Yorkshire Meeting 2023

Audience

All

Programme & Speakers

Thursday 23 February 2023

• 12.30 - 13.30 - Registration & Networking Lunch
• 13.30 - 13.40 - Introduction from the Chair

  Speakers

  

  Daniel Chew, CIPA President, Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP

  Daniel Chew, CIPA President, Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP

  As well as being one of the industry’s top mobile and communications technologies experts, Daniel is the driving force behind HLK’s success in Asia. Being a fluent Mandarin speaker and frequent visitor to Asia, Daniel has taken the role of Head of Asia Group and led the firm’s  presence in Asia from strength to strength. It is largely thanks to Daniel’s hard work and strategic thinking that HLK now represents the largest EPO filer in Taiwan and a number of top ten EPO filers in China. Daniel enjoys visiting clients and attending events, as he finds that this is the best way for him to listen to and fully understand each of his client’s needs in order to provide them global strategic IP advice.

  On a higher level, Daniel has been involved in joint missions with patent offices in promoting the IP profession and IP protection in Europe through various overseas visits to Asian countries as well as the USA. In the last couple of years, Daniel also led the Asia Group and hosted delegations from the Shanghai Pudong New Area IP Administration in their visits to Germany and the UK. More significantly, Daniel was invited to be the keynote speaker at an Intellectual Property International Forum which was part of China’s First International Import Expo.

  Daniel has been an active member of the CIPA Council for the last three years and has been a member of CIPA’s International Liaison Committee, chairing the China Working Group, for a number of years.  A leading European Patent Attorney with nearly 20 years’ experience in private practice, Daniel is also recognised as a future leader of the IP profession in the UK. In January 2022, he was appointed Vice-President of CIPA, and as President with effect from 1 January 2023.

• 13.40 - 14.25 - Searching at the EPO: fit for the future AI/ML applications, and top up UP prior right searches

  Speakers

  

  Igor Dydenko, EPO

  Igor Dydenko, EPO

  Igor Dydenko, Team manager, EPO Berlin. Studied mechanical engineering in Lyon, France, and holds a PhD in medical imaging. Joined the EPO in 2003 and passed the EQE in 2008. He is a manager of a team of examiners in the medical diagnostic and automobile fields. He is an expert in computer-implemented inventions including artificial intelligence. Member of a task force inside the EPO for clarifying the legal practice and guidelines relating to CIIs, and has been involved in harmonisation efforts inside the EPO. Co-organised and contributed to various in-house and external training events and seminars, in particular related to CIIs and AI. CEIPI tutor 2012-2020.

• 14.25 - 15.10 -The UP and the UPC – Are You Ready?

  Speakers

  

  Chris Mercer, CIPA Council

  Chris Mercer, CIPA Council

  Chris Mercer joined the patent profession in 1975 and passed the UK Finals exams in 1979. For the majority of his career, Chris was either a partner or a consultant for Carpmaels & Ransford, with a large practice in oppositions and appeals at the EPO and litigation before the UK courts. Chris is a member of Council for CIPA and is also on a number of CIPA committees, including the Education, Patents and Litigation Committees. He is also on epi’s Council and on various epi Committees and was a founding member of EPLIT. Chris is a former president of both CIPA and epi. He appeared as an advocate in a Moot Court event in 1977.

• 15.10 - 15.40 - Refreshment Break
• 15.40 - 16.25 - The UP and the UPC – Are You Ready?

  Speakers

  

  Chris Mercer, CIPA Council

  Chris Mercer, CIPA Council

  Chris Mercer joined the patent profession in 1975 and passed the UK Finals exams in 1979. For the majority of his career, Chris was either a partner or a consultant for Carpmaels & Ransford, with a large practice in oppositions and appeals at the EPO and litigation before the UK courts. Chris is a member of Council for CIPA and is also on a number of CIPA committees, including the Education, Patents and Litigation Committees. He is also on epi’s Council and on various epi Committees and was a founding member of EPLIT. Chris is a former president of both CIPA and epi. He appeared as an advocate in a Moot Court event in 1977.

• 16.25 - 17.10 - Extensions of Time and alternative remedies available at the IPO

  Speakers

  

  Andrew Bushell, IPO

  Andrew Bushell, IPO

  Andrew currently works in Patents Legal Section where he provides legal assistance on both PCT matters and the Office’s digital transformation. He recently played a prominent role in developing the IPO’s business processes in preparation for the introduction of the new patents fees. Prior to this Andy spent three years advising on patent formalities matters, including extensions of time, assignments, and litigation queries. Throughout his twenty three year career in the IPO Andy has worked exclusively in patents administration, managing various formalities sections and the Office’s litigation section before joining Patents Legal. Andy has spoken at the CIPA Paralegal Conference on numerous occasions.

• 17.10 - 17.20 - Closing Remarks from the Chair
• 17.20 - 19:00 - Drinks Reception with canapes