Organized by
the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) and Licensing Executives Society (LES)

Supported by
Simplified FP7 Model Agreement (DESCA)

Vienna, June 1, 2012

Agenda

09:00 - 09:15

Opening remarks

Speakers

  • Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, European Commission, Commissioner (by videoconference)
  • Henrietta Egerth, Austrian Research Promotion Agency, Managing Director

09:15 - 09:45

Contracts in the Technology Transfer Chain

Speaker

  • Lorenz Kaiser, Division Director Legal and Contractual Affairs, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
    Presentation

09:45 - 10:15

 IP Provisions FP7 Consortium Agreements

Speaker

  • Kathrin Werner, DESCA, Legal Counsel, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
    Presentation

10:15 - 11:00

 Evaluation and Valuation of IP for the Purpose of their Commercialization

Speakers

  • Eusebi Nomen, ESADE Business School, Barcelona
    Presentation
  • Gerald Ruppert, Head of IPR and Market Research Department, austria wirtschaftsservice
    Presentation

11:00 - 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 - 12:15 Licensing and Transfer of Ownership in Different Jurisdictions - Commercialization of IP Generated in FP7 Projects (Part 1)

Speakers

  • Bruno Vandermeulen, Partner, Bird & Bird (Belgian law)
    Presentation
  • Mark Anderson, Partner, Anderson Law LLP (English law)
    Presentation
12:15 - 12:30

Questions & Answers

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch

13:30 - 14:30

Licensing and Transfer of Ownership in Different Jurisdictions - Commercialization of IP Generated in FP7 Projects (Part 2)

Speakers

  • Heinz Goddar, Partner, Boehmert & Boehmert (German Law)
    Presentation
  • Robin Rasor, Past President, Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM), Director Licensing Office of Technology Transfer University of Michigan (US law)
    Presentation
14:30 - 15:00 Questions and Answers

15:00 - 15:45

Dispute Resolution Provisions in FP7 and Commercial Agreements

Speaker

  • Judith Schallnau, Lawyer, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
    Presentation

15:45 - 16:00

 Coffee Break

16:00 - 17:15

Roundtable Discussion: Experience in IP Exploitation, Valuation and Dispute Resolution

Moderator

  • Heinz Goddar, Partner, Boehmert & Boehmert

Panel

  • Claus-Joerg Ruetsch, Head Legal Diagnostics, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd Corporate Legal Department
    Presentation
  • Lorenz Kaiser, Division Director, Legal and Contractual Affairs, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
    Presentation
  • Robin Rasor, Past President Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM), Director Licensing Office of Technology Transfer, University of Michigan
    Presentation

17:15 - 17:45

Outlook: The New IP Provisions and Their Potential Impact on Commercialization of Inventions under Horizon 2020

Speaker

  • Bart Janse, Legal Officer, European Commission
    Presentation

17:45 - 18:00

Questions and Answers

Moderator

  • Austrian Research Promotion Agency
18:00 Reception