Workshop on International R&D and Technology Transfer Contracts – Negotiations, Intellectual Property Rights and Dispute Resolution

Organized by the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, the Magister Lvcentinvs/Fundación General (University of Alicante) and AIPPI Grupo Español
Alicante, Friday, March 11, 2011

Agenda

09.00 - 09.10	Welcome
	Manuel Palomar, Vice-chancellor of Research, University of Alicante Ignacio de Castro, Deputy Director, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
09.10 - 10.10	Agreements in R&D and Technology Transfer: Best Practices and Model Agreements
	Lorenz Kaiser, Division Director for Legal and Contractual Affairs, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Presentation Pirjo Welroos, Head of IP-sector, Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer, European Commission, Joint Research Center Presentation Raul Bercovitz, Estudio Jurídico Alberto Bercovitz – Abogados
10.10 - 10.40	Coffee Break
10.40 - 11.40	Contract Negotiations, Intellectual Property and Dispute Resolution in International Research Collaborations – Perspectives from Universities, Research Organizations, SMEs and Large Companies
	Claus Ruetsch, Head Legal Diagnostics, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd Corporate Legal Department Presentation Theo Stamatiadis, Centre de Recerça i Investigació de Catalunya (CRIC) Presentation Victor Saez, Intellectual Property Officer, Fusion for Energy (F4E) Presentation
11.40 - 12.10	Agreements in FP7 Projects – Frequent Questions to the IPR Helpdesk: Contract Negotiations, Project Management, IP and Dispute Resolution
	Alicia Blaya, SGITT – OTRI/Former Head of the IPR Helpdesk Legal Department, Universidad de Alicante
12.10 - 13.10	Lunch Break
13.10 - 14.10	Negotiating Royalties - Commercializing Intellectual Property Assets
	Michael Tadros, Fundación Marcelino Botín Jose Pablo Zamorano, Centro Superior de Investigación Científicas (CSIC), Commercialization Department, Life Sciences Area Presentation Colm Ahern, ELZABURU Presentation
14.10 - 14.40	Coffee Break
14.40 - 15.40	Choice of Law, Jurisdiction and Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms in Technology Transfer
	Aurelio Lopez-Tarruella, University of Alicante Presentation Ignacio de Castro, Deputy Director WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center Presentation Javier Fernández-Lasquetty, ELZABURU Presentation
15.40 - 16.00	Coffee Break
16.00 - 18.00	Case study – Mediation Related to Royalty Rates Provision of License Agreement under the WIPO Mediation Rules
18.00 - 18.10	Closing Remarks