Computer Implemented Inventions - EPO 28/10/2016
In this seminar, two examiners from the European Patent Office will present the main characteristics of Computer Implemented Inventions, followed by a roundtable to discuss how to create value from them.
Date: Friday 28th October 2016
Place: Aula Màster - Aulari 3 (Campus Nord UPC)
Map: http://maps.upc.edu/?iU=1030
Agenda
09:00h |
Reception |
09:10h |
Welcome Mr. Fernando Orejas, Vicerector de Recerca at UPC |
09:15h |
Computer Implemented Inventions
The EPO practice with regard to examination of computer-implemented inventions. An overview of the legal provisions concerning computer-implemented inventions, selected decisions of the Boards of Appeal as well as some practical examples will be included in the presentation.
Speakers: Vassil Rachkov and Mihail Guenov, Patent examiners from the European Patent Office (EPO) |
11:15h |
Coffe break |
11:30h |
Round table: The business opportunity of computer-implemented inventions
Different examples on how to maximize economic and social return from IP assets: defintion of the IP strategy and tech transfer process/model.
Speakers: - Mr. Robert Soliva – Nostrum Biodiscovery (BSC spin-off) - Mr. Ruben Bonet – Fractus (UPC spinoff) - Mr. Raul Benítez (UPC researcher) Chairman: Mr. Xavier Estaran (TT manager at UPC) |
13:00h |
Closing Remarks Mrs. Anna Escoda, Technology Transfer Manager at BSC |
13:05h |
Lunch |
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