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INTRODUCTIONAs India’s sophistication in IP protection grows strongeryear-on-year so too do the contentions that accompany IPownership in the region. India occupies a complex posi-tion, not un-noticed by the global media, where a desire togrow successful businesses and a flourishing economy, aswell as to accelerate innovation and R&D, must be bal-anced with very real public interest and health concernslocally. This conference seizes this exciting opportunity totackle, head-on, the questions which arise when IP andInnovation must be fostered and enhanced whilst ensuringthe best possible outcomes for protecting the interests of allof India’s population. The focus will be to make the verymost of the opportunities for establishing a highly effectiveand beneficial patent and IP system in India.

The programme addresses the major issues at hand andwill encourage intelligent debate on all of the pertinent top-ics and technical matters from the varied perspectives of awide range of stakeholders. In addition to this, MIP bringsto the agenda its global expertise so as to offer local cor-porations cutting-edge guidance on how best to protect andbuild business and brand in Europe and The US. The IndiaIP & Innovation Forum brings together world leaders in cor-porations, public health, the sciences and academia and,of course, local and global leading legal experts to discussand impart valuable knowledge.

BENEFITS OF ATTENDINGDelegates are warmly invited to attend the day’s discussionsso as to hear from, and network with, leading experts in mul-tiple fields. All delegates will be party to important debatesabout the future of India’s patent system and will have theopportunity to contribute as well as to learn. Attending thisforum will allow local corporations to enhance their IP rightsand protection at home, in Europe and in the USA.

The topics to be discussed will equip attending corporationswith the necessary means to strategise for building a robustand profitable patent portfolio. Whether your industry ispharmaceuticals, software, technology & telecoms or agri-culture this forum will cater to your needs and concerns athome and abroad.

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PROGRAMME8.15 - 9.00 Registration and coffee

9.00 - 9.05 Opening remarks by Managing IP

9.05 - 9.20 Key note address by Justice Prabha Sridevan, chairman (retired), Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB)

9.20 - 10.20 Opening plenary: IP, local economy and social responsibility in India• Are India’s patent rights working to enhance the local economy and

promote local innovation and foreign investment? • What steps are being taken to improve the patent laws and promote

the economy and how effective are these steps perceived to be?• Is promoting business being pitted against social responsibility and

protecting human rights at home?• Agriculture patenting: Public IP education to promote the successful

growth of the rural economy

• Justice Prabha Sridevan, chairman (retired), IntellectualProperty Appellate Board (IPAB)

• Tabrey Ahmad, secretary general, Organisation ofPharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI)

• Pravin Anand, managing partner, Anand & Anand• Krishna Singh, CEO, Goldfinn Technologies

10.20 - 10.40 Coffee break

10.40 - 11.40 Life Sciences (Pharma/Bio Tech: Implications on patent-portfolios in Indiain view of Section 3 (d) and Novartis • Patentability standards in India versus Europe and the US: what are

the consequences of the discrepancy? • Novartis, Trips and the “right to health”: Will compulsory licensing be

the new norm?• How to avoid compulsory licensing? An overview of options• How 3(d) is affecting patenting in non-pharmaceutical industries:

Reflections on some unforeseen implications

• Shamnad Basheer, ministry of human resourcedevelopment (HRD) professor in IP law, NationalUniversity of Juridical Sciences

• Dr. KS Kardam, joint controller of patents & designs,Indian Patent Office

• Sundeep Kumar, head - corporate & public affairs,Novartis Healthcare

• Dr. Alka Metha, Head, Formulation Patent Dept., Cipla• Manoj Pillai, managing partner, Lex Orbis

11.40 - 12.40 Licensing tool kit for enhancing tech transfer in India• What is to be gained from working with local research institutes? • How is the government making provisions for better R&D partnerships• What does open innovation mean to you? Tailoring the approach to

your business

• Nilesh Puntambekar, manager - innovation & intellectualproperty, Emerson Innovation Center (Pune)

• Dr. Anil Wali, managing director, Foundation for Innovationand Technology Transfer (FITT) Indian Institute of Technology

• Munish Sudan, senior manager IP & innovationmanagement R&D and scientific services, Tata Steel

• Rachna Bakhru, partner, Ranjan Narula Associates• Ranjan Narula, managing partner, Ranjan Narula

Associates

12.40 - 13.40 Lunch

13.40 - 14.40 Trademarks: Building, safeguarding and promoting your brand in Europe• An Introduction to OHIM and how to obtain protection in Europe• What is a community trade mark?• Extended audience Q&A and discussion: Spot the infringement!

• Matthias Geitz, attorney at law, LS-IP Loth & SpuhlerGbR

14.40 - 15.10 Tips on successful patent filing in the US• What constitutes patentable matter in the US? • Inconsistencies of the Supreme Court and how it affects your

investments in patentable innovation • Best use of a provisional patent application and a guide to securing a

high quality patent in the US

• Pankaj Soni, partner, Remfry & Sagar

15.10 - 15.30 Coffee break

15.30 - 16.30 Software and technology patenting in India: Progress report on the Indianutility model• Is the utility model in India working to promote local R&D? How can

we maximise its benefits?• A guide to successful drafting and implementation of the utility model

patent in India • Comparative study of the Indian model and other non-Indian utility patents

• Akhilesh Gupta, president, Patent Agents Association• R Lakshminarayanan, head - intellectual property rights

department, Samsung• Arachna Shanker, senior partner, Anand & Anand• Rajiv Kr. Choudhry, patent of-counsel, Saikrishna &

Associates

16.30 - 17.15 Copyright in India• How to navigate new changes to the copyright framework• Analysing fair use defences in news aggregation and copyright

infringement• Best practises to protect your copyright

• Maushami Dasgupta - Sr. Vice President (Legal), PVR Ltd • Lakshika Joshi, Head - Content Licensing, The Times of

India Group• Vishnu Rethinam, partner, Remfry & Sagar

17.15 Close of conference

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