International Symposium on Nanotechnology and Patenting European Patent Office The Hague, November 2004

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1 International Symposium on Nanotechnology and Patenting European Patent Office The Hague, November 2004 Draft Programme Tuesday 9 November 2004 From Science to Applications Registration EPO International Academy Opening Axel Zweck, VDI TZ GmbH Bruno Vendermeulen, Chair of the European Committees of LESI Walter Holzer, President of the European Patent Institute, epi Wolfram Förster, Controller of the European Patent Office Session I, Chair: Scientific Routes to Nanotechnology Klaus von Klitzing, Nobel Prize Laureate, Director at the Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, Stuttgart, DE Industrial Strategies for Nanotechnology Ray Oliver, Senior Science and Technology Associate, in the Strategic Technology Group at ICI plc., Wilton, UK C o f f e e B r e a k Press Conference 1

2 Session II, Chair: EUVL: Single Use Technology for a Billion Dollar Market? Long Term Visions in Nanotechnology: Science-Fiction or Reality? Wolgang Heckl, Institute for Crystallography, Ludwig-Maximilians- University München, Munich, DE L u n c h Session III, Chair: Gerd Bachmann, VDI Technologiezentrum, Düsseldorf, Germany SPM Applications & Analytics Nanoimprint Patrick Lundström, CEO of Obducat, Malmö, SE Nanoelectronic Applications Gabriel Aeppli, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, UK Molecular Electronics Marcel Mayor, Institut für Nanotechnlogie, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH, DE Organic Electronics Emil List, Institut für Festkörperphysik, Technische Universität Graz, AT Nanotube Electronics Wolfgang Hönlein, Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, DE C o f f e e B r e a k Session IV, Chair: Wolfram Förster, Controller of the EPO Thin Film Technology for Optoelectronic Components Michael Heuken, AIXTRON AG, Aachen, DE Applications of Nanomaterials 2

3 Michael Pitkethly, Commercial Director at QinetiQ Nanomaterials, Farnborough, UK Multifunctional Surfaces with Sol-Gel Based Nanomaterials Helmut Schmidt, Head of the Leibniz-Institut für Neue Materialien INM, Saarbrücken, DE Nanotechnology and Consumer Products Peter Dobson, Founder of Oxonica, Professor of the Materials Sciences Department at the University of Oxford, UK Drug Delivery Solutions Open End Cocktail and Dinner 3

4 Wednesday, 10 November 2004 Nanotechnology, Patents and Society Session I, Chair: Nigel Wagstaff, Intellectual Asset Manager, Shell International Chemicals B.V., Amsterdam, NL and President of LES Benelux Towards a European Strategy for Nanotechnology Renzo Tomellini, Head of Unit Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies, EU Commission, Bruxelles, BE Market Potential of Nanotechnology until 2015 Tim Harper, Chief Executive Officer of CMP Cientifica and Executive Director of the European NanoBusiness Association, Madrid, ES Nanotechnology at the JPO Tsutomu Kosugo, Japan Patent Office C o f f e e B r e a k Nanotechnology at the USPTO Bruce Kisliuk, United States Patent and Trademark Office Nanotechnology at the EPO Manfred Scheu, European Patent Office Podium Discussion: Strategies and Initiatives along the Added-Value Chain L u n c h Session II, Chair: Walter Holzer, President of epi The Strategy of a Multi-National Company Livio Baldi, European Cooperative Programs Director, Central R&D STMicroelectronics, Agrate, IT Innovation Success in Nanotechnology through Patenting Ada Nielsen, Manager Commercial Develpoment, Nitriles Licensing, BP Chemicals Inc., Naperville, U.S.A. 4

5 Phil Barnett, Director Intellectual Property Licensing & Advisory Services, PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chicago, U.S.A Licensing Strategies in Nanotechnology Ada Nielsen, Manager Commercial Develpoment, Nitriles Licensing, BP Chemicals Inc. Naperville, U.S.A. Phil Barnett, Director Intellectual Property Licensing & Advisory Services, PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chicago, U.S.A Claim Drafting in Nanotechnology: Approaches for Europe, the US and Japan Rohan Setna, Boult Wade Tennant Partner, London, UK C o f f e e B r e a k The Nanohouse: Lessons for Interdisciplinarity Andreas Gutsch, Managing Director Degussa AG Creavis Technologies & Innovation, Marl, DE Podium Discussion: Ethical, Social and Legal Aspects of Nanotechnology Chair: Bert Gordijn, Department of Ethics, Philosophy and History Medicine, University of Nijmegen, NL Participants: Douglas Parr, Chief Scientist Greenpeace UK, Renzo Tomellini, Head of Unit Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies, EU Commission, Bruxelles, BE Andreas Gutsch, Managing Director Degussa AG Creavis Technologies & Innovation, Marl, DE Vivian Howard, Toxicologist at the Liverpool University, UK Ray Oliver, Senior Science and Technology Associate, in the Strategic Technology Group at ICI plc., Wilton, UK Cocktail Reception VIP dinner with the President of the EPO, Alain Pompidou 5