Patent Symposium India

J A Kemp partner, Stephen Hodsdon will be speaking at an international patent symposium in Bangalore and Delhi on drafting and prosecution of software patents in Europe. The symposium will cover software patenting and copyright issues in the US, Europe and India.

Timings

08:45 AM TO 9:15 AM - REGISTRATION

09:15 AM TO 10:30 AM - Software Patenting Aspects pertaining to AI and Machine Learning based Patent Applications along with general Prosecution Strategies - Mr. Chid Iyer (Sughrue Mion, US)

10:30 AM TO 10:45 AM - TEA BREAK

10:45 AM TO 12:00 PM - Patent Drafting and Prosecution Strategies at the EPO in Software/Computer-Related Inventions, along with a brief overview of recent Software Copyright Litigation in Europe - Mr. Stephen Hodsdon (JA Kemp, EP)

12:00 PM TO 01:15 PM - A Comparison of Examination Standards in the UK vs EPO for Software/Electronics Patent Applications - Dr. Marko Dragosavac (Hoffmann Eitle, EP)

01:15 PM TO 02:00 PM - LUNCH

02:00 PM TO 02:30 PM - An exemplary case study on Software Copyright Litigation in India - Mr. Vinod Khurana (Khurana & Khurana, IN)

02:30 PM TO 03:30 PM - Key Patent Office Decisions on Software /Electronics Patent Applications in 2018 - Mr. Tarun Khurana (Khurana & Khurana, IN)

03:30 PM TO 04:00 PM - QUESTIONS/ANSWERS

Location

6 March 2019 at The Lalit Ashok Hotel (Kumara Krupa High Grounds), Bangalore
8 March 2019 at Hotel Le Meridien (Windsor Place), New Delhi