Conference programme

SUN 19 NOV

Pre-conference social programme
18:00

Private reception at vasamuseet

Private guiding of the museeum, networking and drinks. Option to sign up on site to join groups for dinner after the reception. Read more here.

MON 20 NOV

Patents, Innovations & Trade Secrets
08:30

Morning coffee and registration

09:00

Introduction

Ia Modin, Partner, Gozzo Advokater, LES Scandinavia Board Member and President Elect
Åsa Hellstadius, Advokat, IP Expert, Vinge, LES Scandinavia Board Member
Peter Ericsson Nestler, Director Defensive Strategies, Ericsson, LES Scandinavia Board Member

09:15

Keynote presentation:
This Changes Everything!

Tomas Seo, Strategist and Creative Director, Phorecast

09:45

Unleashing Value:
Commercial Strategies for Maximizing Intellectual Assets

Bowman Heiden, Director, Center for Intellectual Property, Chalmers University
Sonja London, General Couunsel and Licensing Executive, TactoTek
Per Wendin, IP and Head of Patents, Spotify

10:30

Coffee and networking

11:00

Navigating the Legal Challenges of Licensing Trade Secrets, Know-How, and Confidential Information

Henrik Bengtsson, Advokat, Partner, Delphi
Ia Modin, Partner, Gozzo Advokater, LES Scandinavia Board Member and President Elect
Lydia Lundstedt, Senior Lecturer, Private International Law, Stockholm University

12:15

Lunch

13:15

Academic Openness or Protected Trade Secrets:
Contractual Strategies for Collaborative R&D and Innovation

Haakon Thue Lie, IP Management Consultant, Dehns
Peter Ericsson Nestler, Director Defensive Strategies, Ericsson, LES Scandinavia Board Member
Björn Skarp, Legal Counsel, RISE, Research Institutes of Sweden

14:00

Data as an object for regulation and commercialisation

Daniel Westman, Independent legal and policy advisor and researcher, Juridicum
Sam Wiley, Vice President, Thought Leadership & Partnerships, LOT Network

14:50

Coffee and networking

15:20

Balancing Innovation and Fairness: Navigating Standard Essential Patents and FRAND issues

Håkan Borgenhäll, Partner, Vinge
Matteo Sabattini, Licensing Executive, Licensing Executives Society International
Anna Bladh Redzic, Partner, Sandart & Partners

Parallel sessions:
Copyright, Design & Trademarks

15.20

Sustainiability Claims in Marketing

Sandra Hanson, Advokat / Specialist Councel, MarLaw

16.00

Challenges in Copyright Enforcement in the Age of AI

Suvi Julin, Partner / Lawyer, Berggren Oy

16.30

The Interplay Between Between Tradenames and Trademarks – a Practical Approach

Merit Berlips Persson, Senior Attorney-at-Law, AWA

16:15

New Beginnings: Strategies for the Unified Patent Court from the Industry Perspective

Åsa Hellstadius, Advokat, IP Expert, Vinge, LES Scandinavia Board Member
Anders Bratt, PhD, Equity Partner, Noréns Patentbyrå
Eva Skiöldebrand, Founder, ARTROA and SGPTH Life Science

17:00

Paus to prepare for dinner

18:30

Welcome drinks at Kägelbanan

19:30

Gala dinner at Kägelbanan

22:30

Afterparty at Kägelbanan

TUE 21 NOV

Copyright, Design & Trademarks
09:00

The Creative Process of Designing the Nobel Gala Gowns of Sara Danius

Pär Engsheden, Fashion Designer

09:25

Fashioned by Choice:
Intellectual Property and the Creative Process

Heidi Härkönen, Doctor of Laws, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Turku Faculty of Law

09:45

Sound Transactions:
The Rising Worth of Music Catalog Assets

Emilia Hempel, Partner, Ström
Markus Boström, Associate, Ström

10:30

Coffee and networking

11:00

Creativity Unleashed:
Copyright Considerations in the Age of AI

Tobias Kempas, Counsel, Vinge
Fredrik Öhrström, Consultant, Viklauverk
Thorbjörn Öström, Partner, Bratt Feinsilber Harling
Johanna Price, Legal Advisor, Ministry of Justice

12:15

Lunch

13:30

IP and licensing in metaverses- trademark considerations and what we can learn from video games

Ludvig Holm, Partner, Westerberg & Partners
Måns Ullman, Associate, Westerberg & Partners
Monika Nowicka, Legal Advisor PRV, Swedish Intellectual Property Office

14:30

Trademark licensing in an international context – the delimitation between proprietary trademark rules and contract law

Stojan Arnerstål, Head of Life Sciences, Vinge

Parallel sessions:
Patents, Innovations & Trade Secrets

14.30

Third Party Funding in Patent Litigation

Frantzeska Papadopoulou Skarp, Professor of Intellectual Property Law, Stockholm University
Thony Lindström Härdin, CEO, Litigium Capital
Johan Skog, Partner, Kapatens

15:00

Coffee and networking

15:30

Legal Challenges of Bad Faith in Trade Mark Law:
Precedents and Remedies

Ingrida Karina-Berzina, Lawyer and doctoral candidate, Juridicum

Parallel sessions:
Patents, Innovations & Trade Secrets

15.30

Preliminary injunctions in patent litigation: Deciphering the Code of success

Wendela Hårdemark, Partner, Westerberg & Partners

16.00

Patent legislation in the EU – new proposals and current international trends

Petter Söderbäck, Legal Advisor, Ministry of Justice, Sweden

16:00

Geographical Indications

Mirjam Gordan, Legal Advisor, Ministry of Justice
Marianne Levin, Professor, Stockholm University

16:30

Icons of Heavy Metal:
Amplifying Impact through Strategic Branding and Merchandising

Ann-Charlotte Söderlund Björk, Partner, Gozzo Advokater

17:00

Conference AW