The event starts with an evening program & drinks on the 30th March, followed by an intensive two-day even, with case studies from Philips, Siemens, Sanofi-Aventis, Finmeccanica, Volvo Group, Cargill, amongst others. IP legal and business matters will be discussed, including:

• Litigation rise, enforcement issues and legal developments in China, US and Europe
• Pre-patent essentials to drive R&D investments further
• Business practices to extract financial and strategic value of patent portfolios
• Patent portfolio management in the post-match of the financial crisis
• Re-assessing patent portfolio value through risk mitigation and evaluation

Participants are even given a choice to tailor the program, combining inter-active round tables, panel discussions, paralell tracks. Visit our web to get further info or get in touch with us: http://www.globalpatentforum.com.