Workshop on Alternative Dispute Resolution in Research and Development Collaborations

Organized by the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center and the Center for Intellectual Property Rights, Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium, Friday, November 13, 2009

09.00 - 09.15	Registration and Coffee
09.15 - 09.20	Welcome
	Prof. Geertrui Van Overwalle, University of Leuven, University of Tilburg, University of Liège Powerpoint Presentation
09.20 - 09.35	Introduction to ADR Mechanisms - Mediation, (Expedited) Arbitration and Expert Determination
	Speaker: Ignacio de Castro, Deputy Director WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center Powerpoint Presentation
09.35 - 10.00	R&D Collaborations in FP7 - Ways to Collaborate and the Joint Research Centre’s Experience with Dispute Resolution
	Speaker: Pirjo Welroos, European Commission, Joint Research Center, Intellectual Property and Scientific Cooperation Powerpoint Presentation
10.00 - 10.25	New Ways of R&D collaboration : Open Innovation, Collaborative Licensing and How to Prevent and Resolve Disputes
	Speakers: Prof. Wim Vanhaverbeke, University of Hasselt, Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School, ESADE Business School (Barcelona), Founder of Exnovate Powerpoint Presentation Esther van Zimmeren, Research Fellow, University of Leuven Powerpoint Presentation
10.25 - 10.40	Coffee Break
10.40 - 11.40	Panel Discussion 1 - Industry Perspectives on ADR in R&D Collaborations
	Chairman: Werner Fröhling, Head of Corporate Patents, Volvo Technology Corporation
	Speakers: Allen Norris, Vice President, Head IP Group UCB Pharma, President LES Benelux Achim Krebs, Intellectual Property Services, Shell International Powerpoint Presentation Claus-Joerg Ruetsch, Head Legal Diagnostics, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd Corporate Legal Department Powerpoint Presentation Jan-Michael Ahrens, Senior Counsel Siemens AG, Corporate Legal and Compliance Powerpoint Presentation
11.40 - 12.40	Panel Discussion 2 - Universities and Research Institutes Perspectives on ADR in R&D Collaborations
	Chairman: Christopher John Hull, Secretary General of EARTO
	Speakers: Michael Gross, Head of the License Department, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Munich, Bird & Bird Powerpoint Presentation Pierre Brisson, Chair ProTon Europe, Secretary General C.U.R.I.E. Network Powerpoint Presentation Bruno Lambrecht, Legal Department LRD (Technology Transfer Office), University of Leuven
12.40 - 13.00	Q&A Session
13.00 - 14.00	Lunch Break
14.00 - 14.30	Arbitration and Mediation Cases and Dispute Resolution Clauses in the context of R&D
	Speaker: Judith Schallnau, Legal Staff, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center Powerpoint Presentation
14.30 - 17.00	Case Study - Mock Mediation/Arbitration
	Participants: Michael Gross, Head of the License Department, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Munich, Bird & Bird Michael Davis, SCANDIA-GERMANIA, a division of Skjold Barthel, P.A. Flip Petillion, Crowell & Moring Claus-Joerg Ruetsch, Head Legal Diagnostics, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd Corporate Legal Department Ignacio de Castro, Deputy Director, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center Vincent Ryckaert, IP Business Director IMEC Judith Schallnau, Legal Staff, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
17.00 - 17.25	Conclusions
	Prof. Geertrui Van Overwalle, University of Leuven, University of Tilburg, University of Liège Powerpoint Presentation