Delhi: India IP & Innovation Forum on Feb. 28

Managing IP organizes India IP & Innovation Forum at Regency Hyatt Hotel, New Delhi on Feb. 28, 2012. The forum provides the best platform for IP counsel, their advisers and leading officials to meet and debate the latest legal issues and practical strategies for IP owners in India.

The event is free for in-house IP counsel, academics and R&D professionals from India. You can register at www.managingip.com/IndiaIP2012 or email mfabri@euromoneyplc.com for more information.

Agenda topics:

* Patent prosecution tips
* Defending your copy right
* US focus – recent patent reform and implications for Indian IP owners
* The Indian Patent Act and software patentability
* Litigation in life sciences – lessons learnt from recent cases
* Trade mark protection in India
* Portfolio management strategies

Speakers include:

* Aravind Chinchure, assistant vice president – innovations, Reliance Industries Ltd
* Dr Anindya Sircar, AVP and head of IP cell, Infosys
* Keshav Dhakad, Microsoft
* V Lakshmikumaran, Lakshmi Kumaran & Sridharan
* Viswanathan Seshan, head of IP&S India, Philips Electronics India
* Jeff Ranck, associate general counsel, Microsoft
* Anshuman Sharma, country general and legal head, Novartis
* R Parthasarathy, Lakshmi Kumaran & Sridharan
* Mr. Rajiv Chauhan, VP and general counsel, Pernod Ricard