The European Patent Office (EPO) is organizing a public information event on the occasion of the 8th meeting of the heads of the European Patent Office (EPO) and the State Intellectual Property Office of China (SIPO) on Thursday 13 November 2014 in Brussels. The President of the EPO, Mr Benoit Battistelli, and the Commissioner of the SIPO, Mr Shen Changyu, will outline the latest developments in the patent system in Europe and in China. The presentations will be followed by a question and answer and a discussion round directly with the two heads of offices.

Programme:

09h30     Registration and welcome coffee
10h00     Recent developments in the Chinese patent system by SIPO Commissioner
10h30     Recent developments in the European patent system by EPO President
10h50     Q&A, Discussion
11h45     Light networking lunch

Venue: Renaissance Hotel, Rue du Parnasse 19, B-1050 Brussels.

Registration by e-mail to brussels@epo.org by 3 November 2014.