Program

DAY 1: Thursday 9 November

15:30

OPENING ADDRESSES

President of University of Alicante

Pr. Jean-Gabriel Contamin, Dean of Lille Faculty of Law.

Pr. Esperanza Gallego, Director of the Commercial Law Department.

Pr. Pilar Montero, Director of the Magister Lvcentinvs, Master on Intellectual Property and Digital Innovation. University of Alicante.

INTRODUCTION

Pr. Edith Blary-Clément, Director of the LAI LAC+.

16:00

I/ CONVERGENCE FACTORS

A. First round table: competition law as a factor in harmonizing intellectual property standards

Moderator: Dr. Anaïs Dépinoy, associate professor, University of Lille.

  • Google news, neighboring rights and abuses of a dominant position
    • Irene Madero, French Competition Authority
    • Francisco Ripoll Vázquez, Inspector Jefe de Competencia. CNMC
  • Spare parts, IP and competition
    • Vicente Gimeno, Professor, University of Alicante
    • Natalia Kapyrina, associate member of CEIPI research laboratory, University of Strasbourg

17:20

B. Second round table: Health and environment

Moderator: Altea Asensi Meras, Professor, University of Alicante.

  • IP in the drug sector
    • Eric Sergheraert, Professor, University of Lille
    • Pilar Iñiguez, Professor, University of Alicante
  • Consideration of environmental imperatives
    • Community Plant Variety Office PVO
    • Aurélie Guétin, Managing Directof Trademarks France, Novagraaf

DAY 2: Friday 10 November

9:30

II/ CONVERGENCE VECTORS

A. Third round table: top-down convergence

Moderator: Caroline Le Goffic, Professor, University of Lille

  • The Cout of Justice of the European Union CJEU and autonomous notions
    • Stéphanie Carre, Associate Professor, CEIPI, University of Strasbourg
    • Ignacio Rabasa, Professor, University of Alicante
  • The European Patent Convention
    • Emmanuel Gougé, Partner, Pinsent Masons
    • Prof. Alberto Casado. Baylos, Former Vice President of the European patent Office, Former Vice President of the OHIM, Former Director General of the Spanish Patent and Trade Mark Office

10:30 – 11:00 BREAK

11:00 - 12:00

B. Fourth round table: bottom-up convergence

Moderator: Pilar Montero, Professor, University of Alicante.

  • Convergence programs
    • EUIPO TBC / OEPM
    • Police
  • Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property: authors’ initiatives
    • Stéphanie Le Cam, associate professor, University of Rennes 2, director of the Authors’ League
    • Carolina Pina, Departamento de Propiedad Intelectual, Telecomunicaciones & Media. Garrigues Madrid

12:20 - 13:00

III/ INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN THE BUSINESS LAW ECOSYSTEM

Final roundtable

Moderator: Nuria Fernandez Perez, Professor, University of Alicante.

  • Intellectual Property and distribution contracts
    • Simon Farges, associate professor, University of Lille
  • Intellectual Property and company law
    • Prof. Jorge Moya, Commercial Law Professor. University of Alicante
    • Ascensión Gallego Córcoles, Universiy of Castilla la Mancha (Spain)