BPLA "Technical Inventions in European Patent Law" Seminar
When
June 7, 2018
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On Thursday, June 7, 2018, Keith Wood, Counsel, co-hosted the BPLA International and Foreign Practice Committee seminar "Technical Inventions in European Patent Law" at District Hall in Boston. The seminar consisted of several panel discussions giving insights on technical inventions in European patent practice.
Speakers included a delegation of senior European patent examiners led by Miguel Domingo Vecchioni, one of the drafters of the upcoming European Patent Office guidelines on Computer Implemented Inventions; and two American practitioners from Ropes & Gray, whose practice includes substantial focus on Europe, including European oppositions.
Moderator: Albert Keyack, the European Patent Office’s Attaché to the United States
Members of the panel are:
Miguel Domingo Vecchioni, Team Manager, Sector ICT Team Applied Mathematics & Natural Language Processing, European Patent Office
Justin Woods, EPO, Patent Examiner, Team Applied Mathematics and Natural Language Processing
Mei Feng, EPO, Patent Examiner, Team Physical Layer
Edward J. Kelly, Partner, Ropes & Gray
Regina Sam Penti, Ropes & Gray
Visit the BPLA's website to register for this event. Continental breakfast will be provided.