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FICPI/AIPLA International Colloquium Transcript

"A Comprehensive Approach to Patent Quality"

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

8 – 9 June 2007

(last updated 12/12/2007)
  • On June 8th and 9th, FICPI and AIPLA hosted an International Colloquium in Amsterdam to address issues surrounding the quality of patent prosecution and patents granted. Officials from Patent Offices, sister organizations, and user groups were invited to attend.
  • Please note, all transcripts and presentations are in Acrobat PDF format.
  • N/A = not available

 

FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 2007​ ​ ​ ​
Session 1​ Speaker​ Session Transcript​ Slide Presentation​

Deficiencies in Patent Applications
and Problems Created by
Applicants and Attorneys​

​ ​ ​		 Moderator:
Mr. Danny Huntington
President, FICPI​

FICPI-AIPLA
Transcript 1  ​

​ ​ ​		 N/A​
Mr. James Pearce
Director, Metrics & Standards,
European Patent Office​		 Pearce - EPO  ​
Mr. Toshimichi Moriya
Deputy Commissioner,
Japan Patent Office​		 Moriya - JPO  ​
Mr. Mark Powell
Director, Technology Centre 2600,
US Patent and Trademark Office​		 Powell - USPTO  ​
Session 2​ Speaker​ ​Session Transcript ​Slide Presentation

Examination Problems
Encountered by Applicants​

​ ​ ​		 Moderator:
Mr. Danny Huntington
President, FICPI​

FICPI-AIPLA
Transcript 2  ​

​ ​ ​		 N/A​
EPO user:
Mr. Daniel Alge
Member, FICPI​		 Alge - FICPI  ​
USPTO user:
Mr. Samson Helfgott
Chair, Patents Division
ABA/IPL​		 Helfgott - ABA-IPL  ​
JPO user:
Mr. Kazuo Kamisugi
President, JIPA​		 Kamisugi - JIPA  ​
Session 3​ ​Speaker Session Transcript​ Slide Presentation​
What Is a Quality Prosecution?​ ​ ​ ​ Moderator:
Mr. Danny Huntington
President, FICPI​

FICPI-AIPLA
Transcript 3  ​

​ ​ ​		 N/A​
Industry perspective:
Mr. Marc Adler
President, IPO​		 Adler - IPO  ​
Private attorney perspective:
Mr. Chris Mercer
President, epi​		 Mercer - epi  ​
EPO:
Mr. Colin Philpott
Principal Director,
Quality Management​		 N/A​
Luncheon Session​ ​Speaker ​Session Transcript ​Slide Presentation
​ Ms. Alison Brimelow, CBE
EPO President-Elect​		 Luncheon
Transcript  ​		 N/A​
Session 4​ ​Speaker ​Session Transcript ​Slide Presentation
PCT Quality and Timeliness:

1. Impact of PCT Changes​

​ ​ ​		 Moderator:
Mr. Danny Huntington
President, FICPI​		 FICPI-AIPLA
Transcript 4  ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​		 N/A​
Mr. Juha Rekola
Development Director,
Finnish Patent Office​		 Rekola - FPO  ​
Mr. Harrie Marsman
Netherlands Institute of
Patent Attorneys (NIPA)​		 Marsman - NIPA  ​
Mr. Philip Thomas
Senior Director-Advisor
(PCT & Patents),
WIPO​		 Thomas - WIPO  ​

PCT Quality and Timeliness:

2. Quality Assurance of PCT Searches​

​ ​ ​		 Moderator:
Mr. Danny Huntington
President, FICPI​		 ​
USPTO:
Mr. Mark Powell
Director, Technology Centre 2600​		 Powell - USPTO  ​
JPO:
Mr. Toshimichi Moriya
Deputy Commissioner​		 Moriya - JPO  ​
EPO:
Mr. Colin Philpott
Principal Director,
Quality Management​		 Philpott - EPO  ​
Session 5​ ​Speaker ​Session Transcript ​Slide Presentation

What Is a Quality Patent?

1. User Perspective​

​ ​ ​		 Moderator:
Mr. Danny Huntington
President, FICPI​		 FICPI-AIPLA
Transcript 5  ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​		 N/A​
Patent Owner:
Mr. Jacques Combeau
BusinessEurope​		 Combeau - BE  ​
Competitors of Patent Owner:
Dr. Jochen Bühling
Reporter General, AIPPI​		 Bühling - AIPPI  ​
Venture Capitalist:
Mr. James E. Malackowski
LESI​		 Malackowski - LESI  ​

What Is a Quality Patent?

2. Judicial Perspective​

​ ​ ​		 Moderator:
Mr. Danny Huntington
President, FICPI​		 ​
German:
Professor Dr. Peter Meier-Beck
Judge, Federal Supreme Court​		 Meier-Beck  ​
Dutch:
Mr. Jan Brinkhof
Former Presiding Judge,
IP Chamber,
Hague Court of Appeal​		 Brinkhof  ​
US:
Mr. Lee Yeakel
District Judge, Austin, Texas​		 Yeakel  ​

SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2007​ ​ ​ ​

Session 6​ ​Speaker ​Session Transcript ​Slide Presentation
Problems Encountered by Applicants in
Adequately Protecting Inventions
  • Differing National Application Formats
  • Timely, Comprehensive Search
  • Claim Set Necessary to Cover Infringements
​ ​ ​ ​ ​		 Moderator:
Mr. Michael Kirk
Executive Director, AIPLA​		 FICPI-AIPLA
Transcript 6  ​ ​ ​ ​ ​		 N/A​
AIPLA:
Mr. Alan Kasper
Second Vice President​		 Kasper - AIPLA  ​
TMPDF:
Dr. Michael Jewess
Vice President​		 Jewess - TMPDF  ​
FACPA:
Mr. Kim Finnilä
President​		 Finnilä - FACPA  ​
BIO:
Mr. Hans Sauer
Associate General Counsel
for Intellectual Property​		 Sauer - BIO  ​
Session 7​ ​Speaker ​Session Transcript ​Slide Presentation
Defining a Role for Smaller Offices​ ​ ​ ​ Moderator:
Mr. Michael Kirk
Executive Director, AIPLA​		 FICPI-AIPLA
Transcript 7  ​ ​ ​ ​		 N/A​
Swedish Patent & Registration Office:
Mr. Herman Phalén
Principal Director,
Patent Processor​		 Phalén  ​
UK Intellectual Property Office:
Mr. Sean Dennehey
Director of Patents​		 Dennehey  ​
IP Australia:
Dr. Ian Heath
Director General​		 Heath  ​
Session 8​ ​Speaker ​Session Transcript ​Slide Presentation
Managing Growth While Enhancing Quality​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Moderator:
Mr. Michael Kirk
Executive Director, AIPLA​		 FICPI-AIPLA
Transcript 8  ​ ​ ​ ​ ​		 N/A​
USPTO:
Mr. John Doll
Commissioner of Patents​		 Doll - USPTO  ​
EPO:
Mr. Fernand Eiden
Principal Director, Biotechnology​		 Eiden - EPO  ​
JPO:
Mr. Toshimichi Moriya
Deputy Commissioner​		 Moriya - JPO  ​
KIPO:
Mr. Jin-Gyun Shin
Director of Patent Examination
Policy Team​		 Shin - KIPO  ​