PROGRAMME
of the EAPO-WIPO-EPO International Conference on
"Worldwide Patent System: Current State and Trends for Future Development"
(Moscow, Russian Federation)
September 07-08, 2006

September 07, 2006

9.00 - 9.45 - Registration

10.00 - 10.15 - Opening Speech
Chairman of the Administrative Council of the Eurasian Patent Organization

10.15 - 13.00 - Speeches

Mr. Alexander GRIGORIEV - President, Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO)
"Eurasian Patent Organization, its place and role in the Worldwide Patent System"

Doсtor Kamil IDRIS - Director General, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
"WIPO. Intellectual Property and the Knowledge Society"

Professor Alain POMPIDOU - President, European Patent Office (EPO)
"European Patent System: Trends in the Future"

Doсtor Boris SIMONOV - Head, Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (ROSPATENT), Russian Federation
"Development and Implementation of the State Policy in the field of Legal Protection and Use of Intellectual Property in Russian Federation. The Role of Patent Office, Aims and Prospects for Development"

13.00 - 14.00 - Lunch

14.00 - 16.00 - Greetings and Сompliments to the Eurasian Patent Organization on the Occasion of its 10th Anniversary

17.00 – Reception

September 08, 2006

10.00 - 13.00 - Speeches

Mr. Gift H. SIBANDA - Director General, African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)
"Exploitation of the available Information Technologies at ARIPO in prosecution of patent files and for patent Information dissemination"

Mr. Anthioumane N'DIAYE - Director General, African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI)
"Role of an Industrial Property Office in Technological Development of States: Example of African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI)"

Mr. Jay ERSTLING - Director, Office of the PCT, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
"Recent Developments of the PCT: Current Situation and the Challenges for the IP Community"

Mr. Thierry SUEUR - Vice-President, European and International Affairs, AIR LIQUIDE
"Worldwide Patent System: Beyond Expectation and Disappointment, the Views of a User for Promoting Growth and Wealth and Eliminating Trade Barriers"

Mr. Vincenco M. PEDRAZZINI - Secretary General, International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property (AIPPI)
"Role of AIPPI in the Development of the Intellectual Property"

Mr. Valery MEDVEDEV - Eurasian Patent Attorney, Managing Partner, "Gorodissky & Partners", Russian Federation"
"Patenting Inventions in the Post-Soviet area: Problematic Issues"

Ms. Svetlana B. FELITSINA - Eurasian Patent Attorney, Director General, "Sojuzpatent", Russian Federation
"Patent as the tool of competition in the Russian Federation and CIS countries - the present stage"

13.00 – Closing of the Conference

13.30 – 14.30 – Closing cocktail