For the first time, the US and EU systems are starting to converge. Science|Business organises an open, expert debate on the legal, economic and technological implications.
Location: B338 Rayburn House Office Building
Something funny has happened on the way to new patent legislation: For the first time, the US and EU systems are starting to converge. The new US patent law has moved towards a European, first-to-file approach to patent priority. The European Union is moving, ever so slowly, towards a unified patent system that operates in English with just a few other languages; and it is proposing a unified court system for IP.
How far could this converging trend go? What will it mean, for inventors and for the economies generally on both sides of the ocean? What further measures are needed? At the start of Transatlantic Week 2012, Science|Business organises an open, expert debate on the legal, economic and technological implications of this vital trend.
Science|Business will incorporate the recommendations of this session into our international IP research project supported by our Innovation Board
This roundtable is organised in association with the Transatlantic Policy Network and the Federal Circuit Bar Association.
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