2024
Tuesday 17 September 2024 Webinar IT continuity issues: Escrow as a cure-all?
During this webinar we discussed:
- Setting the Scene: IT Contracts, Continuity Issues & Operational Resilience
- What is Escrow?
- Key Issues to Consider with Escrow
- Exploring Alternative Solutions
You will find the handout of the presentation here:
- Presentation by Jill Spargo; Simon Coop; Michael Brooijmans and Nic Frasse-Sombet fromEscode
- Presentation by Otto Sleeking and Martijn Loth from Taylor Wessing Netherlands
- Presentation by Olivia Vandenbrande from Mediagenix
Thursday 27 June 2024 LES Benelux AGM
“How to create IP strategy that works – and keep it fresh”, Sonja London LES International President 2024-2025 (handout will follow)
Influence of Anglo-American law in licensing contracting
- Kevin Nachtrab, Senior Patent Attorney Johnson & Johnson (handout will follow)
Negotiations Soft skill: cultural differences
- Global cultural considerations when negotiating licenses, Bernard Denis, former TTO of CERN (CH)
- Business culture, from large to small enterprises to Academic consideration in negotiating licenses, Dr. Linda van de Burgwal, Associate Professor VU Athena Institute (Connecting science and society for a better tomorrow)
Digital tools: Influence in professional tasks
- Landscaping digital tools for patent writing, Ceren Pala Okat, IP Business Partner/IP & Standards Philips Netherlands
- Advantages and Risk in using digital tools, Laurens Hoezen, Legal Counsel Erasmus MC and Holding Erasmus MC B.V.
Monday 25 March 2024 “Basic Licensing Course”
On March 25, 2024 The Netherlands Patent Office and LES Benelux joined forces to offer a new Basic licensing course designed for those who are either new to the licensing profession or other professionals who would like to get acquainted with licensing matters. In the morning, the Netherlands Patent Office provided insights into important decision moments in a patent application process and what IP-information you can use for your business. In the afternoon, a LES Benelux tour around the structure and remarks to consider when evaluating a license agreement.
Presentations
- The patent is filed and what now? / Can the Netherlands Patent Office provide any support, Katja Apelt (Netherlands Patent Office)
- What if your core IP is not patentable, other protection available, Ceren Pala Okat (Phillips – LES Benelux)
- Search for prior art and third party patents, Marco de Beurs (Netherlands Patent Office)
- Anatomy of a license agreement, Carmen E. Correa Martin (Erasmus MC, Rotterdam)
- Introduction and Collaborations, Kathleen de Belder (IMEC, Leuven)
Tuesday 26 March 2024 Topic Day Start-ups and Licensing – Unveiling the Path from Funding to Licensing in Rotterdam
On March 26, 2024 the Young Member Committee of LES Benelux provided an extraordinary edition of a topic day revisiting their successful event last year in Luxemburg entitled “Start-ups and Licensing – Unveiling the Path from Funding to Licensing”. The program considered among others, what terms and conditions are relevant in your license agreement when dealing with next round of investment.
Presentations:
- License terms and conditions from investor perspective, Marjolein Helder, Plant-E, Marnix Geraerts, Taylor Wessing and Otto Sleeking, Taylor Wessing
- Dealterms spin-offs, Framework on dealterms related to providing spin-offs access to IPR, Roy Kolkman, TTO at Twente University & Novel-T
- Testimonial from a start-up, Leonard Moonen, Praxa Sense
- InnoEnergy model in practice, Bart Lindekens, Director IP & Intelligence at EIT InnoEnergy
Wednesday 21 February 2024 “Licensing and Technology Transfer for a better Society” in Brussels
One-day conference organized by LES Benelux and the Impact Licensing Initiative.
- Dr. Heidy Rombouts, Director General Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid
- Marion (Amy) Dietterich, Director WIPO Green (World Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva), “IP and Development, Adressing Climate Change and the environment“
- Sabine Soetens, Inclusive Growth Lead Expert, Enabel (Brussels), “Private Partnerships through Impact Licensing”
- Johan Martens, Chairman Solhyd Foundation (Leuven), “Hydrogen applications in developing countries via impact licensing“
- Panel discussion
- Arina Gorbatyuk, KULeuven, “Socially responsible licensing by universities”
- Ivo de Nooijer, NFU (Utrecht), “Societal impact through technology transfer”
- Carmen Correa Martin, Erasmus University (Rotterdam) and President of LES Benelux, “University Technology Transfer and social impact”
- Johan Moyersoen, CEO IKIC Impact Ventures BV Leuven) and Bruno Vandermeulen, IP Director Impact Licensing Initiative (Leuven), “Impact Licensing principles and case studies“
- Filip De Corte, IP Director Syngenta (Basel), “Switching gears on IP portfolio management” (handout will follow)
- Kim Van Cauwenberghe, CEO Smart Technics (Brussels) and Seppe Verdonck, Innovation Manager IKIC Impact Ventures (Leuven) “Passive cold chain : from the warehouse to the hospital”
Members can find handouts from earlier events under “Presentations”
