FYI -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Patents] FFII invites you to the European Patent Conference (wed 24 January, Brussels) Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2007 17:45:48 +0100 From: Benjamin Henrion <bh(a)udev.org> To: patents(a)aful.org +++ Please distribute widely to people who might be interested +++ ================================================================= FFII invites you to the European Patent Conference ================================================================= Topic: Towards a new European Patent System Date: Wed 24 January, 2007 Time: 10h00 to 17h00 Location: La Tentation, rue de Laeken 28, Brussels EUPACO-1 is the second in a series of events aimed at constructing a new European patent system through dialogue and collaboration based on research and data. The topics that this event will cover are wide, including: - the Community Patent proposal - the European Patent Litigation Agreement proposals - the future of the patent system - new patent examination models - patent litigation insurance Speakers include: * Dr Johanna Gibson, Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute * Greg Perry, Director General, European Generics Association * Pieter Hintjens, President, FFII * Tommy Schweiger, Greenpeace * Roger Burt, IBM IP Law Counsel for Europe * Amedee Turner, CJA Consultants Entrance is free. Breakfast and lunch will be served to registered participants. Wifi will be provided during the day. Please register online at: http://www.eupaco.org. Places are limited and early registration is highly recommended. -- Benjamin Henrion <bhenrion(a)ffii.org> FFII Brussels - +32-484-566109 - +32-2-4148403 -- Subscription management: http://www2.aful.org/wws -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion, it is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shaking, the shaking becomes a warning, it is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion." (paraphrase of the mentat Piter DeVries from "Dune" by Frank Herbert) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Serge Marelli, Luxembourg ----------------------------------------------------------------------