As partner of the EPIP, in 2026 AIDB will hold its own annual event on IP information as part of the most important academic event about the IP: the EPIP Conference 2026 (Politecnico di Torino, September 9-11).
The classic “Convegno AIDB” in this special occasion has been renamed “AIDB event” and is dedicated to “IP data search and analysis for economics and legal matters”. It will offer an unmissable opportunity for IP professionals and scholars to get an insight on the matter.
AIDB will also manage a roundtable and a themed session in the main EPIP Conference, see details below.
Please follow the information provided by the EPIP Conference organizers on the general program of the event and about the logistical details and registration on the Conference website.
This is the program of the AIDB events in the EPIP Conference:
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Tuesday 8 evening – Warm-up! from h 19:00 (reserved to AIDB members and guests)
- Aperitivo con i marchi storici torinesi / Aperitif with historic Turin brands
with the presentation of the Chamber of Commerce of Torino of the database MaToSto®
- Cena sociale AIDB / AIDB Social Dinner
Thanks to our sponsor!
Wednesday 9 morning h 9:00-13:00
AIDB Event “IP Data Search and Analysis for Economics and Legal Matters”
- Assessing Patent & Technological Trends using IPC and CPC Classification Systems – Luca Falciola, Scibilis; Massimo Barbieri, Politecnico di Milano
- Reliability of Patent Searches Based on Title or Abstract – Domenico Golzio, IP Advisor; Massimo Barbieri, Politecnico di Milano
- Trademarks in Patents: From Keywords to AI – Simona Venturini, Svipsearch; Davide Russo, University of Bergamo
- The New Designs after the implementation of the EU Design Reform: a first review – Mary Desmond, Examiner, Operations Department, EUIPO
- From Espacenet to Patstat to the Technology Intelligence Platform, the EPO’s tools for IP data users – Riccardo Priore, Area Science Park Trieste
- Name Standardization issues, the proposal of a WIPO Standard and the Global Identifier project – Young-woo Yun, Head of the Standards Section, WIPO
Wednesday 9 afternoon h 17:00-18:00
AIDB Roundtable “Democracy of Access to Intellectual Property Information in the Global Society”
Chairman: Nigel Clarke, Stanfield Clarke Associates
Panelists (in alphabetical order):
- Nathalie Montillot, Program Officer, Technology and Innovation Support Centers (TISC), WIPO
- Roberta Romano-Götsch, EPO Spokeperson and Chief Sustainability Officer at EPO
- Carla Scorsini, Patent Information Professional, ISBQPIP Secretary, AIDB Board Member
Wednesday 9 afternoon h 18:00-19:00
AIDB Sponsored EPIP 2026 Themed Session “The Origins and Evolution of Patent Systems: Historical Foundations and Modern Innovation Policy” Part I
Chairman Domenico Golzio, AIDB
- Becoming Intellectual Property: Incorporating Industrial Property in the European Communities, c. 1956–1960, Marius Buning, University of Oslo
- The European Patent Journey: From the 1474 Venetian Statute to the EPC and Beyond, Roberta Romano-Götsch, EPO
Thursday 10 morning h 8:30-10:30
AIDB Sponsored EPIP 2026 Themed Session “The Origins and Evolution of Patent Systems: Historical Foundations and Modern Innovation Policy” Part II
Chairman Laurent Manderieux, Bocconi University
- Patent law’s origins as a proxy for informal reciprocity relationships, Seán O’Connor, Brooklyn Law School (TBD)
- Credible commitment, patents, and monopolies in Britain during the seventeenth century, Sean Bottomley, Tomas Gomez-Arostegui, Cardiff University, Lewis & Clark Law School
- Clause and Effect: Public Procurement of Innovation during the First Industrial Revolution Stephen Billington, Joseph Lane, Ulster University, University of Reading
- Colonial patents: industrial property law and nationality in Mandate Palestine , Michael Bimhack, Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv University
- From Empirical Technology to Innovation Leadership: The Evolution of Chinese National Innovation System and Transformation of Innovation Intermediaries, Quingrui Li, University of Strasbourg
