INSTITUTE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RESEARCH & PRACTICE

and

TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION FORECASTING AND ASSESSMENT COUNCIL

(Ministry of Science and Technology)

Organizes

International Seminar

On

"International Scenario of Intellectual Property"

on 17th-18th February 2003

and Workshop on

"Drafting of Claims, their Scope of Protection and opposition"

on 19th February 2003

AT HOTEL INTERCONTINENTAL PARKROYAL, NEHRU PLACE, NEW DELHI

The Institute of Intellectual Property Research and Practice was registered as a society in 1995 for providing education and training in the field of Intellectual Property Rights, their practices and legal enforcement, research and comparative study with an objective to make the intellectual property rights progressive, creative and beneficial to the well being of people around the world.

The institute also provides a platform and medium to exploit the intellectual assets to the maximum and hone the intellectual skills in the field of IPR in India.

Institute focuses on awarding awareness of international scenario and promoting and educating those intellectual property rights which are recognized in more advanced countries but are not well known in India and such rights on which our Supreme Court is prepared to adjudicate. In order to achieve the aim the Institute has well established infrastructure maintains a well stocked library and has set up a research center. The Institute has also established a valuation center which undertakes valuation of intellectual property rights and an IPR audit Cell. The audit cell studies and advises on all aspects of such rights as for example what rights belong to a corporation, whether the corporation is adequately protecting its intellectual property rights, is the mode of protection adequate, is the owner's portfolio properly maintained and the risk of infringing third party rights and like subjects. The Institute provides assistance in transfer of technology, licensing, remittance of royalties and license fee to foreign countries and many more cognate and allied subjects.

Technology Information Forecasting & Assessment Council (TIFAC). TIFAC is an autonomous body registered under the Department of Science and Technology of the Government of India. It is a unique institution covering a lot of ground on technology development, by promoting innovative technologies at one end and providing technology support services like information and assessment on the other.

In 1995, a Patent Facilitating Centre (PFC) was created at TIFAC for creating patent and IPR awareness in the country and providing a single window system for protecting the inventive works of Indian scientists through patents and other forms of IPR. The centre has so far conducted 180 IPR awareness workshops across the country, sensitizing more than 20,000 scientists and technologists.

PFC has taken a number of concerted and consistent steps for capacity building in the area of IPR at different levels of creativity and inventive spirit by way of organising training programmes, facilitating IP protecting and also developing facilities to conduct patent searches, etc. In the coming days, PFC plans to launch scholarships for educated women having good science/engineering/medical qualifications under the Women Scientists' Scheme for unleashing dormant scientific force. PFC has many firsts to its credit and has brought out a number of IPR reports and IPR products, viz. "Patenting of Microorganism" "Ekaswa" CDs on Indian Patents, "Patents Made Easy" video, to name a few.

The role of Intellectual Property, in an international market economy driven by strident advances in technology, can perhaps never be over-emphasized. The dynamics of technology management have radically changed in the post WTO era. In order to remain competitive in the international markets, it becomes imperative that Indian technology mangers understand the nuances of the various agreements affecting the technology development chain, staring from innovation to actual delivery, and develop systems and strategies suited for the new environment.

The IIPRP in collaboration with TIFAC has been playing a crucial role in the promotion of IPR awareness as well as building capacity at various levels. The International Seminar held in January 2002 and the one in December 1998 are efforts in this direction. These seminars have provided platforms for regorous interaction between the participants and patent expert from foreign attorney firms as well as patent offices of Europe. The focus of seminar this time will be :

Drafting a patent is the most critical aspect of obtaining patent right for an invention. Properly drafted claims help increasing the scope of the protection as well as in putting forward the invention in its true technical scientific and legal aspects. The following areas will be covered:

1. Pharmaceutical, organic and biochemistry

2. Software and business methods

The workshop will cover various aspects of drafting patent specification with the help of case studies on patents examined and granted by European Patent Office, Japanese Patent Office, United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Those who are engaged in Research, Agents and Practitioners of law in the field of intellectual property, senior executives, (particularly CEO's), Proprietors and Partners of middle sized manufacturing concerns, and last but not least persons interested in research covering organic chemistry, hytrocyclic chemistry, intermediate and biological materials and processes. A separate group similarly will be concerned with software and business methods.

To have face to face interaction and in-depth discussion with

Dr. Ramesh K. Shukla, is presently Chairman of Technical Board of Appeal, and Technical Member of Enlarged Board of Appeal in the European Patent Office, He studied Physics at M. S. University of Baroda (India) and was awarded PH.D. degree in 1970 for his work on growth of single crystals and is location etching. He worked as Research Associate at University College London from 1970 to 1973 and thereafter joined the British Patent Office as patent examiner. In March 1990, he was appointed as Technical Member of a Technical Board of Appeal.

Dr. Leander A. Feiler: Dr. Feiler is currently working an Adviser Hetrocyclic Chemistry with the European Patent Office (EPO), Munich, after 25 years of experience as patent examiner at the German Patent Office and European Patent Office. He studied zoology and chemistry at the University of Munich and underwent studies of intellectual property and graduation in organic chemistry, physics and genetics.

Dr. Rer. Nat. Christoph Schon : Dr. Schon passed his examination in chemistry in 1989 with specialization in organic chemistry, pharmacology and biochemistry. While doing his Doctor's degree, he completed studies in business administration and management at the Technical University of Munich. He has been working as a patent attorney since 1995. He is specializes in patent matters in the fields of biochemistry, genetic engineering and trademark matters. He is a partner of Henkel, Feiler & Hanzel, Munich.

Dr. John Inge : is a Senior Partner in Sughrue Mion PLLC, based in USA and is presently looking after Tokyo Office. Dr. John Inge has more than thirty years of combined experience in Patent Law and Electrical Engineering. Dr. John Inge's technical expertise includes Semi Conductor Devices, Communication System, Computer and Associated Systems, Consumer Electronics and Plastic Molding Technology and his practice includes Patentability Validity and Infringement opinion, Patent application preparation and prosecution, litigation and interferences.

Mr. Fritz L. Schweitzer III, Partner in Schweitzer Cornman Gross & Bondell LLP : expertise in Mechanical, Electro Mechanical and Computer Related Art.

Ms. Geetha R. Lakshmi: Senior Partner in Galadari & Associates, Dubai and is looking after the Intellectual Property division of the legal firm. She graduated from Mangalore and did her Post Graduation and LLB from Mysore, She also did her Master in Human Resources and Management from Karnatka University. She is speaking & practicing primarily on trademark related matters.

Delegation fee:

A. Rs. 8000/- for Seminar and Workshop

B. Rs. 6000/- for Seminar only

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President Advisor (DST) & Director (PFC)

Institute of Intellectual Property Dept. of Science & Technology

Research and Practice Technology Bhavan

Plot No. B-28, Sector 32, New Mehrauli Road

Institution Area New Delhi-110 016

Gurgaon - 122 001 Ph. # (11) 26859581/26863877

(Haryana), India 26967458

Ph. # (0124) 2382202, 2382203 Fax # (11) 6863866

Fax # (0124) 2384898; E-mail: tifac@.nda.vsnl.net.in.

(011) 26490816, 26499467

Mobile: 9810281321

E mail: iiprp@sify.com

For more details logon to: www.iiprp.com and www.tifac.org.in

17TH FEBRUARY 2003 AT NEW DELHI

0900 Onwards Registration

0930-1000 Inaugural Session

1000-1030 Tea break

Talk by Dr. Schon

1030-1300 Patenting of Biotechnology and pharmaceutical chemistry inventions under European Patent Convention and the novelty criteria

Question Answer

1300-1400 Lunch break

Technical Session - II

Dr. John Inge

1400-1545 Protection of software and business methods - copyright v/s patenting

Question Answer

1545-1600 Tea-Break

Dr. Leander A. Feiler

1600-1730 The criteria of inventive step according to the EPC in relation to other acts and conventions

Question Answer

18th February 2003 at New Delhi

Technical Session - IV

Dr. Leander A. Feiler

0930-1100 General Examination procedure at EPO covering various critical aspects with practical example

Question Answer

1100-1130 Tea break

1130-1300 "Criteria and essential for Opposition and Appeal and its procedure in European Patent Office"

Question Answer

1300-1400 Lunch break.

Technical Session VI

1400-1530 Doctrine of Equivalents and recent changes in the US Patents Law

Question Answer

1530-1600 Tea/Coffee

1600-1715 "Counterfeiting Trademarks" its impact in commerce in an expanding global economy and some suggesting with practical example"

1715-1730 Valedictory Session

19th February 2003 - Workshop

Technical Session - I

1000-1300 Issues of clarity, support by disclosure, breadth of the claims

Organic Chemistry, Pharmacology and Biochemistry

1300-1400 Lunch

1400-1530 Software and business methods

1530-1630 Tea

1600-1730 Practical issues in drafting a technology transfer contract with special emphasis on Intellectual Property Rights.