Midlands Regional 2024

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Programme & Speakers

• 13:30 - 13:40 - Introduction from the chair

  Speakers

  

  Dr Anna Molony, Co-founder & Director, Two IP

  Dr Anna Molony, Co-founder & Director, Two IP

  Anna co-founded her first patent firm, Chapman Molony, in 2003. After almost 10 years’ building Chapman Molony, she decided she wanted a better work-life balance, so she sold out of Chapman Molony and set up Ingenium IP. In 2020, just as the global pandemic hit, Anna decided that it was time to provide a vehicle for other patent attorneys to enjoy the work-life balance she had achieved. So she evolved Ingenium IP into Two IP, a ‘new breed consultancy model’ patent and trade mark firm, which enables consultant attorneys to work for their own clients under the Two IP brand and within Two IP’s ecosystem of back office, patent formalities and business support functions.

• 13:40 - 14:25 - A comparison of EP and US patent practice

  Speakers

  

  Sarah J. Rodriguez, Finnegan

  Sarah J. Rodriguez, Finnegan

  Sarah Rodriguez is qualified as a patent attorney in the United States, the United Kingdom, and in Europe. She works mainly on patent prosecution in electrical fields including circuit design, nanotechnology, semiconductor devices, medical devices, software applications, signal processing, mechanical structures, optical devices, and communications.

• 14:25 - 15:10 - Patent Box – the corporation tax benefits arising from patents

  Speakers

  

  Caroline Hawkins, Cooper Parry

  Caroline Hawkins, Cooper Parry

  Caroline is a senior tax manager in the Innovation team at Cooper Parry, heading up the national Patent Box team. Caroline has over 27 years’ experience as a corporate tax adviser, specialising in R&D and Patent Box tax relief since 2012.

  Caroline acts for a wide variety of companies of all sizes and across all sectors. Having seen the significant commercial benefits arising for claimants of Patent Box relief, and the difference this can make to a company’s success, Caroline is committed to increasing awareness of Patent Box tax relief.

• 15:10 - 15:40 - Refreshment Break
• 15:40 - 16:25 - What to expect from IPO’s new patents service

  Speakers

  

  Simeon Bowen, IPO

  Simeon Bowen, IPO

  Simeon is Communications Lead for the One IPO Transformation Programme. He has worked in public sector communications for over 10 years, having previously worked in a variety of comms roles at the Office for National Statistics and UK Statistics Authority. Simeon joined IPO two years ago and acts as a key link between IPO developers and customers. In his spare time, Simeon is an avid gamer and a Tae Kwon-do instructor.

• 16:25 - 17:10 - Protection of plant innovations

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  Michael Roberts, Reddie & Grose

  Michael Roberts, Reddie & Grose

  Dr Michael Roberts is a Partner in the Cambridge office of Reddie & Grose. He joined the patent profession in 1999 and qualified as a European and Chartered Patent Attorney in 2003.

  Michael’s IP practice is focused in the life sciences fields, and includes biotechnology, microbiology, molecular biology, genetic engineering, immunology (including vaccines), enzymology, pharmaceuticals, medical instruments and plant protection (including plant variety rights).

  Before entering the patent profession, Michael gained extensive technical knowledge and experience whilst obtaining his PhD in molecular genetics at the University of St Andrews, followed by three years of postdoctoral research at the John Innes Centre, Norwich.

  Michael has acted for clients from around the world, including small and medium-sized companies, multinationals and universities. In addition to patent drafting and prosecution, he assists clients with due diligence and patent reports, notably for private or public fund raising, patent portfolio advice, and issues such as freedom to operate and patent validity.

• 17:10 - 17:20 - Closing Remarks from the Chair

  Speakers

  

  Dr Anna Molony, Co-founder & Director, Two IP

  Dr Anna Molony, Co-founder & Director, Two IP

  Anna co-founded her first patent firm, Chapman Molony, in 2003. After almost 10 years’ building Chapman Molony, she decided she wanted a better work-life balance, so she sold out of Chapman Molony and set up Ingenium IP. In 2020, just as the global pandemic hit, Anna decided that it was time to provide a vehicle for other patent attorneys to enjoy the work-life balance she had achieved. So she evolved Ingenium IP into Two IP, a ‘new breed consultancy model’ patent and trade mark firm, which enables consultant attorneys to work for their own clients under the Two IP brand and within Two IP’s ecosystem of back office, patent formalities and business support functions.

• 17:20 - 19:00 - Drinks Reception with Canapes