• Richard Fawcett, Patents Rapporteur, Intellectual and Industrial Property Commission, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Paris; Conference Co-Chair

Opening

• Andrea Ryan, President, American Intellectual Property Law Association; Conference Co-Chair

• Richard Fawcett, Patents Rapporteur, Intellectual and Industrial Property Commission, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Paris; Conference Co-Chair

• Maria Livanos Cattaui, Secretary General, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Paris

Improving the Obtaining, Validating & Litigating of European Patents

Report on London Intergovernmental Conference

• Alison Brimelow (Paper*) Chief Executive, United Kingdom Patent Office

Litigation Protocol

• Jochen Pagenberg (Paper*), Attorney-at-Law, Bardehle Pagenberg

A View from Industry

• Jacques Combeau (Slides*), Patents Advisor, Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF)

Translation Agreement

• Patrice Vidon, President, French Institute of Industrial Property Attorneys (CNCPI)

A View from the Industry

• Stephen C. Smith (Paper*), European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries Associations (EFPIA)

Improvements in the European Patent Convention: Administrative and Substantive Changes Which Faciliatate Obtaining Patent Protection

Overview of the Diplomatic Conference

• Ulrich Schatz (Slides*), Vice-President, International Affairs, European Patent Office

Critique

• Walter Holzer(Paper*) President, Institute of Professional Representatives (EPI)

TRIPs II ?

Prospects and Content for IP in a New Trade Round

• Adrian Otten, Director, Intellectual Property Division, World Trade Organization (WTO)

Should IP be Included and If so, What?

• Robert A. Armitage (Paper*), Director, Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)

• François Chrétien (Slides*), Governmental and Public Affairs Manager, IP Department, European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC)

• Malcolm Royal (Paper*), President, International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI)

Return to Substantive Patent Law Harmonization

Summary of PLT and Plans for the Future

• Philippe Baechtold (Paper*), Head, Patent Law Section, Industry Property Law Division, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

A Contrasting View

• Steven M. Shore (Paper*), President, Alliance for American Innovation

A European View

• Timothy Roberts (BIO*,  Slides*), Vice-President, Chartered Institute of Patent Agents (CIPA)

Community Patent Regulation

Summary of Proposal and Rationale

• Heinz Zoure (Paper*), Deputy Director-General, Internal Market DG, European Commission

Industry View from Europe

Private Sector View from Europe

• Uwe Dreiss (Paper*), President, Patentanwaltskammer

View from the United States

• Edward G. Fiorito (Paper*), Chair, American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section

Summary of Day's roceedings by Conference Co-Chair

• Richard Fawcett, Patents Rapporteur, Intellectual and Industrial Property Commission, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Paris

• Andrea Ryan, President, American Intellectual Property Law Association; Conference Co-Chair

Patenting of business methods

View from the European Union

• Heinz Zourek (Paper*), Deputy Director-General, Internal Market DG, European Commission

View from the United States

• Rick Nydegger (Paper*,  Slides*), Second Vice-President, American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)

A European View

• Keith Beresford, Representative, Committee of National Institutes of Patent Agents (CNIPA)

10.45-12.20

Hague Draft Convention on Jurisdiction and Foreign Judgments in Civil Commercial Law

Background and Prospects

• Catherine Kessedjian, Université de Paris II, Panthéon-Assas

View from North America

• John B. Pegram, Representative, American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)

View from Europe

• Constant J.J.C. van Nispen, Chair, Special Committee Q153, International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property (AIPPI)

14.00-15.00

Legal Representation as a Trade-Related Service

Relationship of GATS

• Adrian Otten, Director, Intellectual Property Division, World Trade Organization (WTO)

View from an Agent's Perspective

• Kiyoshi Muraki, President, Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA)

View from an Owner's Perspective

• Alec Sugden (Paper*), Consultant, Trade Marks, Patents & Designs Federation (TMPDF)

Progress Toward a World Patent: Views from the Trilateral Offices

View from Europe

• Ingo Kober (Paper*), President, European Patent Office

View from the United States

• Nicholas P. Godici (Paper*), Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office

View from Japan

• Tadashi Ishii (Paper*,  Slides*), Deputy Commissioner, Japan Patent Office

Legislative Agenda for the 107th United States Congress

• The Honorable Howard Coble (Paper*), Chair of Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property of the House Judiciary Committee, United States House of Representatives

Closing

Summary of Day's Proceedings by Conference Co-Chair Andrea Ryan and Closing Comments

• Andrea Ryan, President, American Intellectual Property Law Association; Conference Co-Chair

• Richard Fawcett, Patents Rapporteur, Intellectual and Industrial Property Commission, International Chamber of Commerce, Paris; Conference Co-Chair