Why attend
Now in it's 2nd year, the mission of the Trade Secret IP Protection & Management EU Summit is to the industry with the knowledge to preserve confidentiality, reduce the risk of misappropriation by examining the situations surrounding trade secrets and IP protection and delve into the practical applications of trade secrets.
With blockbuster cases involving Coca Cola and GSK showing how trade secret theft can lead to commercial and criminal liabilities costing millions of pounds, it is now vital that industry in-house functions are able to protect trade secret information through sound internal & external policies.
This is a the only industry-led event dedicated to legal in-house counsel from IP, Legal, HR, and Cyber Security. Whilst we plan our 2023 event, register your interest and view our 2022 agenda here.
CROSS-INDUSTRY IN-HOUSE AND EXECUTIVES INCLUDING:
Gain Practical Insights Into
The International Legal Landscape Explore the Global Legal Landscape for Trade Secret IP Protection, and Its Contribution to Innovation, with Focus on European, U.S. and U.K. Acts.
In-House Trade Secret Management & Risk Mitigation How to Enhance Internal Protection and Deciding Between Patenting and Not Patenting.
Trade Secret Litigation Strategy In-House Legal Counsel Essentials: From Enforcement to Defending Against Allegations of Misappropriation.
Collaboration and Licencing Creating Sustainable Policy to Ensure Successful Collaboration and Sharing of Information, Whilst Safeguarding Your Trade Secret.
Join Our Industry Specific Interactive Roundtable Discussions
Confirmed participants include
2022 Speakers
Adrian Spillmann
Adrian Spillmann is Director of Corporate Intellectual Property for the Valneva group (a European biotech company focusing on vaccines) in Vienna, Austria, and specializes in patent and trademark prosecution, patent and trademark enforcement, patent drafting, patent portfolio management, in house patent counseling, patent monetization and intellectual property transactions in biotechnology and pharmaceuticals and other life science projects.
His areas of expertise include protection of prophylactics, therapeutics, and diagnostics for infectious diseases, immunological disorders, cancerous diseases, neurodegenerative disorders and metabolic disorders, vaccine technologies, antibody technologies, production of biological and chemical compounds, new medical uses, and formulations of known compounds.
After earning his Ph.D. at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, Adrian was a Consultant at Deloitte, followed by a 7-year stay in various positions in the patent department at Novartis. Furthermore, Adrian was Senior Patent Attorney at Ablynx, an antibody company in Belgium, for three years.
Adrian is a European and Swiss-registered patent attorney and received his LLM from the University of Law in London.
Aniek Verhaar - Stolwerk
Stefan Horstmann
Dr. Stefan Horstmann is Head of the Patents B2B Department of Merck KGaA and Managing Director of AZ Electronic Materials GmbH. He is in charge of organizing IP support for the business-to-business activities of the Merckgroup and steering the Merckgroup Trade Secret protection measures.
Dr. Horstmann holds a PhD in Chemistry and is qualified as European and German Patent Attorney. Before becoming a manger in the intellectual property group, he served as in-house patent attorney at Merck KGaA and Henkel KGaA and as an IT consultant at SerCon GmbH.
Dr. Horstmann is a member of the European Patent Institute (EPI), the German Chemical Society (GDCh) and the Association of Intellectual Property Experts (VPP). He represents Merck to matters of intellectual property law at the European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) and the German Chemical Industry Association (VCI).
Tilman Breitenstein
Sam Williams
Professor Mark Engelman
András Jókúti, LL.M.
Andras Jokuti is an intellectual property lawyer with proven domestic and international experience in public IP policy and university technology transfer. Since January 2022, he is the Director of the Patent and Technology Law Division at WIPO. He is the former Director-General for Legal Affairs of the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office. As a Fulbright scholar, he obtained an LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law (2015) at The George Washington University (Washington, DC). Between 2019 and 2021, he assisted the Budapest University of Technology and Economics to strengthen its IP and technology transfer operations.
Lena Pauschenwein
Lena PAUSCHENWEIN, Legal Officer, Directorate-General GROW - Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium
Lena Pauschenwein is a jurist specialised in intellectual property law and works in the Intangible Economy Unit of the Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW) of the European Commission.
Lena holds law degrees from the University of Vienna (Magister iuris) and the University of Glasgow (LLM), both with a focus on intellectual property and technology law. Prior to joining the European Commission in 2021, she worked at the Austrian Supervisory Authority for Collective Management Organisations.
Sean Alexander
Sean Alexander is a qualified European Patent Attorney as well as a Canadian and U.S. Patent Agent. He has worked in the IP field for many years and is currently the Head of IP Strategy (H&N) for Chr. Hansen in Denmark. Prior to joining Chr. Hansen, Sean headed the IP team at Elanco Inc. based in the Netherlands and was a Partner with Gowling WLG in Canada. Sean has been recognized as one of the world's leading IP strategists by IAM Magazine and is regularly praised for his pragmatic and commercially aware approach to IP.
Niels Junge
Caterina Strippoli
Jason Rice
Don McCombie
Don McCombie is a partner in the London IP group at Clifford Chance. He advises on all aspects of IP law, in particular technical trade secrets and patent disputes. In recent years, Don has brought and defended trade secrets claims relating to technologies including cryptocurrency trading software, semiconductor designs, antibody libraries, fire-resistant coatings and liners for train gondola wagons, as well as business information and datasets. Don also regularly advises on the licensing and transfer of trade secrets and know-how and on practical strategies for protecting information and reducing the risk of trade secrets theft.
Zheng Zhou
Justin Rerko
Justin is an IP & patent attorney who thinks like a corporate strategist. As co-founder of the KPMG IP Consulting practice, he applies 20 years of strategic and legal experience to help organizations maximize enterprise value via IP.
Justin formerly served as in-house IP counsel for KPMG where he helped the firm embrace the strategic value of IP. Under his direction, KPMG grew its patent portfolio by 300 percent, operationalized a global trade secret management program, and monetized intellectual assets to generate revenue.
Named an IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists in 2022.
Tim Londergan
Tim is a serial entrepreneur who is passionate about technology, intellectual property and innovative business models. Prior to founding Tangibly, the world’s first enterprise SaaS for trade secret management, Tim was the CEO of WaveFront Venture Labs, a Singapore-based IP licensing business. Previously, he was a Portfolio Manager at Intellectual Ventures where he led investments in chemicals, IoT, and materials science. Tim began his career as a co-founder of Lumera, a nanotechnology company which pioneered a polymer-based optical switch (IPO, now part of Renesas). Dr. Londergan holds 50+ patents and applications and numerous peer-reviewed publications. He has a PhD in Organic Chemistry from the University of Southern California.
Roberto Valenti
Roberto Valenti focuses on IP litigation, including matters relating to trademarks, copyrights, designs, unfair competition and misleading and comparative advertising. He also has experience dealing with IP non-contentious matters, such as drafting licence and transfer agreements relating to trademarks, copyrights and designs.
Roberto is also engaged in verifying IP portfolios and evaluating intangible assets in M&A scenarios.
John Stone
Timothy Londergan
Tjibbe Douma
Tjibbe is a partner in the Intellectual Property Group based in Amsterdam, with a focus on technology-related matters, in particular patents and trade secrets.
He advises and litigates for clients in the life sciences, tech & comms, energy & utilities and retail and consumer sectors. Tjibbe has extensive experience in both European and US litigation, including high-end multi-jurisdictional patent disputes.
Tjibbe has acted for both opponents and patentees as co-counsel in EPO opposition proceedings. He has also represented clients in contractual disputes, including contractual litigation involving milestone claims in the life sciences sector and in arbitration proceedings regarding IP warranties.
Tjibbe regularly advises clients on IP strategy and on technology-driven M&A deals including in the venture technology field.
His work has been recognised by rankings over the past years in Chambers Global & Europe, Who's Who Legal Patents & Life Sciences, IAM Patent 1000, MIP and in 2020 by receiving the Client Choice Award for Intellectual Property - Patents in the Netherlands.
Dr. Inga-Marlene Pietsch
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Women's IP World
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The Women's IP World Annual was launched in 2019 to highlight and celebrate the work and achievements of women working in IP, IP Law & innovation globally. Women play significant roles in IP & Innovation that should be recognised and discussed at the highest level.
We endeavour to give women from all over the world (that work in IP Law and innovation) a voice and a platform to showcase their expertise and experiences of working in the industry and receive recognition for their outstanding work and achievements with other like-minded professionals working in these fields.
Our publication has received much attention from international IP organisations like INTA and AIPPI, who have contributed the opening letters to our last two annual editions. Our yearly publication has attracted a cocktail of awe-inspiring women from all over the world who are happy to share their profiles and experience working in the industry with our global audience.
The Women's IP World annual publication is produced only once per year. It is distributed monthly for one year at IP and innovation conferences and exhibitions all over the world. Our magazine is published in a few different formats, including print, digital and now in audio format via iTunes, PodOmatic, Spotify, Audible and Amazon Music for a more unintrusive listening experience.
Women's IP World 2022 presentation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SgpYU2uWto
The Global IP Matrix
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The Global IP Matrix is the only print and digital IP industry-specific publication authored by legal professionals in the intellectual property sector. Our content is 100% contributed by IP industry legal professionals for professionals in the IP field.
Industry thought leaders provide comprehensive, detailed analysis reports on innovation, IP trends, new legislation, and IP strategy, amongst other topics in the IP spectrum internationally.
We have an unbiased approach, and we welcome thought leaders at all levels to share their knowledge and experience through sharing thought-provoking content.
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JUVE has been reporting on the UPC, the European Patent Office and developments at law firms and in-house departments for twenty years – and in English since 2018.
JUVE Patent provides daily news coverage, in-depth reports and annual rankings on the four most important European patent markets.
CEE Legal Matters
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CEE Legal Matters is a print and online publication for and about lawyers interested and working in Europe's emerging legal markets. CEE Legal Matters features news, interviews, analysis, opinion, and more. We also host conferences and round-tables and produce special reports on fees, salaries, and other subjects of interest to lawyers in the region. Our mission is, simply, to be the go-to source of information about lawyers and legal markets in Central and Eastern Europe.
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Global Legal Group is an independent digital media company based in central London. Our clients are private practice and in-house lawyers, multinational corporations, and professional services firms in over 190 countries around the world.
Founded in 2002, Global Legal Group’s first product was the International Comparative Legal Guides (ICLG) series, which has grown into a world-renowned legal resource that covers the law in more than 192 jurisdictions and across 58 practice areas.
Since 2009, GLG has also produced Commercial Dispute Resolution, an online news and print magazine for litigation and arbitration specialists. In 2011, GLG introduced Global Legal Insights, an essential analytical resource detailing current legal issues spanning 16 practice areas, and, in 2014, African Law & Business was unveiled. Since 2012, GLG has also hosted a successful series of conferences and events, including the annual Global Class Actions Symposium, the premier event for international class actions specialists.
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