http://www.dkpto.dk/weblog); 2008 (Milan, MIP) Lecture on shape marks, design, copyright, at Master IDEA CINA 2008 ICE (Italian Export Trade Agency); 2007 (Rome) Lecture on famous and reputed trademarks, at Master ICE (Italian Export Trade Agency); 2006 (Turin) Conference on “how to file, protect and develop a trademark”, at the Turin Chamber of Commerce; 2006 (Florence) Lecture on shape marks, at Master ICE (Italian Export Trade Agency); From 2002 Lectures and seminars at Turin University

Teaching activity:
Assistant lecturer at the IP Law Institute (University of Turin). Professor Patrizia Grosso since 2002 Tutor at the ICE post-graduate Master on IP since 2005

Language Skills:
Italian: native, English: fluent (spoken, written), French: fluent (spoken, written), German: basic knowledge (Diploma Zertifikat Deutsch als Fremdsprache at Goethe Institut, Turin, September 1999)

Klaus G. GEOKEN

Born in 1961 in Thülsfelde, Germany, married, three sons.
Studied Electrical Engineering at the Technical Universities of Hanover and Munich, specializing in telecommunications engineering, electroacoustics, electrics, television engineering, control systems and digital message processing. Research and development work in the semiconductor filed at IBM and Siemens. Legal training form 1990 to 1994 in the Patents/Trademarks/Licensing Dept. of Thomson Consumer Electronics/ Telefunken Fernseh und Rundfunk GmbH in Hanover, London, Paris and Princeton/MA, at the German Patent and Trademark Office and the Germany Patent Court. European Patent Attorney since 1993 and German Patent Attorney since 1994, at Eisenfürh Speiser since 1994.North German Director of University of Strasbourg CEIPI training in European patent law.

Jonathan HUDIS

Jonathan Hudis is a partner in the Trademark and Copyright Department of Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P., located in Alexandria, Virginia, USA. He practices trademark, copyright, unfair competition and trade secrets law. Mr. Hudis has several years of practical experience in the litigation of intellectual property cases, including trials and appeals, before the United States Courts, the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN”) arbitration tribunals. He also is well versed in the prosecution of foreign and domestic trademark applications, as well as domestic copyright applications, and is a lecturer and an author of articles on trademark and copyright law. Mr. Hudis is presently an Adjunct Professor at the George Mason University School of Law, in Arlington, Virginia, USA where he teaches courses on trademark and unfair competition law.

Mr. Hudis received a Juris Doctorate from Brooklyn Law School (1987) and a Bachelor of Science degree, magna cum laude, from the State University of New York at Albany (1984).
Mr. Hudis is admitted to the New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania (non-resident, active), Virginia, and the District of Columbia Bars. He is admitted to practice before the U. S. Supreme Court; the U. S. Courts of Appeals for the Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Federal, and District of Columbia Circuits; and the U. S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia, the Eastern, Southern, and Northern Districts of New York, the District of New Jersey, the Northern District of California, and the District of Columbia.

Mr. Hudis is a member of the American Bar Association -- Litigation and Intellectual Property Law Sections, Vice-Chair Division II (Trademarks) 2009-2010, Chair Committee 201 (Trademark Legislation) 2008-2009; American Intellectual Property Law Association -- Trademark, Internet and Cyberspace, and Copyright Law Committees, (Member, AIPLA Board of Directors, 2004-2007; Member, AIPLA Quarterly Journal, 2006-2009; Chair, Trademark Law Committee, 2002-2004; Member, Amicus Committee, 2001-2004; Chair, Trademark Internet and Cyberspace Committee, 1999-2001; Vice Chair, Trademark Legislation Committee, 1998-1999; Chair, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Practice Subcommittee, 1996-1998; Chair, Trademark Newsletter Subcommittee, 1995-1996), the Copyright Society of the U.S.A., the New York State Bar Association -- Litigation and Intellectual Property Law Sections, Phi Delta Phi (Former Vice Magistrate, Evarts Inn) and the Order of the Barristers.

Mr. Hudis additionally is a member of several arbitration panels in the areas of Internet Domain Names and trademarks. He is a member of the World Intellectual Property Organization, Arbitration and Mediation Center’s Domain Name Panelists (2000 to Present); the National Arbitration Forum’s Qualified Domain Name Dispute Resolution Panelists (2000 to Present); and the International Trademark Association’s Panel of Neutrals (2008 to Present).

Francois JAMET

François Jamet is currently Director of Intellectual Property and Licensing at France Telecom-Orange. He has been in charge of patents and Licensing for the Group since 2000, and has implemented their new IPR policy, strengthening both the patent portfolio and its exploitation. He has set up a specialized IPR group and developed the Licensing business, with a focus on patents related to the main standards in Communication Technologies. He is also responsible for technology transfer from the Orange Labs, as well as for France Telecom-Orange stakes in spin-offs. He is a Board member of Innovacom-Gestion, the Venture Capital company affiliated to the Group.

Jamet François is Engineer in telecommunications by trade and a specialist in Information and Communication Technologies. Prior to his current responsibilities, he held various management positions in France Telecom and Siemens, mainly in the large accounts business sector. He was also instrumental in the set-up of Global One, a joint-venture between France Telecom, Deutsche Telekom and Sprint, dedicated to telecom services for multinational companies.

Jan KRAUSS

Dr. Jan B. Krauss (German Patent Attorney, European Patent and Trade Mark Attorney, Partner, Boehmert & Boehmert, Munich) earned his diploma in biology from the Freie Universität in Berlin, and his doctorate for his work on the genetic basis of antibiotic resistance in pathogeni bacteria at the Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin. His technical interests focus on all aspects of molecular biology, immunology, plant genetics, biochemistry, pharmaceutics and biotechnology. He is a member of the committee for biotechnology of the Institute of German Patent Attorneys, a vice president of the Life Sciences Committee of the Licensing Executive Society International (LESI), and a guest lecturer at the University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, USA.

András KUPECZ

Attorney at law and patent Attorney, Simmons & Simmons, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Recent Work:
• Patent litigation relating to monoclonal antibodies
• A pan-European patent litigation case regarding contact lenses
• Patent litigation about the antidepressant drug escitalopram
• Patent litigation relating to levocetirizine

Experience:
András specialises in intellectual property law with a focus on patent litigation. He acts both as a lawyer and as a patent attorney for clients in the Dutch Courts and the European Patent Office in a variety of technical fields, in particular in the field of life sciences. He has represented clients in patent cases regarding medical devices and pharmaceuticals, and has extensive experience in conducting pan-European patent litigation.

Background:
András read Law at the University of Amsterdam (cum laude), and has a Master’s degree in Molecular Biology/ Biochemistry (MSc Utrecht University, BSc cum laude University College Utrecht). Before qualifying as a lawyer, András trained as a patent attorney. András is admitted to the Amsterdam Bar, the Dutch Patent Attorney Bar and is registered as a legal practitioner with the EPO.

Michael LANTOS

Michael Lantos, Hungarian and European Patent and trademark Attorney has been working at Danubia Patent & Law Office LLC since 1972 and since 1990 he has been the managing partner and director of the firm.

His main practice areas concern patent and trademark litigation, including license- related counselling and litigation and he has participated in several leading court cases.

He has been appointed by the Minister of Justice in the Professional IP Expert Board of Hungary. He is the current president of LES Hungary, vice president of the Hungarian Trademark Association. His memberships include AIPPI, INTA, FICPI as well as the LIDC. In the patent and trademark field he has a substantial practice in proceedings before the Hungarian Patent Office and before the courts, including enforcing patents, trademarks and trade dress-related rights and solving different conflicts.

Art NUTTER

Art Nutter founded TAEUS International Corporation in 1992 as world’s first engineering company dedicated exclusively to intellectual property. TAEUS helps patent owners to receive optimum value for their property in the world’s market for innovation. TAEUS assists clients with all aspects of patent ownership, including determining which patents are valuable, proving competitors’ use of patents by forensic engineering analysis (reverse engineering), supporting clients with patent licensing negotiations, patent brokering, prior art research and expert witness services in IP litigation, and auditing license agreements. TAEUS and its international subsidiaries’ technical expertise encompasses all areas of technology: from high technology to healthcare, from undersea to space. TAEUS is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with offices worldwide. Mr. Nutter defined the TAEUSworksTM business method for evaluating patents for licensing purposes. He has filed for a number of patents of his own. He helped to create the TAEUS Global Patent Syndicate (www.taeus-gps.com), connecting the world’s patent owners with patent seekers. Mr. Nutter lectures and writes on IP management, and served as trustee, High-Tech Sector chair, international delegate and on many committees for the Licensing Executives Society (USA & Canada), Inc (LES). He also served as LES International Communications chair. He holds a BSME from the University of Akron (Ohio) and an MBA from the University of Phoenix.

Dr. Árpád PETHŐ

Hungarian and European Patent Attorney, Partner, Danubia Patent & Law Office, Budapest, Hungary

Activity:
As a patent attorney having a technical background in pharmaceutical chemistry and molecular biology, his main field of activity is patent prosecution and litigation concerning patents issued in the fields of biotechnology and pharmaceutical chemistry. Since 2000, he was the head of the Biotech Group and since 2009, he is a deputy managing partner being the head of Chemical and Biotechnological Patent Operations.

Education:
ELTE (M.Sc. in chemistry and pharmaceutical chemistry, 1984). Biological Research Center of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged (Postgraduate Training in molecular biology, 1984-85), ELTE (Ph.D. in molecular biology, 1986). Joined the firm in 1994, Hungarian (since 1999) and European (since 2003) patent attorney.

Lukas PFISTER

Executive Director European Public Policy, MSD (Europe), Inc.
Lukas Pfister has been Executive Director European Public Policy since March 2009. In this position, he is in charge of leading public policy and advocacy initiatives for MSD with the European institutions and across the diverse European region.
Lukas Pfister received his legal degrees lic. iur. in 1983 and Dr. iur. in 1990 from the University of Zurich, Switzerland and a Master’s Degree of Comparative Jurisprudence from New York University in 1988. He has become a member of the Bar in Switzerland in 1987 and of the State of New York in 1995. Before joining MSD, Lukas Pfister started his legal career with the law firm von Erlach & Partner in Zurich, Switzerland and worked as a clerk at the local district court. In 1988, Lukas gained legal experience in the law firms Fox & Horan in New York City and with Baker & Botts in Houston, Texas.
In 1991, Lukas Pfister joined MSD in Switzerland as Director Legal Affairs Central & Eastern Office from where he provided legal support for the establishment of Merck organizations across Central & Eastern Europe after the collapse of the Soviet system. In 1993, he became Director Health Care Policy for Central & Eastern Europe in 1996. Before his appointment as Executive Director Public Policy EMEAC he was Director External Affairs in MSD Germany based in Munich.

Guy L. PROULX

Mr. Proulx founded Transpacific IP in 2004 as an IP management and consulting company. The company has built a substantial patent portfolio that includes a broad range of technologies. Concurrently, Transpacific IP has expanded throughout Asia with offices in Taipei, Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Beijing. The company is privately owned and funded. Prior to founding Transpacific IP, Mr. Proulx was involved in all facets of business startup activities including company formation, business capitalization (equity/debt), strategic planning, and general management. He has also worked with management on strategic IP issues including patent portfolio development strategy, maximizing licensing opportunities, and the acquisition of patents. Additionally, he has provided management assessment expertise and due diligence assistance (including patent review) for private equity investors and acquisition groups. Mr. Proulx received a B.S. degree in nuclear engineering at Rensselear Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. He received further training as a nuclear trained and qualified officer in the United States Nuclear Navy.

Dr. Clemens Tobias STEINS, LL.M.

German attorney-at-law since 1999. Specialized on contracts and transactional work with regard to intellectual property, in particular patents. Active also as litigator in matters of IP contracts and general patent infringement. Particular industry experience in pharmaceutical and telecommunication cases. With the patent law firm Hoffmann Eitle (Munich London) since 2007.

Bob STEMBRIDGE

Bob Stembridge graduated from University of Sussex, UK with an Honours degree in Chemistry. He joined Derwent (one of the founding components of the IP Solutions business of Thomson Reuters) in 1980 and has held various roles in editorial, marketing, sales and product development over the years. Leaving in 1988 for interludes working as Senior Information Analyst specialising in patent analytics at British Petroleum and European Sales Liaison with Dialog, he returned to Thomson Reuters in 1996 and most recently became Customer Relations Manager with responsibility for liaison with customer user groups for the organisation. He is a member of ACS, CILIP and PIUG, and is Secretary of CEPIUG and current Chair of PATMG. He currently serves on the CSA Trust Board of Trustees to which he was elected in February 2007.

Yasuhito SUZUKI

Yasuhito Suzuki has a wide range of knowledge and experience for Intellectual Property, especially for trademarks, design and patent prosecutions before the Japan Patent Office and overseas IP Offices. He provides precise advice and support for trademark, domain names, design and patent matters, as well as copyrights and unfair competition, and his quick response to and smooth communication with clients and associates is well acknowledged.

Steven P. WEIHROUCH

Steven P. Weihrouch is a member of the Board of Directors, and a partner in the firm’s Litigation and Electrical/ Mechanical Practice Groups. He practices primarily in patent litigation in U.S. Courts. Mr. Weihrouch successfully argued on behalf of the Defendants in AK Steel v.Sollac in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, prevailing on all six patents in suit. Mr. Weihrouch then successfully argued the appeal before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, with the Federal Circuit affirming the District Court decision. Mr. Weihrouch has been lead counsel for Toyota Motor Corp. in Toyota Motor Corp. v. Hyundai Motor Co., and Ryan et al. v. Toyota Motor Corp.; for Aisin Seiki in BorgWarner v. Aisin Seiki and Aisin Seiki v. Borg- Warner; and for VersaMed Medical Systems in Pulmonetic v. VersaMed and Viasys v. VersaMed. Among other representative cases, he has represented Citizen Electric Co. in Osram v. Citizen; and Toshiba Corporation in Toshiba v. Lexar. Mr. Weihrouch also has extensive experience in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications in a wide range of technologies, and regularly counsels clients regarding patent validity and infringement issues. Mr. Weihrouch has lectured concerning patent litigation in many different venues including the Japan Intellectual Property Association (JIPA), Tokyo and Nagoya Chapters; the European-American Chamber of Commerce (EACC) in Paris; ASPI (Association of in-house French patent professionals); Federation of Belgium Companies (FEB) in Brussels; Advanced Patent Law Institute, Alexandria, Virginia; and has taught as a Visiting Professor at the George Mason University School of Law. Prior to earning his law degree at George Mason University, Mr. Weihrouch gained experience as an examiner in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Virginia .Mr. Weihrouch is admitted to the Virginia Bar, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fourth and Federal Circuits, the U.S. Supreme Court and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He is also a member of the ITC Trial Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association - Patent, Trademark and Copyright Section, the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) and Pi Tau Sigma.

Angela WENNINGER

German attorney-at-law since 2006. Specialized on prosecution and litigation of IP rights in the field of trademark law, as well as design and domain law. Advising and representing clients in various fields of trade and industry, with an emphasis on the protection of brands and trademarks for technology. Currently involved in litigation in a series of trademark infringement proceedings before the German courts. Experienced also in preliminary injunction and border seizure proceedings. With Hoffmann Eitle since 2006.

Junichi YAMAZAKI

Junichi Yamazaki is a senior partner of Miyake & Yamazaki in Tokyo, Japan, which is a mid-size general practice law firm handling general corporate matters, international transactions, bankruptcy and restructuring, intellectual property, banking, real estate, and cross-border dispute resolution, with a branch office in Bangkok, Thailand and in joint practice in Tokyo with King & Wood of China. Junichi Yamazaki is a member of Tokyo Bar Association as well as Japan Patent Attorneys Association. He practices law with emphases on intellectual properties and high-tech venture business strategies, and represents and advises wide variety of clients in litigations concerning infringement as well as in Japan Patent Office proceedings concerning registrability and validity of intellectual property rights, and negotiations involving patents, trademarks, designs, trade secrets, and various technology issues and unfair competition disputes.
His present positions include President, LES Japan and Statutory Auditor of Music Publishers Association of Japan. He is former President of Japan Intellectual Property Arbitration Center (JIPAC), Chair of Intellectual Property Committee of Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA). He has served as instructor of the special training course for representation in IP infringement litigations organized by Japan Patent Attorneys Association since 2004. He extensively lectures and speaks on intellectual property law in conferences and seminars both in Japan and abroad, and contributes numerous articles to publications on intellectual property both in Japanese and English.
He graduated from Faculty of Economics, Tokyo University and Legal Training Institute of the Supreme Court. He speaks Japanese, English and Chinese.