AIDB 2025 Conference, September 9–10, Venice/Mestre

The National Conference of the Italian Association of Patent Documentalists will be held from Monday, September 8, to Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at and in collaboration withCa’ Foscari University of Venice, PInK Office — Promotion of Innovation and Know-how — on a highly topical issue: “Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence: The Future Is Already Here—Guidelines for Informed Use.”

Today, everyone is working on AI, and there is a great deal of interest in the subject, so we, too, want to explore the topic from every angle, and we’ll do so with distinguished representatives from academia, intellectual property offices, businesses and business associations, industrial property consultants, and, of course, patent document specialists and service providers. There will also be international guests, including leading representatives from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the European Patent Office (EPO).

The event is open to everyone and free of charge, but registration is required. It will be held at the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice Science Campus, located at Via Torino 155 in Mestre, in the Danilo Mainardi Auditorium, Alfa Building.

Registration is closed; please contact the office for more information.

The event is accredited by the Order of Industrial Property Consultants.

During the conference on the 9th, attendees will be able to visit the information booths of companies that provide professional services for patent research and analysis.

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Biographical Notes on the Speakers

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Program

Monday, September 8, Orio Zanetto Hall, Alfa Building

Introductory Seminars on Patent Information (for students and junior IP professionals) led by Guido Moradei

3:00–4:00 p.m. Part I: The Patent as a Document and Source of Information

4:00–5:00 p.m. Part II: Databases and Patent Search Techniques

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Tuesday, September 9 — Danilo Mainardi Auditorium, Alfa Building

8:15 a.m. – Registration opens

9:00 a.m. Introduction and opening remarks

• Antonio Marcomini, Vice Rector for Community Relations. Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
• Guido Moradei, President of the Italian Association of Patent Document Specialists
• Lidia Casciano, Member of the Board of the Order of Industrial Property Consultants
• Alessandra Padovan, Head of Industrial Property Protection and Technological Innovation, Venice and Rovigo Chamber of Commerce

9:30 a.m. Academy/Research Session

• Marco S. Nobile, Associate Professor of Computer Science and the Rector’s Delegate for Digital Innovation and Research Integrity, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine: New Pathways to Precision Medicine
• Teresa Scantamburlo, Researcher and Lecturer in AI Ethics, University of Trieste: Autonomy and Authenticity in the Age of Generative AI
• Matteo Straccamore, Researcher at CREF-Sony – Patent Information: From Undergraduate Studies to AI-Driven Research Through the Nobile Prize

10:45 a.m. Institutions Session

• Delia Brasfalean, Senior Advisor to the CTO, European Patent Office: EPO Policy on the Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems
• Bruno Pouliquen, Head of the Advanced Technology Applications Center at the World Intellectual Property Organization: AI-Tailored Tools: The WIPO Experience

11:35 a.m. coffee break – opening of the exhibition booths of companies that provide professional tools for patent research and analysis

12:05 Professional Tools for Patent Research and Analysis and Artificial Intelligence

• Clarivate, CAS, Questel, Erre Quadro, Minesoft, IPRally, Tinexta, Dennemeyer

12:50 p.m. lunch break

1:50 p.m. – Presentation of the AIDB honorary membership certificate to Prof. Roberto Berveglieri

2:05 p.m. Business Session

• Marco Gorini, Italian Expert Delegate to ISO/TC 279 Innovation Management: Standards and Artificial Intelligence: New Frontiers for the Records Manager
• Lara Giacomello, Senior Innovation Strategist, BlueThink: LLMs for Patent Analysis: Use Cases, Risks, and Best Practices
• Paolo Markovina, Patent Manager at Electrolux: The Use of AI in the Home Appliance Industry and the Possibilities for Patent Protection

3:20 p.m. coffee break

3:50 p.m. Patent Protection and Search

• Silvia Cataldi, European Patent Attorney, Botti & Ferrari S.p.A.: Patenting Artificial Intelligence – Theoretical Overview and Practical Examples
• Bettina de Jong, Patent Information Professional, Director at Source de Durantou: A.I. and IP Analysis: My Personal View
• Guido Moradei, Patent Information Professional, CEO of Quaestio srl: Data Quality as the Foundation for Using A.I.

5:05 p.m. End of proceedings

Next: AIDB social dinner at Ca’ Foscari in Venice (reserved for AIDB members and their guests), for which AIDB thanks Clarivate for its contribution

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Wednesday, September 10 — Danilo Mainardi Auditorium, Alfa Building

Workshop Session

9:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Luca Falciola, Silvia Cataldi, Filippo Silipigni (AIDB): “AI4PIP” Project – Experiences and Proposals Regarding the Use of AI Tools for Patent Research and Analysis

Coffee break

11:15 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Saverio Massari and Lino Fanella reporting live from the UIBM: Panel discussion on the new IT platform of the Italian Patent and Trademark Office (remote participation is available for this session, upon registration)

Lunch break

Wednesday, September 10, Epsilon 3 Lecture Hall, Epsilon Building

Seminars hosted by companies that provide professional tools for patent research and analysis

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. CAS, Questel, Erre Quadro, Minesoft, IPRally, Tinexta, Dennemeyer

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For more information, please contact the office.