2021 Summit
VIDEOCONFERENCE
Thursday, DECEMBER 2, 2021
013:30 Introduction:
13:35 Main topics:
15:30 Conclusion:
- Welcome from Tony Rollins, President - amendment of Statutes
- Treasurer’s report - Alan Kasper on behalf of Salvatore Anastasi
- Elections - President and Executive Committee
13:35 Main topics:
- 13:35 News from Asia (China – Dajian Wu, ACPAA, Japan - JPAA), Europe (CII decisions – Pawel Piotrowicz, CIPA) and North America (computer inventions cases – John Osha, AIPLA).
- 14:25 An update on progress in relation to discussions on substantive and procedural patent law harmonisation before the B+ group of countries and the IP5 respectively (EPO – Sylvie Strobel, USPTO - Jessica Patterson, BUSINESSEUROPE - Peter Martinsson, IPO – Tom Valente)
- 15:05 Future operations in the Offices arising out of COVID-19, an Office and attorney perspective (EPO – Steve Rowan, AIPLA – Patrick Coyne).
15:30 Conclusion:
- Date/ location of the next meeting, San Francisco (Marriott Marquis)?
- Closing comments