Patents, vaccines, information, and data

The Intellectual Property Help Desk at Sardegna Ricerche, in collaboration with AIDB—the Italian Association of Patent Document Specialists—is organizing two webinars to address the much-debated issue of patenting vaccines.
With the help of experts, we will discuss the tools available to the general public for actively engaging with information in order to identify false or biased news.
The webinars are aimed particularly at college students but are open to everyone.

The meetings will be held on the GoToMeeting platform on February 25 and March 11 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.

PROGRAM & RECORDINGS (The link to access the event will be sent on the day of the event)

The speakers (March 11 meeting)

Valentina Gazzarri
She is an attorney who handles legal matters covering the full spectrum of intellectual property rights.
Her professional background has led her to specialize in intellectual property protection as it relates to the Chinese market and international contracts.
Before joining the legal department at Bugnion, she gained experience at leading law firms and spent time in Shanghai completing an internship in the brand protection division of a major Italian luxury brand.

Lidia Casciano
Authorized representative before the Italian Patent and Trademark Office (UIBM), the European Patent Office (EPO), and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
She specializes in the fields of pharmaceutical chemistry, medical devices, inorganic chemistry, and biotechnology. She has recognized expertise in patent searches, as well as in patent filing, prosecution, and litigation, particularly regarding supplementary protection certificates.
She is a member of AICIPI and AIDB. She is a speaker at numerous events in the pharmaceutical sector and a co-author of industry publications.
She joined Studio Torta in 2003 and became a partner in 2013.
She is admitted to practice before the future Unified Patent Court.

The speakers (February 25 meeting):

Giulia Tagliafico
Industrial property consultant and authorized representative before the Italian Patent and Trademark Office (UIBM), the European Patent Office (EPO), and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
A chemistry graduate, before embarking on her freelance career, she gained extensive experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and chemical industries starting in 1990, managing industrial property portfolios and handling all procedures for obtaining and defending patents internationally.
She has provided professional training in the field of intellectual property at various national and international institutions and universities.

Luca Falciola
He earned a Ph.D. in applied genetics and conducted postdoctoral research in molecular biology at scientific institutions in Italy and Switzerland.
After gaining experience in biotech companies as an IP manager in Switzerland, France, and Belgium, he is currently the head of the consulting firm Scibilis (Brussels, Belgium), which operates in the fields of intellectual property, research and analysis of technical and legal information, contract drafting, and higher education.
A long-standing member of AIDB, he has taught courses and seminars on biomedical and patent information research at Italian universities and is the author of articles and presentations at international conferences on these topics, including the recent “Searching and Analyzing Patent-Relevant Information for Evaluating COVID-19 Innovation.”

Andrea Grignolio
, a professor of the History of Medicine and Bioethics at the Vita-Salute S. Raffaele University in Milan, is one of the best-known science communicators, collaborating daily with radio, television, and print media.
From his bachelor’s degree in philosophy to his Ph.D. in the history of science, and his international studies in Paris, Boston, and Berkeley, he has conducted research at leading institutions on the history of scientific research, particularly in medicine and immunology. He is a member of the Scientific Secretariat of the CNR’s Commission for Research Ethics and Bioethics, an associate researcher at the ITB-CNR, Section of Bioethics, Biolaw, Biopolitics, and Research Integrity, Rome, and a member of the Scientific Secretariat of the CNR’s Unit for Research Integrity.
She has numerous publications to her credit, including the book *Chi ha paura dei vaccini?* (2016, Codice Edizioni; Galileo Prize finalist), which contributes to the current debate by offering not merely arguments for or against vaccines, but rather a reflection on the methodology for analyzing sources.

The organizers:

Sardegna Ricerche is a regional agency that plays an integral role in regional policies aimed at promoting scientific research and technological innovation in Sardinia.
Among the services offered by the Intellectual Property Help Desk are technical and scientific information, library and documentation services, and support for technology transfer.

The Italian Association of Patent Documentalists (AIDB) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to protect, promote, and enhance the profession of intellectual property documentalist and, more generally, to promote a culture of information and documentation in the field of intellectual property.
It is a founding member of the European Confederation of the sector and carries out training and research activities, while also participating in the work of advisory committees of international organizations such as the European Patent Office (EPO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

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