Commercial Open Source Software

The Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure, a non-profit organisation dedicated to establishing a free market in information technology, invites you to European Patent Conference, on Wed 24th of January, 2007, in Brussels.

EUPACO-1 is the second in a series of events aimed at constructing a new European patent system through dialogue and collaboration based on research and data.

The topics that this event will cover are wide, including:

• the Community Patent proposal;
  .
• the European Patent Litigation Agreement proposals;
  .
• the future of the patent system;
  .
• new patent examination models;
  .
• patent litigation insurance.
  .

Speakers include:

• Dr Johanna Gibson, Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute;
  .
• Greg Perry, Director General, European Generics Medicines Association;
  .
• Pieter Hintjens, President, FFII;
  .
• Tommy Schweiger, Greenpeace;
  .
• Roger Burt, IBM IP Law Counsel for Europe;
  .
• Amedee Turner, CJA Consultants.
  .

Entrance is free. Breakfast and lunch will be served to registered participants. Wifi will be provided during the day.

Please register on line. Places are limited and early registration is highly recommended.

For further information please contact Benjamin Henrion bhenrion (at) ffii.org FFII Brussels - +32-484-566109 - +32-2-4148403