Programme

Chair: Duncan Matthews, Queen Mary University of London Discussant: Virginie Fossoul, European Commission, DG GROW

Chair: Carlotta Nani, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Chair: Jozefien Vanherpe, KU Leuven

Chair: Amandine Leonard, University of Edinburgh Law School

Chair: Thomas Margoni, KU Leuven, CiTiP

Chair: Markus Simeth, Copenhagen Business School

Chair: Fabian Gaessler, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Chair: Pratyush Nath Upreti, Queen’s University Belfast

War, Crisis, and Innovation Policy. Chair: Esther van Zimmeren, University of Antwerp

Speakers: Manda Tay, Nathan Wajsman, Brent Lutes, Hugues Derème, Yann Ménière, Julio Raffo. Chair: Nicola Searle, Goldsmiths University of London

Chair: Bernd Justin Jütte, University College Dublin

Chair: Julia Wijns, University of Antwerp & KU Leuven & 3BIO

Chair: Elisabeth Mueller, IESEG School of Management

Chair: Nicola Searle, Goldsmiths University of London

Chair: Joost Poort, University of Amsterdam

Chair: Nikolaus Thumm, Technische Universität Berlin Abstract A panel discussion with authors of the book publication ‘A Modern Guide to Patents’ (2025) Nikolaus Thumm, Knut Blind (editors), Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. ISBN: 978 1 03530 859, DOI:https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035308606. The different use cases (e.g. artificial intelligence, patent assertion entities, trade secrets, COVID-19 patent filings, patent enforcement, automotive industry) presented and discussed by authors illustrate the continuous change in the use, its application, and the changing regulatory environment of the patent system. The patent system is an established intellectual property rights system that is subject to a continued process of regulatory reform and fine-tuning to cope with the challenges of the 21st century. Panelists Garry Gabison, Queen Mary University of London Valerio Sterzi, University of Bordeaux Alfred Radauer, University of Applied Sciences Krems Catalina Martinez, CESIC Madrid Heinz Goddar, Boehmert & Boehmert Jonathan Porath, University of Cologne Uwe Wiesner, previously Volkswagen AG

Speakers: Graham Cross, Dolores Modic, Frank Tietze, Kathleen De Belder. Chair: Wim Vanhaverbeke, University of Antwerp

Speakers: Maria Turbasa, Kamil Kiljański, Sabina Tsakova, Anneli Andreasson. Chair: Harrie Temmink, Head of Service “Intellectual Property in the Digital World”, EUIPO

All EPIP 2025 participants welcome.

Dinner will begin from 20u, guests are welcome from 19u30. Pre-registration is required.