Jesper Kongstad Director General Danish Patent and Trademark Office Taastrup

Mr. Jesper Kongstad is Director General and CEO of the Danish Patent and Trademark Office and a member of the Executive Committee of the Danish Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs. He is also head of the Danish delegation and Deputy Chairman of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organization, and a member of Board 28.

Before 2003, Jesper was president of a biopharmaceutical startup company and COO at Statens Serum Institut - a publicly owned biopharmaceutical manufacturer. Jesper has also worked as an Industrial Policy Advisor at the Danish Ministry of Industry.

Jesper holds an M.Sc.Adm. in economics and planning from Roskilde and an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School. He is married and has three children, and is a Knight of the Order of Dannebrog.

Provisional title of presentation and short abstract:

Title: Dissemination of patent information: To share or not to share!

Abstract: Accessible patent information is the key to a well functioning international patent system. Patent information is also a basic requirement when it comes to ensuring the quality of granted patents. Consequently, it is crucial to strengthen and develop the way we make use of patent information.

To steer clear of a global patent crisis, it is among other things important to focus on new possibilities and technologies which can help create the best environment for the dissemination of patent information. New technologies such as web-based services, electronic publication, etc. are just some of the ways in which patent information can be made accessible for the benefit of both users and authorities.