2004-10..12 EPO Hearings in Prague, Munich and The Hague

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EPO Hearings on the Future of the Patent System

• http://hearings.european-patent-office.org/

• http://hearings.european-patent-office.org/prague/programme/index.en.php

• http://hearings.european-patent-office.org/munich/programme/index.en.php

• 2004-10-12 Public Hearings of the European Patent Office

Synopsis

• Patent movement inbreeding and outreach
• Patent beneficiaries (e.g. German chamber of patent lawyers, UNICE patent law committee) are key players
• Main targets of outreach are SMEs and their associations (UEAPME)

• Strategy discussion appears to be focus on how to better propagate the patent system, do not confuse with the more critical FTC Hearings of 2002

• The hearings may serve the new president Alain Pompidou for orientation of his policy

Quotes

"Das Europäische Patentamt wird zwischen Oktober und November drei Veranstaltungen in Prag, München und Den Haag zum Zweck einer Strategiediskussion über die Zukunft des Patentsystems organisieren."

"The purpose of these hearings is to identify what needs to be done, and by whom, to further the goals of a strong, consistent European patent process backed up by adequate levels of local IP support."