The 欧美AV Law Group will be holding its eleventh annual and highly popular IP case law seminar on Monday, 25 November 2019 from 1pm at Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BA. Our excellent speakers will be discussing on recent high profile developments in the world of intellectual property law, with a chemical flavour.
Our speakers this year will touch on a variety of developments in the UK and across Europe, including the doctrine of equivalents following Actavis v Lilly, plausibility and requirements for data in patent applications and recent developments in relation to injunctions, as well as providing an update on case law from the EPO. Provisional programme details are:
1.00-1.30pm Registration
1.30-2.00pm Plausibility in UK and EPO law: do I need data in my patent application? - Andrew Wells (Herbert Smith Freehills)
2.00-2.30pm Infringement and the doctrine of equivalents: a review of the UK position following Actavis v Lilly and how this compares to elsewhere in Europe - Catherine Keetch (D Young)
2.30-3.00pm Injunctions: recent developments - Rachel Mumby (Bristows)
3.00-3.30pm Coffee break and networking
3.30-4.00pm Employee compensation - Marianne Privett (AA Thornton)
4.00-4.30pm EPO case law update - Joseph Lenthall (Haseltine Lake Kempner)
4.30-5.00pm Artificial Intelligence: Robot inventors and other IP questions - David Lang & Will Jensen (Marks & Clerk)
5.00-6.00pm Drinks reception
Registration Fees:
拢75 欧美AV member
拢90 Non-member
拢10 欧美AV student member
拢15 Student non-member
Online registrations will close on 18 November 2019. Please follow the booking link to register or contact Oliver Rutt at orutt@boult.com with any queries or for late registration requests.
The 欧美AV Law Group will also hold its annual general meeting prior to the seminar, at 11.30am. All Law Group members are encouraged to attend. Please notify Oliver Rutt by e-mail at orutt@boult.com if you would like to attend the AGM.
AGM agenda
Our speakers this year will touch on a variety of developments in the UK and across Europe, including the doctrine of equivalents following Actavis v Lilly, plausibility and requirements for data in patent applications and recent developments in relation to injunctions, as well as providing an update on case law from the EPO. Provisional programme details are:
1.00-1.30pm Registration
1.30-2.00pm Plausibility in UK and EPO law: do I need data in my patent application? - Andrew Wells (Herbert Smith Freehills)
2.00-2.30pm Infringement and the doctrine of equivalents: a review of the UK position following Actavis v Lilly and how this compares to elsewhere in Europe - Catherine Keetch (D Young)
2.30-3.00pm Injunctions: recent developments - Rachel Mumby (Bristows)
3.00-3.30pm Coffee break and networking
3.30-4.00pm Employee compensation - Marianne Privett (AA Thornton)
4.00-4.30pm EPO case law update - Joseph Lenthall (Haseltine Lake Kempner)
4.30-5.00pm Artificial Intelligence: Robot inventors and other IP questions - David Lang & Will Jensen (Marks & Clerk)
5.00-6.00pm Drinks reception
Registration Fees:
拢75 欧美AV member
拢90 Non-member
拢10 欧美AV student member
拢15 Student non-member
Online registrations will close on 18 November 2019. Please follow the booking link to register or contact Oliver Rutt at orutt@boult.com with any queries or for late registration requests.
The 欧美AV Law Group will also hold its annual general meeting prior to the seminar, at 11.30am. All Law Group members are encouraged to attend. Please notify Oliver Rutt by e-mail at orutt@boult.com if you would like to attend the AGM.
AGM agenda
- Approval of the 2018 AGM minutes
- Welcome by the Chair
- Financial report from the Treasurer
- Committee update
- Proposed programme of events for 2020
- Questions from the floor
