Event - Workshop Patent Licensing in Medical Biotechnology in Europe in Leuven – February 6, 2009

What

The Centre is organizing a workshop on February 6, 2009 where the results of the survey on "Patent Licensing in Medical Biotechnology in Europe", will be presented and discussed with experts from industry, university and hospitals.

The Centre for Intellectual Property Rights (CIR, University of Leuven, Belgium) organized a survey on "Patent Licensing in Medical Biotechnology in Europe", which was also completed by members of Eurogentest. The major aim of the survey was to review what kind of licensing practices are currently used to guarantee freedom to operate in the field of medical biotechnology in Europe. In particular the knowledge of, experience with and attitude of the respondents towards new collaborative licensing models, such as patent pools and clearinghouses, as an instrument to clear third party's patent rights, were evaluated. These models are especially interesting in the light of new trends in innovation policy, like open innovation, requiring innovative business models complemented by collaborative models for dealing with patents.

The Centre is organizing a workshop on February 6, 2009 where the results of the survey will be presented and discussed with experts from industry, university and hospitals. For more information on the workshop program and registration, please visit the website http://www.law.kuleuven.be/cir/research/survey/workshop/ .