Workshop about the Protection of Software and Databases and its results

Fri 09 December 2011

Workshop sponsored with the presence of H.E Minister in 21 & 22 of December about the Protection of Software and Databases and its results.

WIPO National Seminar on the Protection of Software and Databases

Organized by

the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

In cooperation with

the Ministry of Economy and Trade of Lebanon

and the Association of the Lebanese Software Industry (ALSI)

Beirut, December 21 and 22, 2011

PROVISIONAL PROGRAM

Prepared by the International Bureau of WIPO

Wednesday December 21, 2011

9.00 - 9.30		Registration

9.30 – 10.00		Opening ceremony:

		Statement by His Excellency Mr. Nicolas Nahaas, Minister of Economy and Trade, Beirut

		Statement by the Representative of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva Statement by the Representative of the Association of Lebanese Software Industry (ALSI)

10.00 - 10.30		Topic 1	International Intellectual Property (IP) Protection of Software: History, Purpose and Challenges

			Speaker: Mr. Paolo Lanteri, Assistant Legal Officer, Culture and Creative Industries Sector, WIPO, Geneva

10.30 – 11.15		Topic 2	National Legal Framework for the Protection of Software

			Speaker: Wissam El Amil - Ministry of Economy and Trade), Beirut

11.15 – 11.30		Coffee Break

11.30 – 12.30		Topic 3	Patentability of Computer Software and Business Methods: Policy, Legal and Technical Issues

			Speakers: Ms. Clara Neppel, Examiner Directorate 2221, Scenario Analyst, European Patent Office (EPO), Munich

			Ms. Cristiana Sappa, Professor of Law Torino Law School, Torino

12.30 – 13.15		Topic 4	Emerging Legal Issues Underlining Cloud Computing

			Speaker: Ms. Purdey Castle, Enterprise Legal Counsel, Google UK, London

13.15 – 13.45		Topic 5	Key issues in Licensing IP on Software: Matching Licensing Models to Business Strategies

			Speaker: Valerie Bassil Anti-Piracy manager/ Microsoft Lebanon Business Software Alliance (BSA), Beirut

13.45 – 14.30		Topic 6	Open Source Software (OSS): OSS Licenses and Business Models – Main IP Issues concerning OSS

			Speaker: Mr. Malcolm Bain, ID Partners an Free Software Foundation Europe (FSF), Barcelona



14.30		End of the first day

Thursday December 22, 2011

9.00 – 10.00		Topic 7	The Protection of Original and non-original databases: International Legal Framework

			Speakers: Mr. Paolo Lanteri
			Ms. Cristiana Sappa


10.00 – 11.00		Topic 8	Copyright Litigation: Analysis of Relevant Jurisprudence on the Protection of Original and non-original databases: National and International Perspective

			Speakers: Ms. Cristiana Sappa
			Mr. Walid Abou Farhat - Lawyer


11.00 – 12.00		Topic 9:	The Challenges of the Software Industry in the Region: Licenses and Enforcement (e.g. video games)

			Speakers: Mr. Ali Harakeh BSA



12.00 – 12.15	Coffee Break

12.15 – 13.00		Topic 10	Incentives and Public Support for Software Development: Taxation/Public Funding/ Government Procurement – A Global Strategy for Promoting Research and Innovation in the Information Communication Technology (ICT) Sector

			Speaker: Mr. Malcolm Bain

13.00 - 14.00		Topic 11	Panel Discussion on the Challenges of the Local Industry

			Wissam El Amil - Ministry of Economy and Trade), Beirut

14.00		Closing Ceremony