ARE YOU READY FOR EU AND US PATENT REFORMS? GOAL to Organize the Global IP Conference and Exhibition in London this September to discuss the Rising Importance of IP Issues and Developments in the Global IP Industry LONDON, June 27, 2014: UK businesses invest over £65 billion annually in a thriving intellectual property (IP), largely because they see patents as the driving force behind global innovation. But change is on the horizon. In 2015 the European patent system will change with the introduction of the unitary patent system. In the US, the patent system has already begun to roll out reforms with the enactment of the America Invent Act. Are you ready for the new world of IP? Recognizing the challenges and opportunities that these patent reforms present, the Global Outsourcing Association for Lawyers (GOAL) is producing the London IP Conference to take place in 2014. This conference will gather IP lawyers and legal departments, legal process outsourcing professionals and government representatives to discuss issues and opportunities for global IP and IP outsourcing industry. Some of the distinguished speakers confirmed for this conference are:- • Prof. dr hab. Krystyna Szczepanowska - Kozłowska Partner DLA PIPER, Poland • Marcus Gordon Deputy General Counsel Xerox Limited, UK • Miral Hamani – Samaan Managing Counsel, EMEA Hewlett-Packard International Sarl, Switzerland • Nav Sunner Commercial Director Microsoft, UK • Michael Powders Counsel, Global Services IBM, UK • Abhijit Mukhopadhyay President (Legal)

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ARE YOU READY FOR EU AND US PATENT REFORMS?

GOAL to Organize the Global IP Conference and Exhibition in London this September to discuss the Rising Importance of IP Issues and Developments in the Global IP Industry

LONDON, June 27, 2014: UK businesses invest over £65 billion annually in a thriving intellectual property (IP), largely because they see patents as the driving force behind global innovation. But change is on the horizon. In 2015 the European patent system will change with the introduction of the unitary patent system. In the US, the patent system has already begun to roll out reforms with the enactment of the America Invent Act. Are you ready for the new world of IP? Recognizing the challenges and opportunities that these patent reforms present, the Global Outsourcing Association for Lawyers (GOAL) is producing the London IP Conference to take place in 2014. This conference will gather IP lawyers and legal departments, legal process outsourcing professionals and government representatives to discuss issues and opportunities for global IP and IP outsourcing industry. Some of the distinguished speakers confirmed for this conference are:-

• Prof. dr hab. Krystyna Szczepanowska - Kozłowska Partner DLA PIPER, Poland

• Marcus Gordon Deputy General Counsel Xerox Limited, UK

• Miral Hamani – Samaan Managing Counsel, EMEA Hewlett-Packard International Sarl, Switzerland

• Nav Sunner Commercial Director Microsoft, UK

• Michael Powders Counsel, Global Services IBM, UK

• Abhijit Mukhopadhyay President (Legal)

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Hinduja Group, UK • Premelaa Jagatheeson

Senior Corporate Counsel Cisco Systems, UK

• Sean Thomas Legal Counsel Hewlett-Packard, UK

• Loreto Reguera EMEA Senior Legal Counsel Intel Corporation, Belgium

• Pedro vale Gonçalves Legal Affairs Director Pfizer, Portugal

• Orijit Das European General Counsel & Vice President Genpact, UK

• Philip Merrills - Dearn EMEA Printing and PPS Enterprise Sales Counsel Hewlett-Packard, Ireland

About GOAL

The Global Outsourcing Association of Lawyers (GOAL) is the world’s first membership-based, international organization which organizes events for the development of legal fraternity by creating networking opportunities and providing platform for sharing their respective ideas.

GOAL’s mission is to promote the welfare, interests, education, and professional development of all legal professionals who are directly or in directly associated with the legal industry. GOAL has earned a global reputation among leaders in legal areas as the ideal platform to build and cultivate a robust global business network.

Global Outsourcing Association of Lawyers (GOAL)

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