International Patent Forum 2014: what's in it for patent litigators?

This year's International Patent Forum 2014, masterminded by Managing Intellectual Property magazine, takes place in the congenial yet businesslike surroundings of London's Waldorf Hilton Hotel -- which is not so very far from the courts that decide so many important patent-related disputes at trial and appeal levels.  The Forum is to be held on 18 and 19 March, which is not so very far away.  PatLit is delighted to say that readers of this weblog are entitled to a £300 discount on their registration fee if they register via this link.  In-house counsel have an even better deal: they will be admitted free of all registration charges.

So what's in the programme for patent litigators? On Day One the afternoon programme looks like this, in relevant part:

Enforcement practice in China
• Trends in China’s increasing enforcement practice
• How protected is your IP in China?
• Best practices for patent-monetisation in China 

Litigation planning and forum shopping in Europe
• Implications of the Spanish legal challenge outcome
• Game over? Litigation planning and strategy under the new UPC
• Risks and opportunities of forum shopping in Europe 

Antitrust and IP litigation
• Why antitrust laws threaten your IP pool
• A guide to future trends in antitrust legislation, and to how this will impact on your IP portfolio

Day Two offers the following topics too:

NPEs and patent trolls roundtable: A global comparison
• Will there be a global rise of patent trolls?
• Measures to counter trolls without compromising on the strengths of patents in general
• Whose problem is it? New legislation versus sector self-defence

Russia focus

• Patent protection and enforcement in Russia
• Challenges in protecting your intangible assets in Russia
• How new legislation is about to further strengthen IP protection

There's a strong cast of speakers and commentators, so the event won't be short of instructive content, tempered by well-informed and experienced contributions from people in the "been there, done that" category.

Slightly frustratingly, this blogger will be out of the country on 18/19 March, so will be hearing about the proceedings only at second hand.  If any readers of this blog are planning on attending and would like to write up any of their thoughts and comments for publication on this weblog, can they please get in touch by emailing jjip@btinternet.com.

International Patent Litigation 2013 event: discount available to PatLit readers

Conferencing in comfort?

"International Patent Litigation 2013" is the title of the fifth successive annual conference on the topic which is being organised by IBC Legal Conferences.  The conference takes place on 10 and 11 December 2013 in the somewhat clumsily-named Crowne Plaza London St James hotel ("modern spa and sumptuous dining" ...), in Central London.

It goes without saying that there's an outstanding cast of speakers, including both well-known and familiar faces and some very distinguished personalities from far afield.  Importantly for readers of this weblog, there's a welcome 10% discount for all PatLit readers who register for the event and quote the VIP code FKW82435PLBL. Just click here for programme details and registration.

International Patent Litigation: the conference

On 14 September there's going to be a really big International Patent Litigation conference in London, at the Millennium Knightsbridge Hotel, Kensington. The number of star performers is embarrassingly large. Presumably they will be severely rationed in the number of words they're allowed -- but they'll be fair game during the coffee break and lunch sessions. The panel of speakers includes

From the United States
The Hon. Judge Randall Rader, Circuit Judge, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Washington D.C.)
Donald R. Dunner, Name Partner, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP (Washington D.C.)
Tom Sanchez, Vice President, Patent Operations, Research in Motion (Irving)

From Europe
The Hon. Judge Rian Kalden, Vice-President & Head of IP Division, District Court of The Hague
(The Hague)
Prof. Jan Brinkhof, Former Presiding Judge, IP Chamber of the Court of Appeal (The Hague);
Partner, Brinkhof (Amsterdam) 
Richard Vary, Head of European Patent Litigation, Nokia (London)
Jochen Pagenberg, Co-Founder & Senior Partner, Bardehle Pagenberg Dost Altenberg Geissler (Munich)
Michael Silverleaf QC, Head of Chambers, 11 South Square (London)
Prof. Adriano Vanzetti, Founding Partner, Studio Vanzetti e Associati (Milan)
Dr. Thomas Reimann, Senior Founding Partner, ROKH-IP (Düsseldorf)
Miquel Montañá, Head of IP, Clifford Chance (Barcelona)
Simon Dack, Partner, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek (Amsterdam)
Benoît Strowel, Head of IP - Europe, Howrey LLP (Brussels)
Pierre Véron, Founding Partner, Véron & Associés Avocats (Paris)
Gordon Harris, Head of IP, Wragge & Co (London)
Bert Oosting, Partner & Head of IP, Lovells (Amsterdam)
Michael Burdon, Partner & Head of Commercial Group, Olswang LLP (London), and member of the PatLit blog team

From Asia
Pravin Anand, Managing Partner, Anand & Anand (Delhi)
Dr. Benjamin Bai, Partner, Jones Day (Shanghai)
Eiichiro Kubota, Partner, Lovells Horitsu Jimusho Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo (Tokyo)
Chun Yang, Partner, Kim & Chang (Seoul)
Tony Chen, Partner, Jones Day (Shanghai)

The cost of this event is not insubstantial -- particularly if you plan to combine it with a day's worth of post-conference workshops -- which is why PatLit is particularly pleased to tell its readers that there's a 10% reduction on the registration fee for any PatLit reader who registers using this form. This discount is in addition to the early bird savings discount, which -- if you book by 12 June -- can be worth up to £400.

See you there?