Monday, February 13, 2006
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| 09.00 10.00 |
Registration |
| 10.00 10.15 |
Opening |
| 10.15 10.45 |
Access to patent information and role of classification |
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Speaker:
Mr. Mikhail Makarov
Acting Director
Patent Information, Classification and IP Standards Division
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
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| 10.45 11.15 |
IPC reform - objectives and principal features |
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Speaker:
Mr. Antonios Farassopoulos
Head
International Patent Classification Section
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
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| 11.15 11.30 |
Coffee Break |
| 11.30 12.00 |
Information technology support for IPC users |
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Speaker:
Mr. Patrick Fiévet
Head
IT Operations and Support Section
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
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| 12.00 12.30 |
Global collection of patent documentation - Master Classification Database |
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Speaker:
Mr. Jürgen Rampelmann
Director
Classification
European Patent Office (EPO)
The Hague, Netherlands
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| 12.30 13.00 |
Trilateral Classification Harmony Project |
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Speaker:
Mr. Yoshihiro Fuji
Director
Examination Policy Planning Office
Japan Patent Office (JPO)
Tokyo, Japan
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| 13.00 15.00 |
Lunch |
| 15.00 15.30 |
IPC reform - user's view |
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Speaker:
Mr. Peter Kallas
Chairman
PDG Working Group IMPACT
BASF Aktiengesellschaft
Ludwigshafen, Germany
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| 15.30 16.00 |
Implementation of the reformed IPC by industrial property offices |
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Speaker:
Mr. Janez Kukec-Mezek
Head
Information and Promotion Department
Slovenian Intellectual Property Office
Ljubljana, Slovenia
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| 16.00 16.15 |
Coffee Break |
| 16.15 16.45 |
Implementation of the reformed IPC by commercial patent information providers |
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Speaker:
Mr. Robert Willows
Vice-President
Patent Office Relationships
Thomson Scientific
London, United Kingdom
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| 16.45 17.45 |
Discussion and conclusions
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| 17.45 18.00 |
Closing followed by a reception |
