The RSC Law Group will be holding its annual and highly popular IP case law seminar on Wednesday, 2 November from 1pm at Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BA. Our excellent speakers will be discussing recent high profile developments in the world of intellectual property law, with a chemical flavour. Our speakers will be providing updates from the European Patent Office and the UK Courts, catching up on developments for SPCs, as well as a looking at IP considerations in joint development and open innovation agreements.
Our first in-person event since 2019 will be followed by a canape and drinks reception, giving attendees the chance to network in the great surroundings of Burlington House.
Provisional programme details are:
1.00-1.30pm Registration
1.30-2.15pm Michelle Pratt (Partner, Boult Wade Tennant) & Olivia Murray (Patent Attorney, Boult Wade Tennant) – EPO case law update
2.15-3.00pm Alexis Karfopoulos (European Patent Attorney, Croda) – IP in joint development and open innovation agreements
3.00-3.30pm Coffee break and networking
3.30-4.00pm Charlie Davies (Solicitor, Pinsent Masons) – Sufficiency and plausibility in the UK courts
4.00-4.30pm Bobby Smithson (Partner, Appleyard Lees) – EPO Oppositions and Appeals: potential pitfalls for chemists and practice following RPBA 2020
4.30-5.00pm Ben Heller (Associate, Kilburn & Strode) – SPC case law update
5.00-6.00pm Canapé and drinks reception
Chair: Claire Weston (Associate, Kilburn & Strode)
We hope to welcome many of our RSC law group members to this seminar. The seminar is also open to non-members, so please do feel free to circulate details to any colleagues and contacts who may be interested.
Registration Fees:
£80 RSC member
£95 Non-member
£10 RSC student member
£15 Student non-member
Online registrations will close on 28 October 2022, and the registration link is included on this page.
For late registrations, please contact Charlotte Jones (see contact information below).
Our first in-person event since 2019 will be followed by a canape and drinks reception, giving attendees the chance to network in the great surroundings of Burlington House.
Provisional programme details are:
1.00-1.30pm Registration
1.30-2.15pm Michelle Pratt (Partner, Boult Wade Tennant) & Olivia Murray (Patent Attorney, Boult Wade Tennant) – EPO case law update
2.15-3.00pm Alexis Karfopoulos (European Patent Attorney, Croda) – IP in joint development and open innovation agreements
3.00-3.30pm Coffee break and networking
3.30-4.00pm Charlie Davies (Solicitor, Pinsent Masons) – Sufficiency and plausibility in the UK courts
4.00-4.30pm Bobby Smithson (Partner, Appleyard Lees) – EPO Oppositions and Appeals: potential pitfalls for chemists and practice following RPBA 2020
4.30-5.00pm Ben Heller (Associate, Kilburn & Strode) – SPC case law update
5.00-6.00pm Canapé and drinks reception
Chair: Claire Weston (Associate, Kilburn & Strode)
We hope to welcome many of our RSC law group members to this seminar. The seminar is also open to non-members, so please do feel free to circulate details to any colleagues and contacts who may be interested.
Registration Fees:
£80 RSC member
£95 Non-member
£10 RSC student member
£15 Student non-member
Online registrations will close on 28 October 2022, and the registration link is included on this page.
For late registrations, please contact Charlotte Jones (see contact information below).
